Apart from being the capital city for both Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh is the first planned city in India. You can find clear roads and some good scenes here. A large number of green areas are also where you can spend your afternoon with your family. Why this place? This is the question that would probably pop into your mind. For you, the following article will give you all the answers you need and know why this place is a tourist paradise and must be visited once a year.

If you are in Chandigarh, you cannot miss witnessing the chance to enjoy the best waterpark in the city. Among the pools, this place has several slides and rides to make your boring day into a thrilling one. There you can play some games too and after spending a lot in the water you can have your meals at the nearby restaurants with family and friends.
 
Traveler Information:
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 <li>Famous for: Water slides and rides</li>
 <li>Best Time to Visit: April-July&nbsp;</li>
 <li>Duration: 3-4 hours</li>
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Things to do:
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 <li>Adventure Activities: Water sports</li>
 <li>Other Places to visit: Restaurants, Gaming Hub</li>
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If you are in the mood of getting some retail therapy, then visit the 10th largest shopping mall in India and one of the most beautiful places in Chandigarh. If possible you can visit this place after dusk as the lighting and the theme done to the mall are quite enhancing to watch. You can bring your family here and shop for anything that you want.
 
Traveler Information:
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 <li>Famous for: Shopping</li>
 <li>Best Time to Visit: September-November</li>
 <li>Duration: 2-3 hours</li>
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National Gallery of portraits, although popular and well managed, are one of the most unexplored places in Chandigarh. If you are a fan of art and like to gather some information regarding it, this place can serve as your information hub for many topics or themes that you are unaware of. Most of the documents here are quite rare and nowhere to be found.
 
Traveler Information:
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 <li>Famous for: Artworks, Documents, and portraits</li>
 <li>Best Time to Visit: September-November</li>
 <li>Duration: 1-2 hours</li>
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You might be considering why a marketplace has made it into the list, the explanation is simple. If you are wandering in a city such as Chandigarh you will buy something for yourself and also for those who didn't make it to this trip. Therefore this market provides a wide range of products at an affordable price that you can buy or if you are window-shopping you can enjoy the nightlife here too.
 
Traveler Information:
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 <li>Famous for: Marketing, Nightlife</li>
 <li>Best Time to Visit: Throughout the year</li>
 <li>Duration: 2-3 hours</li>
 <li>Other Places to visit: Shops, Fast food centres</li>
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Mansa Devi Temple is located close to Bilaspur city and is said to visit this place if you are making the trip to Chandigarh. This temple was built by Maharaja Gopal Sing in the 19th century. People had so much faith in this temple that the King of Manimaraja had constructed special caves to reach the temple every day to get a blessing from the goddess.
 
Traveler Information:
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 <li>Famous for: Temple, Natural View</li>
 <li>Best Time to Visit: September-November</li>
 <li>Duration: 1-2 hours</li>
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Things to do:
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 <li>Other Places to visit: Nearby markets&nbsp;</li>
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This exquisite monument was designed by Le Corbusier, the same architect who designed the whole city of Chandigarh located in the Capitol Complex which itself is the UNESCO World Heritage site. This 50-tonne monument has attracted many tourists around the world to witness its details. The value of this hand signifies peace and harmony and also works as a weather cock for wind direction.
 
Traveler Information:
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 <li>Famous for: Hand monument, tourist site</li>
 <li>Best Time to Visit: September-November</li>
 <li>Duration: 1-2 hours</li>
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Things to do:
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 <li>Other Places to visit: Markets for shopping</li>
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As the name suggests this is the site where you will get a lot of information about plants and especially be told about different species of cactus. This garden features common as well as rare species of plants and cactus. This place can be educational enough for children studying in lower classes about how plants are essential in the life of human beings.
 
Traveler Information:
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 <li>Famous for: Plants, Cactus species</li>
 <li>Best Time to Visit: September-November</li>
 <li>Duration: 2-3 hours</li>
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For a long time, Chandigarh has been the busiest and business-oriented place to live in. But other than that there are also the places where you can witness the sights you see here that can be difficult to find anywhere in the world. This place is the host of many attractions that can keep its travelers attracted for the whole weekend. This is the place you can bring your family and friends to enjoy and spend some quality time during your stay.

If you are planning to visit Chandigarh then you must check this place or your trip is incomplete. This is a famous rock garden with minimal entry fees. Whether you are with family or on a business trip, spending an hour here won't cost you anything. There you can see the artworks made of rocks and also the waste materials were used to create many in every corner of the garden.
 
Traveler Information:
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 <li>Famous for: Artworks, picnic spots, photography</li>
 <li>Best Time to Visit: September-November</li>
 <li>Duration: 1 hour</li>
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Speaking of lakes in Chandigarh, Sukhna Lake comes to our mind first. This is a man-made lake that you won't believe if you see it with your own eyes as it looks so natural. If you got the opportunity then it is always recommended to witness the sunrise and sunset which would be the most beautiful experience you can have during your stay.
 
Traveler Information:
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 <li>Famous for: Lake, Water Photography, picnic spot</li>
 <li>Best Time to Visit: September-November</li>
 <li>Duration: 1-2 hours</li>
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Things to do:
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 <li>Adventure Activities: Boating</li>
 <li>Other Places to visit: Markets for accessories, Fast food counters</li>
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Rose gardens are something that could take your senses on a heavenly ride in any part of the world. A similar thing can be experienced here as this rose garden is located in sector 16, covering an area of 30 acres that gives you the chance for witnessing more than 1600 species of Roses and other plant members. Every year at the onset of spring, the Rose Festival takes place with great enthusiasm.
 
Traveler Information:
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 <li>Famous for: Roses and different species of plants, picnic spots, photography</li>
 <li>Best Time to Visit: February-March</li>
 <li>Duration: 1-2 hours</li>
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Well, you may be surprised to see a zoo in this region. This city is the home to an incredible zoo with interesting traditions, where you come across the numerous creatures of the wild. With the area spread across 505 acres, it consists of 1200 animals of more than 100 species. Children will get a lot of information and enjoyment from witnessing these beautiful creatures.
 
Traveler Information:
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 <li>Famous for: Wildlife Tourism, photography, tourist spot</li>
 <li>Best Time to Visit: September-November</li>
 <li>Duration: 2-3 hours</li>
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Things to do:
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 <li>Adventure Activities: Wildlife Safari, photography, picnic spot</li>
 <li>Other Places to visit: Stores inside the zoo</li>
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This place is the most underrated museum in Chandigarh. This museum and art gallery owns its creation of the India and Pakistan partition that took place in 1947. Most of what you see was kept in Lahore which was brought back to India after the partition. There you can see some overpriced and valuable items like Ghandhara sculptures and Rajasthani miniature arts.
 
Traveler Information:
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 <li>Famous for: Artistic sculptures and paintings, historical stories</li>
 <li>Best Time to Visit: September-November</li>
 <li>Duration: 1-2 hours</li>
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If you are tired of visiting markets in the hepatic lines of Chandigarh, then make your way to the International Dolls Museum. As the name suggests this place is dedicated to numerous types of dolls and puppets that were made by a local skilled artist to showcase their creation to the travelers like yourself. Some of the collections were brought from Spain, Korea, Japan, Germany, and Russia too.
 
Traveler Information:
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 <li>Famous for: International Dolls and Puppet collection</li>
 <li>Best Time to Visit: September-November</li>
 <li>Duration: 1-2 hours</li>
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This garden has made its way to the places you should visit in Chandigarh due to its great architecture and the greenish surrounding which gives you a great time for peace and exploration. While phase 1 of this area was inaugurated in 2014 and phase 2 was introduced in 2016, these two are connected by the underground tunnel with captivating Japanese paintings to see.
 
Traveler Information:
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 <li>Famous for: Garden, Japanese Paintings, Picnic spot</li>
 <li>Best Time to Visit: February-March</li>
 <li>Duration: 1-2 Hours</li>
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Since the local people here are mostly Punjabis, you have to visit and see their religious activities. Therefore, a gurdwara here should be visited by you to get the blessing and witness the beautiful architecture done in the temple. This place makes you forget about the noisy life in the city and gives you special moments of peace in the lap of the divine.
 
Traveler Information:
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 <li>Famous for: Spiritual place, Architectural beauty&nbsp;</li>
 <li>Best Time to Visit: September-November</li>
 <li>Duration: 2-3 hours</li>
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