FAMOUS PLACES OF MUSSOORIE
Mussoorie is the hill station located in Dehradun, Uttrakhand. It is one of the most popular hill stations in the country. It is the perfect place for those who like to travel. Those who like to travel and those who love mountains and hills, this place is perfect for them. This is an awesome place as it has top hotels that provide every facility for their tourist. It is the perfect place where tourists can enjoy in summer holidays.
Mussoorie
offers a great scenic view of Himalayas which are located in western Garhwal.
Mussoorie is the best hill station as tourists can view superb scenes of snow
capped mountains which seem to be so closer that you feel like touching them as
if you are on the peaks.
Dhanaulti
Dhanaulti is
also an awesome hill station located 24 km away from Mussoorie from where
tourists can see The Doon Valley and snow-covered Garhwal Himalayas clearly.
Camel's Back Road
Camel's Back Road is best for long walks. People who
want to walk in a quiet area and wise to enjoy the beauty of mountains can
visit camel’s back road. The road which suggests the name of a rocky outcrop is
in the shape of a Camel's hump. It also has hotels and motels.
Gun Hill
Gun Hill is the second highest point of Mussoorie and is accessed
by cable car from the Mall road. It is the second-highest spot after Lal Tibba.
Here, Britishers did the reckless firing during their time. So this place is
known as Gun Hill.
Kempty Falls
The Kempty Falls is the waterfall in between
mountains which comes from above mountains where tourists come and enjoy in
summers.
Lake Mist
About before Kempty Falls on the Mussoorie-Kempty road is Lake
Mist, through this flows the Kempty River with its small waterfalls. The resort
of Lake Mist also provides hotels, restaurant facilities and boating.
Municipal Garden
The Municipal Garden provides an artificial mini-lake with paddle
boats and it also provides a large number of flower species which you rarely
see in our country.
Mussoorie Lake
The newly developed Mussoorie Lake was built by the City
Board and Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority. The lake provides
pedal boats and views of Doon Valley from Mussoorie on the Mussoorie-Dehradun
road. It also provides paragliding and many adventurous games which the
tourists can enjoy.
Bhatta Falls
Bhatta Falls are also water falls on the Mussoorie-Dehradun Road
near the village of Bhatti.
Sir George Everest's House
At Park Estate there are the remains of the building and
laboratory of Sir George Everest,
the Surveyor-General of India from 1830 to 1843. After George Everest
world's highest peak Mt. Everest is
named. It is 6 km from Gandhi Chowk and a walk from Library Bazaar.
Nag Devta Temple
The ancient Nag Devta Temple is dedicated to Snake God Lord Shiva;
it is on Cart Mackenzie Road in Mussoorie. There are vehicles provided to the
temple, which also offers a view of Mussoorie and the Doon Valley.
Cloud End
Cloud End is surrounded by thick deodar forest. The bungalow which
is built-in 1838 by a British major was one of the first four buildings in
Mussoorie and now it has been converted to a hotel.
Benog Wildlife Sanctuary
The sanctuary which is open to the public provides a woodland
habitat for indigenous birds, and animals.
Mall Road
Mall Road, is the pathway with architectural evidence of a
colonial past, there is a shopping area at the centre of Mussoorie, and
contains shops, cafes, video game establishments,
skating rinks, a Tibetan market place, and a Methodist church.
Lal Tibba
Lal Tibba, also called Depot Hill because military use that point
as a military depot. Lal Tibba is the highest point in Mussoorie with views of
the town and its surroundings like the Himalayan peaks. With the help of
Japanese telescope tourists can view Himalayan ranges including Badrinath,
Kedarnath and Bander punch.
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