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Photos: Biswarup Ganguly (CC BY 3.0) · Debnath2003 (CC BY 3.0) · Virusism (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Shimla's pedestrian shopping and promenade street lined with colonial buildings, cafes and woollen and handicraft shops.
Mall Road is the main promenade of Shimla, running below and alongside the Ridge. It is closed to motor vehicles other than emergency vehicles. Shops sell woollens, handicrafts, books, jewellery and wooden items, and there are many restaurants and cafes. Landmarks along it include Scandal Point, the Gaiety Heritage Cultural Complex and Kali Bari close by.
Highlights
- Colonial-era streetscape
- Gaiety Theatre
- Scandal Point
- Himachal Emporium for local crafts
Tips
- No vehicles except emergency ones
- Expect heavy crowds on weekends and in peak season
Around it
Within 1 km of Mall Road, Shimla.
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Best places nearby
Christ Church (Shimla)
Yellow neo-Gothic church on the Ridge, consecrated in 1857, known for stained glass and its landmark clock.
Photo: Arne Huckelheim
Jakhoo Temple
Hanuman temple on Shimla's highest hill (about 2,455 m) with a 108-ft Hanuman statue, reached on foot or by ropeway.
Photo: Jishnu Mohan
Gaiety Heritage Cultural Complex
Victorian Gothic theatre on Mall Road (opened 1887) still used for plays, exhibitions and cultural events.
Photo: Biswarup Ganguly
Kali Bari, Shimla
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.
Photo: Debnath2003
The Ridge
Wide open promenade in the centre of Shimla with mountain views, Christ Church at one end and the town's main festival ground.
Photo: Virusism
Lower Bazaar Shimla
Crowded bazaar below Mall Road for everyday goods, clothes and snacks.
Photo: Biswarup Ganguly
Mashobra
Quiet forested suburb of Shimla (~2,146 m) with Carignano picnic spot and the President's retreat at Chharabra.
Photo: Supreet
Himachal Pradesh state museum
Indian cultural museum
Photo: Jazze7
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