Botanical Gardens:

Spread over an area of 273 acres on the west bank of Ganga, Indian Botanical garden or

familiarly known as Botanical Gardens, is the largest of its kind in

India and one of the major tourist attractions in Kolkata. Laid out in 1787, the Garden contains 12,000 living perennial plants and over two and a

half million dried out plant specimens in the herbarium collected from all over the world. Among the best are the Palm House, the Orchid House, the Fernery, the cacti and succulents, the pine and bamboo collections, giant Amazonian water lilies and the famous banyan tree, 26 meters high, 300 meters in circumference and nearly 300years old. 9 km from Calcutta, it is a lovely picnic spot.

Tagore House:
At 6/4 Dwarkanath Tagore lane, Calcutta - 7, originally built around 1784 A.D. by Nilmoni Tagore, Tagore House was later added to a group of houses. The building constructed by Tagore's predecessors, was renovated by Dwarkanath, grandfather of Rabindranath, around 1830 A.D. The house has a central courtyard around an arched 'pujamandap' for staging dramas. The great poet Rabindranath was born here on 9th May, 1861 A.D. The Rabindra Bharati University and Museum are housed in these buildings. Tagore House is one of the important Calcutta Tourist Attractions.

St. Paul's Cathedral:

Another of Calcutta's Tourist Attraction is the first Episcopal Cathedral church to be erected in the eastern world, located at 95, Chowringhee Road, Calcutta - 20. The design and plan were made by Major General W.N. Forbes of the Bengal Engineers. The style of architecture is Indo-Gothic. The ornamentation, both interior and exterior of the cathedral, is in the finest 'tradition of Yorkminster'.

The first foundation stone was laid in 1839 and was finally completed in 1847. The sanctuary has a beautiful altarpiece which is adorned with panels of coloured pictograph depicting the life history of St, Paul.

Kalighat:
Legend has it that Calcutta gains its name from 'Kalighat', where there is a celebrated temple dedicated to Kali, with sweeping curved roof derived from traditional wood and bamboo construction typical of Bengal. Millions worship at her shrine.