The biggest dilemma while planning a trip is where to go. In such a situation, the first choice of people becomes hill stations which are a perfect destination for family, friends, and couples. Now when we are talking about hill stations, how can we forget the 'Queen of Hills' Mussoorie? This is a famous hill station of Uttarakhand. Mussoorie is a place that is always covered with a blanket of greenery all around it. This city is also called the gateway to Gangotri and Yamunotri. If you want to explore a beautiful hill station, then you must visit Mussoorie. Today in this episode we are going to tell you about the major places of Mussoorie where visiting will make your trip memorable. Let's know about these places...

Tibetan Buddhist Temple

Mussoorie's Happy Valley is famous for its many Tibetan temples and city gardens. More than 5000 Tibetan people live in this valley. Due to this Happy Valley of Mussoorie is also called Mini Tibet. In such a situation, during a visit to Happy Valley, you can see the meditation room of the Buddhist temple, panels and attractive paintings on the roof as well as the Benog Hill Circuit built in the temple.

Kempty Falls

Kempty Falls, located between the roads of Dehradun and Mussoorie, is a beautiful waterfall of water, which falls on the ground from a height of 40 feet. Surrounded by mountains and rocks, Kempty Falls is situated at an altitude of about 4500 feet above sea level. This place was built as a picnic spot by John Mackinnon. Kempty Falls is very famous among tourists as a picnic spot for travelers coming to Mussoorie. You can see crowds at this waterfall almost throughout the year.

Lal Tibba
This is the highest peak of Mussoorie, from where one can get the best views of the Himalayas as well as Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri, Yamunotri, Neelkanth and Shri Hemkund Sahib. A Japanese telescope was installed on Lal Tibba in 1967, through which all the mountains mentioned above can be seen well. Lal Tibba is located on top of Depot Hill in Landour, about 8 km from Mussoorie city, from where a beautiful view of Mussoorie city is visible.

Gunhill
Gunhill is the second-highest peak of Mussoorie. A glimpse of the sun is seen from Gunhill. The snow-covered trees look very pleasing when seen from here. The popular description of Gunhill can be known from the history of Gunhill. Let us tell you that in ancient times when there were no clocks, guns were fired on the Gunhill peak. Due to this the residents here got the knowledge of time. Since then this peak was named Gunhill.

Camel's Back Road

Located at a distance of 3 km from Mussoorie's Library Stand, Camel's Back Road is a beautiful rock shaped like a camel. Sitting on this rock, you can also see the Himalayan peaks from close. , The Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, Yamunotri, and Nanda Devi peaks can also be easily seen from Camel's Back Road.

Mall Road

Located at a distance of 3 km from Library Bus Stand, Mall Road is the main shopping area located in the heart of Mussoorie. Mall Road connects two major markets, Kulri and Pustakalaya. Mall Road was built by British residents and here you can see benches and lampposts along the streets. Along with the mall, there are many shops selling tourist offices, Tibetan trinkets, and wooden artifacts.

Company Garden

Company Garden is also known as "Nirspal Garden", which is the oldest garden in Mussoorie city. This garden has many small flowers, greenery all around, boating, many adventure activities for children, a haunted house, a wax museum, a 3D cinema, and an artificial waterfall, after going in which you will not feel like coming out. Also, restaurants and shopping facilities are available in this garden. Due to so many achievements in the Company Garden, this garden is also a famous picnic spot in Mussoorie city.

Jwala Mandir
Jwala Mandir is a temple of Hindu Goddess Durga. This temple is located at a distance of about 8 km from Mussoorie. This temple dedicated to Maa Jwala is built on a mountain whose height is 2100 meters above sea level. Nine forms of the Goddess are worshipped in this temple. Jwala Mandir is surrounded by dense forests. Situated in the lap of the Himalayas, this temple has Dehradun on one side and Yamuna valleys on the other. Devotees come to this temple not only to have darshan of the Goddess but also to admire the unique views around this temple surrounded by natural beauty.

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