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The most modernly opulent in Kolkata and worth a visit. The adjoining tree-lined lane Queen's Park is the most exclusive and fashionable address in the city and is worth a stroll through. Some of the biggest names in the city call it home. A close second is Sunny Park, running parallel to Queen's Park on the other side of the Birla Temple.
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A small museum showing modern artworks. It has nearly 200 exhibitions, along with an annual pre-Druga Puja lifestyle exhibition.
Founded in 1792, it is the second-oldest cricket club in the world after Marylebone Cricket Club. It arguably has the most picturesque cricket ground in Kolkata.
Opened in January 2024, the art gallery is considered a multidisciplinary haven for community engagement. It is housed in the 1940s mansion of the Thapar family, the owners of the art gallery.
Entry is by invitation or prior appointment only. A collection of ancient and modern board games, ranging from the oldest board game, The Royal Game of Ur, to current games such as Settlers of Catan and Grizzled.
Inaugurated in 1959 as the first popular science museum in Asia. It is a modern museum with lots of interesting artefacts, shows, events, and activities, primarily popular with school-going children. Its collection of old gramophones, sound recorders, telephones, steam engines, road rollers, and other industrial machinery of the period 1880–1950 is very significant. It also actively organises summer camps, awareness programmes, and astronomy observations for schoolchildren. The exhibitions, many of them demanding you to take an active part, can compete with those you could visit in countries like the United States.
A museum showcasing the 150-year-old heritage of the tram system in Kolkata.