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Places to Visit in Punjab
About Punjab
Punjab is flat, small and quick to travel — you can drive its width in a day — and nearly everything worth stopping for sits within two hours of the Grand Trunk Road. It holds Sikhism's holiest shrine, the walled garden where British troops fired on an unarmed crowd in 1919, a nightly border ceremony watched by thousands on both sides of a fence, and the best roadside food in north India. Most travellers give it two days. Three is better, and the third should include a dhaba.
Top destinations in Punjab
Best places to visit in Punjab
The highest-ranked places from each city guide.
Free entryGolden Temple (Sri Harmandir Sahib)
Gurdwara · #1 in Amritsar
Free entryJallianwala Bagh
Memorial · #2 in Amritsar
Free entryAttari–Wagah Border Ceremony
Heritage · #3 in Amritsar
Partition Museum
Museum · #4 in Amritsar
Gobindgarh Fort
Fort · #5 in Amritsar
Free entryHall Bazaar & Katra Jaimal Singh
Market · #6 in Amritsar
Questions about Punjab
What is the best way to travel around Punjab?
Punjab possesses one of the densest and smoothest road networks in India. The state can comfortably be crossed by car in one day via National Highway 44 (Grand Trunk Road). The Delhi–Amritsar Shatabdi and Vande Bharat Express trains connect Delhi to Amritsar in just over 4.5 hours.
What are the major cultural festivals in Punjab?
The premier festivals driving cultural tourism are Hola Mohalla at Anandpur Sahib (March), Baisakhi (13–14 April), Guru Nanak Gurpurab (November), and Basant Panchami (January/February).
Is alcohol available throughout Punjab?
While Punjab has legal alcohol sales across the state, alcohol, tobacco, and meat are strictly prohibited within the historic religious core of Amritsar surrounding Harmandir Sahib.