Since our childhood we have a special Bond with fictional stories-whether it is Thakurmar Jhuli or Bangoma-Bangomi or king And His Queen - all of them have a very powerful impact to build up our imagination. It takes another thrilling Outlook when fiction mingles with history and travel. So to get a thorough experience of this fusion let's begin our journey from the palace of Cooch Behar. The famous Palace was built by Cooch Raj Maharaj Nripendra Narayan in the year 1887. The construction was inspired by European culture. The palace is highly maintained still now. Vast green lawn beautiful maintained garden mesmerized you at its first glance. You can call it to love at first sight!! The inner part of the palace tries to retain the old-time by preserving history in the names of Lineage chart pictures, billiard board, arms and arsenals, furniture, and a lot more. Yes, it will take time to cover the whole, but to relive those histories, those tingling sounds of arms armors you just love to spend the most precious thing time there. You will love to come back here again and again. In the evening you will get to see the mesmerizing view of the palace in the light. It seems like a dream.
Accept Cooch Behar Palace there are a lot of other places to visit like the House of Madan Mohan, Sagardighi, Eco Heritage Park, Victor palace, kamoteshwari Kalibari, etc. Sagardighi is at the heart of the town and also the heart of the town. People love to cherries the lake and its View By sitting over there with some Jhalmuri, Chola Baja, etc. The place works as a stress-buster to the locals. In winter you can meet some migratory birds on the lake water.
Madan Mohan Bari, the other famous attraction of Cooch Behar is situated almost at the center of the town. It was established in the year 1889. The construction was started in 1885 by Maharaja Nripendra Narayan. Standing beneath the vast starry sky, hearing the sound of Dhaka, Kasor-Ghanta will definitely transcend you into the world of spirituality. If you want to feel the Heritage of the place then you have to spend some more time there. Alms house near the temple was build under the guidance of the famous Gayatri Devi, the then Cooch Princess. If you wish to stay there then you have to provide your photo ID proof to get permission. One of the famous festivals of Bengal RashJatra is celebrated centering Shyama-Rai. People from faraway places join to celebrate this traditional festival and the fair.
If you have time enough then you can also visit Roshik Bil, Buxa, Jayanti, Chilapatar jungle. To get some touch of a foreign trip, you can easily visit Phuntsholing (in Bhutan) from there. When you cross the gateway of Bhutan by Joygaon then you can feel that you become a foreigner in a foreign land altogether.
The train journey is the best way to go to Cooch Behar. Your destination station will be New Cooch Behar or Alipurduar and then you have to take an auto or car to reach the town. You can choose accommodation as per your budget and choice in the town.