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Loading…Victorian-Gothic Governor's House in Nainital, with gardens, viewpoints and a historic 1936 golf course.
The Raj Bhavan (Governor's House) in Nainital is a grand Victorian-Gothic mansion mixing British and local building styles, with pine and cypress woodwork. Its estate includes a 45-acre golf course laid out in 1936, manicured gardens and viewpoints such as Jhandidhar Modi Heights.
Within 1 km of Raj Bhavan Nainital.
Crescent-shaped lake at the heart of Nainital, ringed by seven hills, with boating, kayaking and yachting.
Govind Ballabh Pant High Altitude Zoo on Sher-ka-Danda hill at about 2,100 m, with Himalayan species.
Wildlife in Nainital.
Vegetarian Mall Road eatery for Delhi-style chaat, gol gappe and North and South Indian dishes.
Shakti temple on the northern shore of Naini Lake, where the eyes of Sati are said to have fallen.
Restaurant of the British-era Nainital Boat House Club on the edge of the lake.
Viewpoint at 2,270 m on Sher-ka-Danda hill, reached by the aerial ropeway from Mallital, with views of the high Himalaya.
Attraction in Nainital.
Grand colonial-era campus in Dehradun with forestry museums; a familiar film location.
Former Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ashram where The Beatles stayed in 1968, now a forest-department site full of murals and meditation domes.
Ancient temple complex at Baijnath near Kausani with shrines to Vaidyanath (Shiva), Parvati and many other deities.
Shiva temple at Kankhal on the site of King Daksha's legendary yagna, with the Sati Kund nearby.
Char Dham temple of Vishnu (Badrinarayan) on the Alaknanda at about 3,100 m, open about six months a year.
Memorial to the Gorkha defenders of Khalanga fort in the battle of Nalapani, honoured by the British who fought them.
Siddhapeeth temple of goddess Chandi on Neel Parvat across the Ganga, reached by ropeway.
Hilltop shrine of goddess Mansa Devi on Bilwa Parvat above Haridwar, reached by ropeway or a 2 km path.