Best places to visit in Punjab | Tourists places in Punjab .

Best places to visit in Punjab |  Tourists places in Punjab .

1. GOLDEN TEMPLE(Amritsar)

Just at a distance of 13km from guru ram das airport ,the beautifull temple  known as Harmandir sahib is located. The temple offers 24 hrs food service for the devoters and for all the visiters  .  Golden temple is surrounded by water lake (holy water) in which the devoters take bath . The temple is covered with 750 kg of gold which was gifted by guru Gobind Singh ji .  The temple is the symbol of brotherhood ,equality irrespected of religion and creed. more about golden temple:         

2. VIRASAT-E-KHALSA(Anandgarh)

  . Area : 100 acres

 . Timing : 10am to 4pm

. Fees : FREE

 BY AIR : Nearest airport is at Chandigarh at a distance of approximately 100 KMs.

BY TRAIN : Nearest Railway Station is Sri Anandpur Sahib.

Designed by Israeli architecture MOSHE SAIFDE , virasat-e-khalsa (HERITAGE MEMORIAL COMPLEX)  is one of the Punjab's most visited museums with a highest county of 20,000 visitors in a single day . The museum very beautifully displays the origin of Sikhism  with realistic humans clone's, movies , graphics and scriptures .  The museum, according to Limca book of record is the most busiest museum in Punjab  .  more about the place

3.PUSHPA GUJRAL SCIENCE CITY(Jalandhar)

Area : 72 acres

Timing : 9am to 6pm

Fees : about fees

Pushpa Gujral science city is  at a distance of 169km from the capital Chandigarh ,and  is located on Kapurthala road Jalandhar  . The place offers wide range of different experiences including space and aviation gallery , Defence gallery ,  space theatre movies ,  3D show , Lasser show , electric gallery along with canteen .  click for more info.

4. MAHARAJA RANJIT SINGH MUSEUM(Ludhiana)

. Area : 4 acres

 . Timing : 10 am to 5 pm

  .Fee : ₹10/person 

Just at a distance of 4km from golden temple  and  2.5km away from Amritsar bus stand ,  the place called summer palace of maharaja Ranjit Singh is present . The palace is now converted into  a museum  , that gives an insight of maharaja's armors, outstanding paintings ,  old coin ,  manuscripts. and more .

 

5. CHANDIGARH

Location : union territory of Punjab and Haryana

Area : 28,170acres

Chandigarh is an organised city that is famous for its cleanliness , greenery , that is the reason why it is called (THE CITY BEAUTIFULL ) Chandigarh is designed by an French architecture Le Corbusier . 

The name Chandigarh is given to the city  on the name of  Hindu goddess" Chandi devi" , which is a symbol of power .  The place also has various tourists attraction such  as  rock garden , sukhna lake , bird park , chhatbir zoo  .Chandigarh has the ASIA'S BIGGEST  rose garden that has a total of 1,600 varities of rose . The city provides a good living standards to the people  with full time electricity , and good air quality . 

MORE PLACES TO VISIT IN CHANDIGAH

6. CHHATBIR ZOO

Timing : 9am to 5pm

 Parking fee : scooter, motorcycle = ₹10

                       3whleer  =  ₹ 20

                       bus , truck, mini bus =  ₹100

Mahendra Chaudhary Chhatbir Zoo popularly called Chhatbir Zoo is a house of 1,200 animals of around 100 different species . This Zoological park is located in Chhat village of zirakpur , Punjab . The Zoo has total area of 505 acres which make's it one the largest zoo in northern part of India . Chhatbir Zoo is called so in repect of Mahebdre Mohan Chaudhary's instrument efforts , who served as the Governer of Punjab during 1976 - 1981 . The zoo has canteen inside that offers different types of beverages and food items , which located beside the counter of Lion safari .click for more info.  

Fee Structure : ₹100/ adult( 12 and above)

                                   ₹ 50/child (3 -12) 

                                   ₹ 500 for video or still camera 

 Ticket price for battery operated vehicle    60/- .  

SOME OF THE MAIN ATTRACTION 

1. Lion safari                                         

2.Reptile house 

3. Bird house 

4 Dinosaur park

7.SHEESH MAHAL  (Patiala)

. Timing : 10 am to 5pm

.  Fee : free

    Bus stand is located at a minimum distance of 5km

    Railway station is just around 6km away from mahal

Sheesh mahal was built in 19 th century by the Maharaja Narinder Singh  behind the main Moti bagh palace as the pleasure complex . Today sheesh mahal is converted into a museum that demonstrate arts and scriptures .  The lake in the front of the palace  is like a cherry on the cake  , also the bridge  ( LAKSHMAN JHULA )  which is the famous tourists attraction . more about sheesh mahal