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Places to visit in Chandigarh

13 places on one map: 4 gardens and parks, 3 museums and more. Tick off the ones you have seen and they go into your India passport.

Our guides to Chandigarh

Chandigarh

Le Corbusier’s planned city at the foot of the Shivaliks: the Capitol Complex (UNESCO), Sukhna Lake, the Rock Garden and the base for Kasauli, Shimla…

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Chandigarh, ChandigarhOpen Hand Monument, ChandigarhRock Garden of Chandigarh, ChandigarhGovernment Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh, ChandigarhSukhna Lake, ChandigarhSecretariat Building, ChandigarhZakir Hussain Rose Garden, ChandigarhBurail Fort, ChandigarhJapanese Garden, Chandigarh, ChandigarhSukhna Interpretation Centre, ChandigarhParrot Bird Sanctuary Chandigarh, ChandigarhGarden of Springs, Chandigarh, ChandigarhIndian Air Force Heritage Museum, Chandigarh, Chandigarh

The best-known places

  1. Open Hand Monument
    Ravjot Singh Uploaded to wiki by user:nikkul, CC BY-SA 3.0
    Open Hand MonumentMonument

    Shimla guide (51 km)Wikipedia

  2. Rock Garden of Chandigarh
    Ijon, CC BY-SA 4.0
    Rock Garden of ChandigarhGarden

    Wikipedia

  3. Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh
    Sanyam Bahga, CC BY-SA 3.0
    Government Museum and Art Gallery, ChandigarhMuseum

    Art museum, architecture museum, natural history museum in Chandigarh, India.

    Shimla guide (53 km)Wikipedia

  4. Sukhna Lake
    Aforaseem, CC BY-SA 3.0
    Sukhna LakeLake

    Shimla guide (52 km)Wikipedia

  5. Secretariat Building
    Sanyam Bahga, CC BY-SA 3.0
    Secretariat Building, ChandigarhWorld Heritage Site

    Shimla guide (52 km)Wikipedia

  6. Zakir Hussain Rose Garden
    Harvinder Chandigarh, CC BY-SA 4.0
    Zakir Hussain Rose GardenGarden

    Wikipedia

  7. Burail FortFort

    Wikipedia

  8. Japanese Garden, ChandigarhGarden

    Wikipedia

  9. Sukhna Interpretation CentreMuseum

    Wikipedia

  10. Parrot Bird Sanctuary ChandigarhWildlife sanctuary

    Wikipedia

  11. Garden of Springs, ChandigarhGarden

    Wikipedia

  12. Indian Air Force Heritage Museum, ChandigarhMuseum

    Wikipedia

Everything in Chandigarh by type

Destination guides 1

World Heritage places 1

Forts 1

Monuments 1

Museums 3

Wildlife sanctuaries 1

Lakes 1

Gardens and parks 4

Cities: Chandigarh.

3 universities and institutes in Chandigarh

Food to try in Chandigarh

Dishes 4

  • Sarson da saag
  • Dal makhani
  • Paratha
  • Gol gappa

Tick what you have tried. It all counts on the food passport.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best places to visit in Chandigarh?
The best known, by how many languages of Wikipedia cover them, are Open Hand Monument, Rock Garden of Chandigarh, Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh, Sukhna Lake, Secretariat Building, Zakir Hussain Rose Garden, Burail Fort, Japanese Garden, Chandigarh. Our destination guides cover Chandigarh.
How many places to visit are there in Chandigarh?
Our map has 13 places in Chandigarh, including 4 gardens and parks, 3 museums.
Are there UNESCO World Heritage places in Chandigarh?
Yes, 1 on our map: Secretariat Building.

Places come from Wikidata (CC0) and our own destination guides; checked 19 Oct 2026.

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