Cellular Jail National Memorial
Port Blair
A former British prison, the Cellular Jail now serves as a shrine to the political dissidents it once imprisoned. Construction began in 1896 and was…
Must-see attractions in Port Blair
Ross Island (Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep)
Port Blair
Ross Island feels like a jungle-clad Lost City, à la Angkor Wat, except here the ruins are Victorian English rather than ancient Khmer. The former British…
Port Blair
Port Blair's engaging anthropology museum provides a thorough and sympathetic portrait of the islands’ indigenous tribal communities. The glass display…
Port Blair
No one comes to Port Blair for the beach, but, if you need a break from town, this small curve of silver sand backed by palms sits 6km south of central…
Port Blair
On Chatham Island (reached by a road bridge), Port Blair's sawmill was set up by the British in 1883 and was one of the largest wood processors in Asia…
Port Blair
Run by the Indian Navy, this diverse museum provides helpful insight into the islands’ ecosystems, tribal communities, flora and fauna (including a small…
Port Blair
This is the bustling heart of Port Blair with places to shop, eat and stay, as well as banks, travel agents and other offices.
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Like most Indian cities, Port Blair has a memorial statue of Mahatma Gandhi standing in a busy roundabout.
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This pale yellow clock is a central landmark in the heart of Port Blair’s busy Aberdeen Bazaar.