Historical places in Shimla
Forts, palaces and monuments across the state.
Christ Church, Shimla
The Ridge, Shimla
The yellow neo-Gothic church on the Ridge, consecrated in 1857 and the second-oldest church in north India, still in regular use.
Human-reviewed
Kalka–Shimla Railway
Kalka to Shimla
A narrow-gauge mountain railway from Kalka to Shimla, opened in 1903 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, climbing about 1,400 m through 100-plus tunnels on a 96 km line.
Human-reviewed
Rashtrapati Niwas (Viceregal Lodge)
Observatory Hill, Shimla
The former residence of the British Viceroy of India on Observatory Hill in Shimla, built in 1888, where the 1945 Simla Conference and 1947 partition talks were held; now a research institute open for guided tours.
Human-reviewed