Ranchi, The Capital City of Jharkhand

Gonda Hills & Rock Garden is situated about 4 km away from Ranchi on Kanke Road near to picturesque Kanke Dam. Rock Garden is carved out of the rocks and developed an artificial rock garden, waterfalls and several sculptures of granite, which is a resembles the design of Jaipur rock garden. There has a swing or Jhula made of iron bar, which has only two poles. It is a rare combination of mordern and ancient creativity. There has a big water reservoir at the top of Gonda Hill. Another big lake is situated at the foot of the hill, which is known as Kanke Dam. Indian largest Mental Hermitage is located on the foothills of the Gonda hill.

Hundru Falls is a beautiful falls located about 30 km away from Ranchi on Ranchi Purulia Road. This fall is made by the streams of Subarnarekha River which suddenly break down about 321 ft bellow. The regions around the pools which are created by the falls are famous for picnicking in winter.

Jonha Falls or Gautamdhara is situated about 38 km away from Ranchi. Gautamdhara Railway Station close to the falls receives regular passenger trains. You can also reach here by roadways with a bus which take around 1 hour. The fall can be admired by descending around 500 steps. There is a Tourists rest house which accommodates Lord Gautam Budha's temple. Sita falls also located here adjacent to this falls.

Dassam falls is located about 38 km away from Ranchi on Tata Road near Taimara. This fall is made by the streams of Kanchi River which suddenly break down about 144 ft bellow. You will be warned not to take bath in the lake made by the falls or at least be careful while bathing due to its fast stream.

Ranchi Hill maintains an average height of about 2141 ft above mean sea level. It is popular tourist destination in Ranchi from where you will able to make a bird eye view of Ranchi Hill, Tagore Hill, Ranchi Lake and town. The Shiva temple, known as Pahari Mandir, placed on top of the hill, is an extra attraction for tourists. During the month of Shravan it receives lots of travelers.

Birsa Jaiwik Udyaan is a small zoo located about 15 km away from Ranchi on Ramgarh Road near Ormanjhi.. You can easily make a trip to this zoo with a 15 minutes bus journey from Ranchi. The collection of mammalian faunas, trees and plants is the main attraction of the zoo.

Ranchi Lake was constructed in 1842 by the British colonial Government. It placed at the central of the town; a few minutes walk from GPO adjacent to Ranchi Telephone Exchange. You will be facilitated here by a boat riding trip with a minimum charges.

Nakshatra Van is placed in the heart of Ranchi near Raj Bhawan. It was constructed in the year 2003 by the Jharkhand State Government. It is divided into 27 various sections. There is a big circle in the center of it which is divided into arcs. The major tourists attractions of the park are the Musical Fountain, Medicinal Plants & Natural Beauty of Plants.

Tagore Hill also known as Morabadi Hill is located at Morabadi, about 4 km north of Ranchi city. Jyotirindranath Tagore, brother of Nobel Laureate Bengali poet Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore had visited here in 1908 and built a house named Shantidham on the top of the hill after buying this hill from a landowner Harihar Singh. Later on, Rabindranath Tagore visited this place and had lived here for some days, when he had written several poems. As the hill is associated with a history pertaining to Tagore family, it is known as Tagore Hill. It maintains an average height of 301 ft from the mean sea level. There have also a Ramkrishna Mission Ashram at the foot of the hill.

Jagannathpur Temple is situated about 9 km away apart from Ranchi city hub. It was constructed in 1691 respect to Lord Vishnu. Thakur Ani Nath Shahdeo, of Barkagarh Jagannathpur built the temple. Its Rath yatra festival held light part on Ashar Month draws a big crowd comprising of tribal and non-tribal.

Sun Temple located about 38 km away from Ranchi on Tata Road near Bundu stands. The temple looks like a chariot decorated with 18 wheels and seven horses. It was constructed by Shri Ram Maroo, the managing director of Ranchi Express respect to the Lord Sun. during the festival of Chhat Puja thousands of devotees gather here.

Panch Ghagh Falls is located on Chakradhar Pur Road about 6 km from Khunti. This fall consists of five streams formed in a row due to the breaking up of the Banai River which falls from a good height.

Amreshwar Dham is a temple complex in Khunti about 39 km away from Ranchi. The se temples are abode Lord Ganpati, Ram-Sita, Hanuman and Shiva.

Some other important tour spots in and around Ranchi are Hirni Falls, Deer Park, Dhurwa Dam, Sidhu Kanhu Park, Zakir Hussain Park, Rukka Dam, Ratu Fort, Jharkhand War Memorial, Muta Crocodile breeding centre, McCluskigunj, Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church and Tribal Research Institute.