Here’s how to make the most of a morning or afternoon in this former colonial capital.
Kolkata, the intellectual and cultural capital of India, doesn’t put on a dazzling show. Instead, it quietly grows on you with the richness of its architecture, the vibrancy of its arts and the vivaciousness of its people. Here’s how to make the most of a morning or afternoon in this former colonial capital.
One hour: Begin at the Victoria Memorial museum, a grandly beautiful reminder of India’s British legacy. Its portraits and statues can occupy you for hours if you let them — but for now, take a stroll through the gorgeous gardens, then make the 20-minute walk to the South Park Street Cemetery, where the headstones of famous characters offer a quicker crash course in local history.