Uttarakhand • 3 monuments
Nainital has often been referred to as the most beautiful place on earth with lakes and valleys and many other tourist attractions including the legendary Mall Road. Constructed during the British colonial rule, Mall road is located in the heart of the city of Nainital. Mall road runs parallel to the lake and extends from one end of the town to the other. Mall road is quite popular among evening walkers and families who converge at the lake side to enjoy the sunset and the cool breeze. The Mall road that connects the entire town is undeniably the best place to go to find original Nainital products. In summer, many stalls and shops are set up that sell items like Nainital tea and hand-made shawls that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. Mall road or GovindBallabh Pant Marg as it is called nowadays also has many restaurants and cafes that overlook the lake. Heavy traffic is forbidden here making it fun to take an evening stroll through the Road. Traffic regulations are in place all along Mall Road during peak tourist season.
Also known as Raj Bhavan, Governor’s House in Nainital was conceptualized and built by Britishers. Sprawled in about 200 acres and resembling the Emperial Buckingham Palace, London, Raj Bhavan stands tall as a fine illustration of magnificent architectural skills of the British. The Governor’s House has numerous tourist attractions like its eye-catching 50 acres of golf area, swimming pool and beautifully designed garden. The house is embellished with lush green surroundings and visually appealing designs that leaves the visitors spellbound. The Governor’s House has two most important attractions in its premises viz. JhandidharModi and Munshi heights. The double story house has 113 rooms and a large and delicately carved dining hall. Presently, the official residence of the Governor of Uttarakhand, the main interiors of the Governor’s House is designed using dark grey marble mixed with local dolomite limestone. Tourists can explore the nearby attractions like Bhimtal, Naukuchiyatal, Sat Tal and Kilbury etc.
A natural park, Cave Gardens is the popularholiday spot in Nainital for children and adults equally. The park features sixdifferent rocky caves, hanging gardens and a musical fountain. It introduceschildren and adults to the eco-friendly life, the beauty of nature and the celebratedancient world. The musical fountain is the remarkable displayin Nainital that adorns the garden in the evening in May and June. The CaveGardens is also a wonderful place for informative or educational trip, wherekids can learn about ecosphere. The Cave Gardens also have a relaxing spot init - garden decorated with emerald hills that can introduce tourists to thehill-culture of Nainital. Drawing the inspiration from Disneyland in Florida,the musical fountain is first of its kind in Uttarakhand and the mostenthralling attractions of Nainital. Whileon the trip, tourists can also explore other attractions of Nainital like the Churchof St. John, Hanuman Garhi Temple, Naini Lake, The Mall Road, Bohtia Bazar(best for woollen items), and Naini Devi Temple. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-priority:99;mso-style-qformat:yes;mso-style-parent:"";mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;mso-para-margin-top:0in;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-para-margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
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