Best 5 places to visit in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Welcome Yaatris, today we will discuss the top 5 places to visit in Shimla. It happens many times that you reach a famous tourist destination, but you don’t know where to go next. We will solve this problem in today’s topic. By the way if already know that we have also suggested about the best hotels in shimla near mall road.

1) The ridge, Mall road

The ridge, Mall road is the heart of Shimla for many tourists, almost everyone who visits Shimla, Definitely visits this place, you can see the christ church on the ridge, which was built in 1844. There are statues of many prominent political  figures on the ridge like : Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, Dr. Y.S. Parmar and Shree Atal Bihari Vajpayee. On the periphery of the ridge you can find other famous tourist attractions like: Lakkar Bazar, Scandal Point and mall road. This place looks amazing when it gets covered by the snow in winters and if you have already seen snow covered Shimla before we suggest you some other places to visit during this snow fall.

2) Shree Hanuman Mandir, Jhakhu temple

Shree Hanuman Mandir aka Jhakhu temple, is not very far from the ridge. You can find an uphill way to Jakhu temple from the  ridge itself and if you want to avoid the journey on foot you can also drive to Jakhu temple. This temple is dedicated to Lord Hanuman. You can find a 108 ft Shree Hanuman Statue here in this temple. According  to Ramayan, Shree Hanuman ji stopped here in his search for Sanjivini Booti. Himachal is well known for places connected to the period of Mahabharat and Ramayan, it is one such place. You can find some other places connected to mahabharat here .

3) Kufri fun World: one of the best places to visit in Shimla

If you are visiting Shimla with your family and kids then Kufri Fun world is a great option to explore. It is situated in Kufri, which is not very far from the Shimla city. Kufri fun world offers you many activities like Go-karting, Zip Line, sky swinger, Bungee Trampoline, smash cars and many more. Stay and dining options are also available here for the guests. This place also has a Banquet and conference hall.

4) Annadale: places to visit in shimla dedicated to Indian Army

Annadale is a flat ground located in Shimla, it includes a helipad and a golf course. Helipad here is of great importance because the Shimla airport is very far from the city center , so all VIPs use this helipad to reach Shimla.There is an army cantonment  here with an Army Heritage museum. You will be surprised to know that the Durand Football Tournament was started here in 1888. We have also covered this place in our other article about the museums in himachal pradesh.

5) Carignano nature park

Carignano nature park is located in Mashobra, Shimla. It is sometimes known as Crack nano. This place has beautiful spots like a pond, a treehouse, a beautiful garden, Statues etc. This place is spread over a large area so you can spend a good quality time here. Every spot here is picture perfect. You can have some peaceful time here in this park. 

Hope you like this list of top 5 places to visit in Shimla although Shimla has a lot to offer to its visitors than just this, we recommend you to read our another article about shimla’s most haunted places. Share this article with your friends and family. And please use our comment box to give your valuable feedback.