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Within 1 km of Army Heritage Museum, Shimla.
Shimla's pedestrian shopping and promenade street lined with colonial buildings, cafes and woollen and handicraft shops.
Yellow neo-Gothic church on the Ridge, consecrated in 1857, known for stained glass and its landmark clock.
Hanuman temple on Shimla's highest hill (about 2,455 m) with a 108-ft Hanuman statue, reached on foot or by ropeway.
Victorian Gothic theatre on Mall Road (opened 1887) still used for plays, exhibitions and cultural events.
Kali temple built in 1845 by a Bengali Brahmin, near the Mall; linked to the goddess Shyamala, from whom Shimla's name is said to come.
Wide open promenade in the centre of Shimla with mountain views, Christ Church at one end and the town's main festival ground.
Quiet forested suburb of Shimla (~2,146 m) with Carignano picnic spot and the President's retreat at Chharabra.
Crowded bazaar below Mall Road for everyday goods, clothes and snacks.
Vast ASI-protected hill fort of the Katoch rulers above Kangra town, ruined by the 1905 earthquake, with a museum near the gate.
museum in Himachal Pradesh, India
Museum in McLeod Ganj · hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-13:30, 14:00-17:00.
About 500-year-old Kath Kuni stone-and-timber castle of the Kullu rajas, now an HPTDC heritage hotel and museum.
Tibetan arts institute at Sidhpur with workshops, a gilded Buddha temple, Japanese-style gardens and a doll museum.
Early 8th-century monolithic rock-cut Hindu temple complex near Kangra, facing the Dhauladhar across a temple pool.
Museum in Solang Valley · hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-17:00.
Museum in McLeod Ganj · hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-13:00, 14:00-17:00.