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Indian Museum
The oldest and largest museum in India, featuring exceptional collections of antiques, armor, fossils, and Mughal paintings.
1 km · about 5 min drive
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Kolkata
West Bengal, India · Asia
About Kolkata
Kolkata is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Howrah, 1km from Indian Museum.
Kolkata is in West Bengal, India, with about 4.6 million people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Howrah, about 5 km away.
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What is there to see near Kolkata?
Within an hour or so of Kolkata: Indian Museum (1 km), Indian Coffee House, College Street (2 km), Victoria Memorial, Kolkata (3 km).
Where is Kolkata?
Kolkata is in West Bengal, India, about 5 km from Howrah.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 4,631,392
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- India
- Region
- West Bengal
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates
- 22.5626, 88.3630
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Worth the detour from Kolkata
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Indian Coffee House, College Street
A high-ceilinged first-floor hall in Albert Hall opposite Presidency University, serving cheap coffee and cutlets since 1942. Generations of Bengali writers and students have held their adda here.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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Victoria Memorial, Kolkata
A grand white marble monument and museum built in memory of Queen Victoria, blending British and Mughal architecture amid 64 acres of gardens.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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