• Play golf at the Patna golf club [9] With some very tough holes, this well-maintained course situated downton will prove interesting to amateur and pros alike. The Patna Golf Club is set in beautiful surroundings.

• Patna Planetarium

• Take a boat-ride in the Ganges., near Gandhi ghat

• Visit Kali Temple at Patna University Campus on the Bank of the Ganges

• Visit Vaishali-Ashokan Pillar(48km north of Patna)

• Maner-Sufi Saint Shrine(30km west of Patna) - you can buy famous Maner Ladoo (Sweets) from there. However, avoid going there in the late evening or night.

• Patna Museum has more than 50,000 rare art objects, with many related to India in the ancient, middle ages and the British colonial era. Don't forget to see the Holy Relic Casket with the sacred ashes of Lord Buddha, and the beautiful statue Yakshani.

• Har Mandir Saheb - The Birth place of 10th Guru of Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh jee .

• Golghar - Captain John Garstin built a Golghar for the storage of food for the British army with storing capacity of 140000 tons on 20th July 1786.

• Kumhrar - Explore the ancient ruins of Pataliputra. Of the 80 pillars (Fa Hien, in 5th century AD, found the pillars shining as bright as glass) excavated at the site, only one remains unfortunately.

• Patna Zoo Sanjay Gandhi Botanical and Zoological Garden, Patna.

• Mahavir Mandir, near Patna Junction

• Gandhi Maidan is the heart of this city today

• Gandhi Museum near Gandhi Maidan

• Padri Ki Haveli ("Mansion of Padre"), also known as St Mary's Church, it is the oldest church in Bihar. When Roman Catholics were arrived in Bihar, They built a small church in 1713 at a place now known as "Padri-ki-Haveli'.

• Pathar ki Masjid is built by Pervez, the elder brother of Shah Jahan and the first Mughal prince who made Bihar his residence

• Khuda Baksh Oriental Library Ashok Rajpath.

• Mahatma Gandhi Setu, the bridge over the river Ganges connecting Patna and Hajipur.

By plane

Patna Airport or Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (IATA: PAT ICAO: VEPT) [1] is a domestic airport. Directly connected to Delhi, Lucknow, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore,Hyderabad,Chennai and Ranchi, there are daily flights to and from Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. Indian Airlines [2], Jet Airways, Jet Light [3],Kingfisher Airlines [4]& Indigo Airlines[5] operate here.

By train

Patna is on the New Delhi - Howrah (Kolkata) railway main line (Patna Junction Code:PNBE) [6]. Long-distance trains arrive from many other major cities including Lucknow, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Vadodara, Surat, Nagpur, Pune, Raipur, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, Puri, Allahabad, Varanasi, Ranchi, Chennai, Bangalore, Mysore, Hyderabad, Goa, Mangalore, Kozhikode and Kochi, Some of the important trains are:

From New Delhi

• Patna Rajdhani Exp (2309/2310) via Kanpur, Allahabad
• Samproon Kranti Exp(2393/2394) via Kanpur, Allahabad
• Sharmajeevi Exp(2391/2392) via Lucknow, Varanasi
• Magadh Exp. via Allahabad,Kanpur
• Vikramshila Exp(2367/2368) via Kanpur, Allahabad
• Garib Rath Exp(2353/2354) via Kanpur, Allahabad
• Kolkata Rajdhani(2305/2306) via Kanpur, Allahabad. Ends at Kolkata.

From Kolkata

• Various Rajdhani Exp. trains going to Delhi
• Jan Shatabdi Exp(2023/2024)
• Danapur Exp(2351/2352)

From Bangalore

• Sanghmitra Exp.

From Mumbai

• RJPB CSTM Exp (2141/2142)
• RJPB LTT Exp (3201/3202)

From Varanasi

• Vihbhuti Exp(2333/2334)
• Lalkila Exp

From Ranchi

• Patna Hatia Exp(8623/8624) via Gaya, Bokaro

Railway Enquiry: 139, 138

By car

Patna is connected by road with all major cities of the country via (National Highway 30,31 & 19). Here is the list of destinations by distance from Patna: BodhGaya (130km) ,Muzaffarpur (80km) Rajgir (103km), Vaishali (40 km), Kolkata (535km), Varanasi (300km), Delhi (988km), Ranchi (350km), Jamshedpur (470km) , Kathmandu (373km), Siliguri (380km), Darjeeling (430km), Nalanda (90km).

BSTDC (Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation) [7] offers deluxe bus/car rental services for the following destinations: Bodhgaya, Ranchi, Rajgir , Pawapuri, Nalanda & Vaishali,

On the other hand, the Inter-State Bus Terminus at Bankipore (Near Gandhi Maidan) and Mithapur, Luxury buses are available to the Nepal border (Raxaul/Birganj), Gaya, Siliguri, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Purnia etc.

There are a few car rental companies available in Patna.

• Amba Travels [8].

Madhubani Paintings can be bought from emporiums at Mayura Lok, a shopping center located on "Dak- Bunglow" road. You can visit many malls around Frazer road/Dak Bunglow Crossing such as Vishal Mega Mart, Maurya Lok Complex and Patna Market on Ashok Rajpath, Hathwa Market, Bari Path & Alankar Palace and other shopping arcades near Boring Road Crossing

What

• Litti chokha is a local specialty. Litti is a primarily ball-shaped stuffed preparation, and the shape of the ball varies depending on the preparation. With a shell made of wheat flour, the taste of litti very much depends on the filling, which includes gram flour and a combination of condiments and spices. Chokha a preparation of smoked eggplant/brinjal or tomato, accompanies litti. The smoked tomato or eggplant is mashed and dressed with coriander leaves, shredded green chilies and mustard oil, which gives a distinct flavor to the chokha.

• Chaat - Though chaat is a very popular snack item throughout India, the special thing about 'Patna Chaat' is its authentic tamarind flavor, as opposed to the sweet and salty Delhi Chaat. Take the opportunity to relish "samosa chaat" or "tikki chaat".

• Sweets, especially Peda and Kalakand, which are preparations of condensed milk from Sudha Dairy Parlours. The sweets must be consumed within 7 days.

• Anarsa is one of the finest sweet delicacies of Bihar. It has rice flour shell with khoya filling, with white til in the upper shell.

• Dahi Chura Chini, which is a mixture of curd, beaten rice and sugar, is the favourite food in North Bihar, especially in the Mithila region!

• Makhana is soft fruit grown in water. It is light fried and with little salt it serves the purpose of light snacks.

• Tilkut,Khaja are other delicacies of Bihar

Where

• Basant Vihar, Mauryalok Complex
• Kaveri, Mauryalok Complex
• Vau's Rangoli, Lok Nayak Complex, Dak Bunglow Crossing
• Mayfair, Dak Bunglow Crossing(Frazer Road)
• Soda Fountain, East Gandhi Maidan
• Moti Mahal, Frazer Road
• Roti, Boring Road
• Payal Restaurant, Ashok Rajpath
• Yo! China, Maurya Lok Complex
• Smokin Joes, Dak Bunglow Crossing
• Club City, New Dak Bunglow Road
• Bansi Vihar, Near Dak Bunglow Crossing
• Cloud 9, Boring Road
• Mirch Masala, Kadam Kuan
• China Garden, Frazer Road

Sweets Parlours

• Sweet Home, Alankar Palace, Boring Road
• Kwality Sweets, Boring Road
• Lucknow Sweets, Dak Bunglow Crossing
• Cake Palace, New Dak Bunglow Road
• Cozy Confectioners, Keshav Palace, Bailey Road
• Sweet Garden, Keshav Palace, Bailey Road

Sattu-pani is among the popular drinks, Lassi Made of Curd, Dry fruits & Sugar.

Restaurant & BAR

• Oasis, Boring Road
• The Velocity, Near Dak Bunglow Crossing
• Country Club International, Patliputra Colony
• Mamta Anarkali, Near Dak Bunglow Crossing