The small town of Darjeeling is not only
about tea states and amazing mountain views. There are many other things to see
in the city. The five most important are listed here.
Bengal
Natural History Museum
The museum was started in 1903 to display
butterflies and birds of the Darjeeling district. Today it houses a large collection of
mammals, birds and nests with eggs, reptiles, fishes and insects of
wide varieties in the specimen form. The Museum is situated at a few minute
walk from the Chowrasta, Mall.
Observatory
Hill and Mahakal Temple
Observatory Hill is a place in Darjeeling to
get a 360 view of the town and the surrounding peaks. The Mahakal Temple is the
central temple of Darjeeling which is revered by people of all faiths. It is
located on top of the observatory hill at the site of the original Dorjeling
Buddhist Monastery.
Tibetan
Refugee Self Help Centre
The centre was established in 1959 to
rehabilitate Tibetans who escaped from their homeland following the Dalai Lama
during the period of mayhem. They opted for self help in order to sustain
themselves. Located on a hilltop, the centre is approachable from the Lebong
Cart Road. Tibetan people produce exquisite hand crafted items like woollen
carpets, shawls, carved wooden stuffs and leather items. There is also an outlet
for the sale of these items.
Himalayan
Mountaineering Institute (HMI) and the Darjeeling
Zoo
Located on Jawahar Road or the Birch, the HMI
is considered as a pilgrimage for the mountaineers of the world. It was
established in honour of Tenzing Norgay who along with Sir Edmund Hillary scaled
the peak of Everest in 1953. The institute has a rich museum displaying many
expedition artifacts. It has a boarding school for mountaineering students,
houses for the trainers, a restaurant and a souvenir shop. The Zoo is located
in the same area. It uniquely houses animals of high altitude, mostly from the upper
Himalayas. Here one can see rare animals here like Red Panda, Snow Leopards and
Tibetan Wolf.
Batasia Loop
As the name suggests, it is a loop of the
narrow gauge railway track. Here the Toy Train negotiates a sharp descent from
Ghoom by taking a 360 degree turn. It is 5 kms from Darjeeling Town, just below
Ghoom, the highest station of Darjeeling Himalayan railway. From wonderful
place from where one can have wide range view of the Darjeeling's landscape and
the mountain peaks surrounding it.
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