Things to do in Chandigarh

Activities, attractions and tours

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City Museum showing a statue or sculpture
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City Museum which includes religious elements
City Museum featuring religious elements


Top places to visit

1. Sukhna Lake

Feed your soul and savor a peaceful environment away from the busy city at Chandigarh's Sukhna Lake. This man-made reservoir has long been a source of spiritual calm for Chandigarh citizens, instilling peace with tranquil waters, pretty mountain surrounds and the sounds of local birdlife.
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Sukhna Lake featuring a lake or waterhole and kayaking or canoeing as well as a small group of people

2. Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park

The Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park, also known as the Chandigarh IT Park, is one of Northern India's premier facilities for information technology. Enthusiasts of modern architecture and communications culture will enjoy touring these grounds. Learn about the multinational corporations that use its services as a communications hub.
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Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park showing a city

3. Rock Garden

Experience an enchanting example of the reinvention of urban waste when you visit the Chandigarh Rock Garden. Once a dumping ground for trash, this area was reimagined by a government official who saw sculptural potential from the twisted mess of broken chinaware, industrial beams and smashed light globes.
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Rock Garden which includes outdoor art and a statue or sculpture

4. Government Museum and Art Gallery

Spend a day exploring Chandigarh's City Museum and its surrounding art- and archaeology-themed attractions. Housed within the Government Museum and Art Gallery complex, this institute traces the construction of the planned city through a series of diorama, model and blueprint exhibits.
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City Museum

5. Zakir Rose Garden

View thousands of multicolored scented rose plants when you spend some time in the Zakir (Hussain) Rose Garden. Also on display in one of the largest rose gardens in Asia are medicinal trees and plants.
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Zakir Rose Garden which includes a park and flowers

What to do in Chandigarh


Popular places to visit

Areas of Chandigarh

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Sector 17

Sector 17 is noteworthy for its shopping, and you can make a stop at top attractions like Sector 17 Market and National Gallery of Portraits.

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Sector 35

When in Sector 35, you can plan a visit to ISKCON Chandigarh Sri Sri Radha Madhav Temple and Sector 17 Market, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.

Sector 35
Chandigarh which includes forests

Sector 22

If you're spending some time in Sector 22, ISKCON Chandigarh Sri Sri Radha Madhav Temple and Gurudwara Singh Sabha are top sights worth seeing.

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Sector 18

While there might not be top attractions in Sector 18, you can explore the larger area and discover places like Sector 17 Market and Gurudwara Singh Sabha.

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Sector 43

Though Sector 43 might not have many top sights, you can venture to the surrounding area to see attractions like Gurudwara Sri Amb Sahib and ISKCON Chandigarh Sri Sri Radha Madhav Temple.

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Sector 12

When in Sector 12, you can plan a visit to Sector 17 Market and Government Museum and Art Gallery, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.

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