Places to visit in Patna, Bihar

14 places to see in Patna, including monuments & heritage, pilgrimage routes, weekend getaways. Each page has the best time, how long to plan, and what is open on the date you choose.

• Agam Kuan and Shitala DeviPatna, Bihar · Monuments & HeritageThe unfathomable well tied to Ashoka's cruel years, beside the Shitala Devi shrine.
• Bari and Chhoti Patan DeviPatna, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesPatna's own goddess, a Shakti Peeth in the old city lanes near Patna Sahib.
• Bihar MuseumPatna, Bihar · MuseumsThe Didarganj Yakshi and the best-run museum in eastern India. Closed Mondays.
• Buddha Smriti ParkPatna, Bihar · Monuments & HeritageA relic stupa and Bodhi saplings on the old jail site opposite Patna Junction.
• Ganga Aarti and the Ganga PathPatna, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesPatna's evening Ganga aarti and the new riverside road where the city goes at dusk.
• GolgharPatna, Bihar · Monuments & HeritageA 1786 granary shaped like a beehive, with a spiral stair to the best view in Patna.
• Khuda Bakhsh Oriental LibraryPatna, Bihar · MuseumsA 1891 library of 21,000 Persian and Arabic manuscripts on Ashok Rajpath. Closed Fridays.
• KumhrarPatna, Bihar · Monuments & HeritageWhat is left of Mauryan Pataliputra: a park over the 80-pillared hall of Ashoka.
• Mahavir MandirPatna, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesThe Hanuman temple at Patna Junction where everyone buys Naivedyam laddoos.
• Maner SharifPatna, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesThe finest Mughal tomb in Bihar, a 13th-century Sufi shrine and Maner's famous laddoos.
• Padri ki HaveliPatna, Bihar · Monuments & HeritageBihar's oldest church, built in 1772 by a Venetian architect in old Patna City.
• Patna MuseumPatna, Bihar · MuseumsJadu Ghar, the 1917 museum holding the relic casket from Vaishali. Closed Mondays.
• Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik UdyanPatna, Bihar · Weekend GetawaysPatna's 153-acre zoo and botanical garden, good for a winter half day. Closed Mondays.
• Takht Sri Patna SahibPatna, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesGuru Gobind Singh's birthplace and one of the five Takhts of Sikhism, in old Patna City.

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