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Loading…Busy junction where Mall Road meets the Ridge, a popular meeting point with valley views.
Scandal Point is the open junction at the meeting of Mall Road and the Ridge in central Shimla. It is one of the town's best-known gathering spots and a landmark for directions. From here walkers continue to the Ridge, Christ Church, Lakkar Bazaar and the Gaiety Theatre.
Within 1 km of Scandal Point.
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.
Wide open promenade in the centre of Shimla with mountain views, Christ Church at one end and the town's main festival ground.
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.
Crowded bazaar below Mall Road for everyday goods, clothes and snacks.
Quiet forested suburb of Shimla (~2,146 m) with Carignano picnic spot and the President's retreat at Chharabra.
Hill village 13 km above Reckong Peo with close views of the 6,050 m Kinner Kailash range and old temples.
1852 neo-Gothic Anglican church in deodar forest at Forsyth Ganj, burial place of Viceroy Lord Elgin.
mountain pass in the Indian Himalayas
Vast ASI-protected hill fort of the Katoch rulers above Kangra town, ruined by the 1905 earthquake, with a museum near the gate.
High pass above Manali on the old Manali–Lahaul road; snowfields in early summer; vehicles need an online NGT permit.
Cliff-top fort monastery at about 3,894 m above the Spiti-Pin confluence; listed by WMF as endangered in 2006.
Spiti village at about 4,330 m known for its large hillside Buddha statue and marine fossils from the ancient Tethys Sea.
Neo-Gothic Anglican church of 1853 on Kasauli's Lower Mall, with a clock tower and stained glass.