Assam, the land of wonders, is the best place known for its biodiversity. There are many tourist places in Assam that are worth visiting. These places enhance the state as just more than a normal tourist attraction. The most important of them is Guwahati which is the largest, and the most important city in the region. It is a sprawling city beside the Brahmaputra River in the northeast Indian state of Assam Gateway to the Northeast it’s known for holy sites like the hilltop of Kamakhya Temple, featuring shrines to the Hindu deities Shiva and Vishnu.
To the east, 18th-century Navagraha Temple or the temple of nine planets is an astronomical center with planetary shrines, is another attraction of the city. Umananda Temple, dedicated to Shiva and covered with engravings, stands on Peacock Island in the river. The Umananda Ghat is a lovely place where you can capture some good moments with your loved ones. The city of Guwahati is a perfect blend of nature, culture, heritage, religion, and buzzing nightlife. There are numerous places worth visiting including Guwahati Planetarium, a very popular astronomical research centre in India.
Besides visiting Kamakhya Mandir other religious places worth visiting include Bhubaneshwari Temple, ISKCON Temple, and Vashistha Ashram. Also worth visiting is Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra. The place has beautiful trails, lots of greenery, water pools, museums and an open theatre. The museum showcases various valuable items related to the legend Dr. Bhupen Hazarika. Anotherl must visit places in Guwahati comprise of Shilpgram and experiencing the amazing view of the sunset along the Brahmaputra River.
Tour of city is incomplete without visiting the Guwahati zoo. The zoo setup in 1957 has a huge collection of wildlife and is a special attraction for kids with more than a 100 species of birds and animals including Tiger, Clouded Leopard, One-Horned Indian Rhinoceros, Himalayan Black Bear, Jungle Cat, Hoolock Gibbon, etc. Among other notable places worth visiting in Guwahati are a number of museums these include Anthropological Museum located inside the premises of Guwahati University.
The Anthropological Museum established in 1948 includes prehistoric objects, archaeological objects, ethnographic objects, and anthropological objects such as old bamboo crafts, combs, weapons, smoking pipes used by kings, musical instruments, flint box, basketry, metal objects, jewellery, textiles, masks etc. Another one is the Science Museum established in the year 1994, Regional Science Museum is located in Khanapara, Guwahati. It is one of the many educational institutes in the state and was built to promote, enlighten, and educate people about prehistoric times and science and technology.
The highlight is a prehistoric park with centuries old exhibits as well as 3D movies, outdoor and indoor shows, and fish aquarium. Near to this museum is Paltan Bazaar the biggest wholesale market or garments in North-East. Another museum worth visiting is the Assam State Museum established in 1940. One of the biggest multipurpose museums in the country it is known for its epigraphy, sculptures, crafts, natural history and folk-art forms. It houses rare and antique collections, sculptures made of stone, metal, wood and terracotta, ivory paintings, royal garments, coins, bamboo items and musical instruments.
The museum also houses library with rich collection of books, journals and periodicals. Those interested in arts and culture of Assam can visit the Sankardev Kalakshetra Museum named after Srimanta Sankaradev., a famous playwright and poet of medieval period, a Vaishnav. The museum includes library, children’s park besides exhibiting different types of items used by diversified ethnic groups of Assam. There is an open-air theatre in the premises, where traditional dance and drama are performed. Also worth visiting is the Doul Govinda Temple dedicated to Lord Krishna and the Purva Tirupati Shri Balaji Temple.
nature lovers can visit Deepor Beel, ,a freshwater lake located in the south western part of the city,. Beel is an Assamese local word for lake and Dipor Bil is considered as one of the biggest lakes of the Brahmaputra valley of Lower Assam. It is surrounded by steep highlands on the northern and southern sides and its main sources of water are the Kalmani and Basistha Rivers. One will get to see many aquatic types of vegetation here which comprise of the water lilies, water hyacinth, aquatic grasses and many other types of floating vegetations. About 18 genera of phytoplankton are found here in this Beel. There are numerous other places orth visiting in Guwahati.
