Globally renowned as the Queen of the Hills, Darjeeling lies in the northernmost region of West Bengal and is one of the state’s most visited destinations, offering a view of Mount Kanchenjunga, the world’s third highest peak.
The Sundarbans comprise some of the world’s largest mangrove forests in the deltas formed by the rivers Hooghly, Padma, Brahmaputra and Meghna flowing into the Bay of Bengal. Spanning over 10,000 sq km across West Bengal and Bangladesh, it is home to four UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Santiniketan is a town in Birbhum district, about 150 km north of Kolkata. Founded by Maharshi Debendranath Tagore, it was expanded by his son Rabindranath, and became a university town with the creation of Visva-Bharati University by Rabindranath in 1921.
Bishnupur, the ancient temple town of West Bengal. About 130 km from Kolkata by road, Bishnupur is famed globally for its brilliant terracotta (burnt clay) art and architecture, and features on the shortlist of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. . .
The last capital of independent Bengal, named after Nawab Murshid Quli Khan, Murshidabad still shows ample traces of its former grandeur. Situated on the banks of the Hooghly, Murshidabad became the capital of Bengal in 1717 to 1773.