Clubs: Prior booking lets you tee off in the turfs
of the prestigious Royal Calcutta Golf Club or Tollygunge Club.
Books: If you are a bibliophile, you will enjoy browsing
through over a million titles at Oxford Bookstore, truly a booklover's
paradise situated just beside The Park. You can also order for books
online at www.oxfordbookstore.com The Cha-Bar at the Store offers a
wide range of exquisite tea and the Gallery hosts entertaining events
from time to time.
Shopping: The Park is situated on Park Street, the
hub of shopping and entertainment in Calcutta. With more than a dozen
shopping arcades including New Market, Vardaan Market, Sriram Arcade
and Metro Plaza, restaurants and movie-theatres in the vicinity, you
will never fall short of entertaining and indulging yourself.
Victoria Memorial: Located near The Park, this is the
favourite tourist spot in Calcutta. This 61-m. high structure of white
marble standing on 26 hectares of land was built by the British in the
early twentirth century. Inspired by the Taj Mahal it is a rare combination
of British architecture and Moghul artistry.
St Paul's Cathedral: The foundation for St. Paul's
Cathedral was laid in 1839. The Indo-Gothic architecture of this Cathedral
set within huge grounds is splendid.
National Library: This library near The Park, was built
in 1700 and contains almost 2 million books and 1⁄2 million documents.
The reading room with galleries is thronged by booklovers in thousands.
Eden Gardens: This stretch of greenery covering nearly
50 acres of land is a beauty. It is further adorned by a serpentine
lake and a pagoda-like Burmese pavilion. Just next to the garden is
the Eden Gardens Stadium, the favourite cricket ground of the nation
with a seating capacity of over 1,00,000 spectators.The Netaji Indoor
Stadium, the largest indoor stadium in Asia, is also a part of the Eden
Gardens complex.
Indian Museum: The palatial building that houses the
Indian Museum, built in 1814 follows the Italian style of architecture.
It is one of the oldest institutions of India situated near The Park.
Birla Planetarium:The second largest of its kind in
the world, the Birla Planetarium was set up in 1962. The viewing hall,
with 500 seats has a diameter of 23 m. Here, visitors are introduced
to the solar world through projections cast on the huge domed ceiling.