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The museum has a wide collection of antiques from the bronze age and various artefacts collected from excavations across West Bengal.
State Archaeological Museum, West Bengal in Kolkata, West Bengal, is an archeological museum founded in 1962 and has collections including rare tools of the Early, Middle and the Late Stone Ages from Susunia (Bankura) and other sites, proto-historic antiquities from Pandu Rajar Dhibi (Burdwan), terracottas, sculptures, stone and stucco from the Gupta, Maurya, Shunga, Kushana, Pala and Medieval times. It is located at the vicinity of Behala Bazar Metro on Diamond Harbour Road and Nafar Chandra Das Road at Behala behind Siddeshwari Kali Temple
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Alipore Mint
Though the mint dates back to 1757, the present building was built in the 1930s.
সাবর্ণ সংগ্রহশালা Sābarṇa Saṁgrahaśālā
The only family museum of Kolkata. It was established in 2005 by the Sabarna Roy Choudhury Paribar Parishad and is a popular tourist attraction, especially for those who want to know more about the history of Kolkata. It is also a research institute in the making. The museum possesses some of the rarest Kabulatipatras, documents and articles of historical importance besides several artifacts dating back to the 17th century. The museum is dedicated to students for creating an awareness of history, heritage, and culture of the land. Every year in the month of February, the museum organises the International History and Heritage Exhibition which is only of its kind in Eastern India.
Sabarna Roy Chowdhury's jagirdari family has been celebrating Durga Puja since 1610 in their ancestral home at Barisha. It is the second oldest bonedi (family) Durga Puja in West Bengal and possibly the oldest organised festival in Kolkata.
ছোট রাসবাড়ি Choṭa Rāsbāṛi
A temple built in 1846-47 by Pyarilal Mondal and Monimohan Mondal, both members of the Bawali zamindar family of Budge Budge, once served as a major pilgrimage site. The temple complex also has a ghat along the Adi Ganga River with four columns, now in shambles. Even the river faces similar condition, being neglected for decades.
টালিগঞ্জ ক্লাব Ṭāligañj Klāb
Exclusively for members and guests. Founded in 1895, and popularly known as the Tolly Club, the club is spread over a hundred-acre campus, and is acknowledged as one of the top clubs in the world. Even though the club has been more Indianised since 1947, the old elite colonial vibe is still there. It has been a popular choice to host events like weddings. As a sports club, it offers facilities for golf, tennis, squash, indoor and outdoor swimming, riding and amateur equestrian sports. The club also offers 67 well-furnished rooms, including air conditioned suites and residential rooms for the members and guests. Both AC and non-AC restaurants are available, serving continental, Indian and Chinese meals along with snacks and drinks.