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Places of Interest

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Points of Interest

* Takhteshwar Temple Located at the centre of the city one of the highest point to view the whole city
* Nilambag Palace The Princely palace of the then Bahvnagar Royals, also a swanky Hotel Palace
* Seashore at Ghogha (About 22 km. from Bhavangar)
* Victoria Park - It covers an area of about 500 acres(2 km²) with diverse flora and fauna. This park is a paradise for bird watchers and nature lovers.
* Nava Bandar (New Port)
* Barton Library
* Darbargadh
* Ganga Deri (Ganga Jalia Talav) The whole marble construction monument, one of the master piece of old times gifted by the Maharaja, a miniature of Taj Mahal
* Gaurishankar Lake (Bor Talav) - named after a very able 19th century minister of the king, is a reservoir originally planned for water supply to the town. It is a popular picnic spot where one can watch a setting sun over lake and enjoy a stroll on the parapet wall of the lake.
* Alang Ship Breaking Yard (About 50 km from Bhavangar on way of Talaja)
* Gandhi Smriti - a memorial, with a library of Gandhian books and photographs about the life of Mahatma Gandhi. It also has a fine collection of art objects representing the culture of the Saurashtra region.
* Aksharwadi
* Ghogha Beach (19 km away from Bhavnagar, a favorite outing spot around.)
* Piram Bet (About 20 km away from Ghogha Beach, treasures fossils and old caves)
* Malnath Shiv Temple and Trambak Water Fall (About 15 to 20 kms from Bhavnagar, Trambak is very beauty full place, you can have tracking along Malnath to Trambak, which is about 5 kms.)