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 Golghar:
Alarmed by the famine of 1770, captain John Garstin built this huge
granary for the British army in 1786. The massive structure is 29 m high
and the walls are 3.6 m wide at the base. The winding stairway around
this monument offers a brilliant panoramic view of the city and the
Ganga flowing by.
 Martyr's
Memorial: A memorial to seven freedom
fighters who sacrificed their lives in the Quit India Movement of August
1942, the Martyr's Memorial is a modern sculpture facing the
Secretariat, where they were shot in their attempt to host the national
flag.
 Har
Mandir Takht: Guru Gobind Singh, the
tenth Guru of the Sikhs, was born in 1660 in Patna. The Har Mandir Takht,
one of the four sacred shrines of the Sikhs, stands at this holy site.
The original temple was built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, and contains
belongings of the Guru and Sikh holy texts.
 Patna
Museum: The Patna Museum houses a First
World War cannon, metal and stone sculptures of the Mauryan and Gupta
periods, Buddhist sculptures and quaint terracotta figures. A 16 m long
fossilised tree is one of its special features.
 Pathar
ki Masjid: Adjacent to Har Mandir
Sahib, on the bank of the Ganga, is this beautiful mosque built by
Parwez Shah, son of Jehangir, when he was the governor of Bihar. It is
also called Saif Khan's mosque, Chimmi Ghat mosque and Sangi Masjid.
Sher Shah
Suri Masjid:
Sher Shah Suri built this mosque in 1545
to commemorate his reign. Built in the
Afghan
 architectural
style, it is one of the many beautiful mosques in Bihar, and one of the
impressive landmarks of Patna.
Khuda Baksh
Oriental Library: Founded in 1900, a
magnificent one man collection of rare Arabic and Persian manuscripts,
Rajput and Mughal paintings,
 oddities
like the Koran inscribed in a book only 25mm wide and an assortment of
old and new books from the University of Cordoba, Spain. It is one of
the national libraries in India. The library also contains the only
books to survive the sacking of the Moorish University of Cordoba in
Spain.
J alan
Museum: Built on the foundations of
Sher Shah's fort, Qila House contains an impressive private collection
of antiques, including a dinner service that once belonged to George
III, Marie Antoinette's Sevres porcelain, Napoleon's four-poster bed,
Chinese jade and Mughal silver filigree,.It is a private collection, and
prior permission is required for a visit.
 Sadaqat
Ashram: The Ashram is the headquarters
of Bihar Vidyapeeth, a national university. India's first president, Dr.
Rajendra Prasad lived here after his retirement and there is a small
museum here showcasing his personal belongings.
Agam Kuan:
Agam Kuan (Unfathomable well) is one of the most important early
historic archeological remains in Patna. It is situated just close to
Gulzarbagh railway Station, which is proposed to be associated with the
Mauryan Emperor Ashok.
Gandhi Setu:
Asia's longest roadway bridge
 Padri
Ki Haveli: The Place were Mother Teresa
got her training.
Biological Park:
Also known as Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park
Modern
Planetarium: Indira Gandhi Science
Complex, is one of the must visiting places in Patna. This is among few
Planetarium's (Taramandal) in India.
 Kumhrar:
Kumhrar, site of the ancient city of Patliputra, lies 5 kms from Patna
railway station. Archaeological findings in this area establish Patna's
claim to over a thousand years of political glory - 600 BC to 600 AD.
Very little of this grandeur remains though, except for the remains of a
huge Mauryan hall supported by 80 sandstone pillars dating back to 300
BC. 
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