Places to visit in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh

9 places to see in Gorakhpur, including pilgrimage routes, monuments & heritage, temples & shrines. Each page has the best time, how long to plan, and what is open on the date you choose.

• Chauri Chaura Shaheed SmarakGorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageWhere a 1922 crowd burnt the police station and Gandhi stopped Non-Cooperation.
• Gita Press and Leela Chitra MandirGorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · MuseumsIndia's biggest publisher of Hindu texts, with the Gita carved on its walls.
• Gorakhnath TempleGorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · Temples & ShrinesThe Nath yogis' seat that gave Gorakhpur its name. Khichdi Mela in January.
• Imambara GorakhpurGorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageGorakhpur's 1717 imambara, with gold and silver tazias and a fire that never went out.
• Ramgarh TalGorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsGorakhpur's 700-hectare lake with a promenade, boats and evening crowds.
• Shaheed Ashfaq Ullah Khan Zoological ParkGorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesGorakhpur's 2021 zoo beside Ramgarh Tal, with Kushmi forest behind. Closed Mondays.
• Taramandal Planetarium and Railway MuseumGorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · MuseumsGorakhpur's planetarium and rail museum, for kids and hot afternoons. Closed Mondays.
• Tarkulha Devi TempleGorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · Temples & ShrinesBandhu Singh's Devi shrine of 1857, with a month-long Chaitra fair.
• Vishnu Mandir, AsuranGorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · Temples & ShrinesA 12th-century Pala Vishnu, dressed and worshipped daily in a city temple.

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