What to do in Chandigarh

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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 aspects
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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 kayaking or canoeing and a lake or waterhole 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 featuring outdoor art and a statue or sculpture

4. 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 garden and a fountain

5. 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

What to do in Chandigarh

Popular places to visit

Sukhna Lake featuring kayaking or canoeing and a lake or waterhole as well as a small group of people

Sukhna Lake

After a day exploring Chandigarh's bustling streets, take a stroll around this man-made lake that attracts artists, fishermen and boaters.

Sukhna Lake
Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park showing a city

Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park

This sleek modern complex serves as a cradle for information technology and innovation in Chandigarh.

Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park
Rock Garden featuring outdoor art and a statue or sculpture

Rock Garden

Wander this magical sculpture garden, which was born from a dumping ground, and admire the abstract and wonderful statuettes that were created from recycled waste.

Rock Garden
Zakir Rose Garden showing flowers and a garden

Zakir Rose Garden

Smell the heady scents and admire the colors of a vast collection of rose species that fill this beautiful garden.

Zakir Rose Garden
City Museum

Government Museum and Art Gallery

Learn how the planned city of Chandigarh came to be at this architecture museum that sits within the city's premier historic institute.

Government Museum and Art Gallery

Elante Mall

During your visit to Chandigarh, you can browse for the perfect souvenirs at Elante Mall. While you're in the area, wander around the gardens.

Elante Mall

Sector 17 Market

During your visit to Chandigarh, you can do some window-shopping at Sector 17 Market. While you're in the area, wander around the gardens.

Sector 17 Market

Panjab University

Explore the campus of Panjab University during your trip to Chandigarh. Amble around the area's gardens or visit its shops.

Panjab University

ISKCON Chandigarh Sri Sri Radha Madhav Temple

ISKCON Chandigarh Sri Sri Radha Madhav Temple is just one of the places to see in Chandigarh, so why not enjoy the other things to explore during your travels? Amble around the area's gardens or visit its shops.

ISKCON Chandigarh Sri Sri Radha Madhav Temple

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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.

Sector 17
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Sector 35

While Sector 35 isn't home to many top sights, Sector 17 Market and Zakir Rose Garden are some notable places to visit nearby.

Sector 35
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Sector 22

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When in Sector 22, you can plan a visit to Sector 17 Market and Gurudwara Singh Sabha, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.

Sector 22
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Sector 43

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While Sector 43 isn't home to many top sights, Gurudwara Sri Amb Sahib and Sector 17 Market are some notable places to visit nearby.

Sector 43
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Industrial Area Phase I

Though Industrial Area Phase I may not have many top sights, you can venture to the surrounding area to see attractions like Elante Mall and Sukhna Lake.

Industrial Area Phase I
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Sector 42

Sector 42 might not have many top sights, but Gurudwara Sri Amb Sahib and Sector 17 Market are two attractions nearby that you can check out.

Sector 42

Day trip destinations from Chandigarh

Yadavindra Gardens which includes a garden

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