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Chetpet Ecopark

Chetpet Ecopark

4.5km from Chennai Rail Museum

This is a nice venue for boating and fishing. Auge walkway is there around the lake and it is decorated very well.

Government Museum Chennai

Government Museum Chennai

6.23km from Chennai Rail Museum

One of the most famous sightseeing spots in Chennai. there is a huge collection of artifacts and so many objects relating geology, archaeology, zoology, anthropology, etc.

Connemara Public Library

Connemara Public Library

6.3km from Chennai Rail Museum

One of the four National Depository Libraries which receives a copy of all books, newspapers, and periodicals published in India. Situates in a British era building with great architecture.

Valluvar Kottam

Valluvar Kottam

6.31km from Chennai Rail Museum

Valluvar kottam is a monument in Chennai, dedicated to the classical Tamil poet and philosopher Valluvar.

Puzhal aeri lake

Puzhal aeri lake

8.34km from Chennai Rail Museum

Also known as the Red hills lake. It is one of the two rainfed reservoirs that supplies water to the Chennai city.

Anna Memorial

Anna Memorial

9.31km from Chennai Rail Museum

This is a memorial structure built in the Marina beach Chennai in memory of the former chief minister of Tamilnadu Mr Annadurai.

Dr MGR Memorial

Dr MGR Memorial

9.34km from Chennai Rail Museum

Mgr memorial is a memorial structure built on the Marina beach adjacent to the Anna memorial. This memorial is built in the memory of former chief minsiter and actor DR M.G Ramachandran and his protege J. Jayalalitha whose bodies were buried at this site.

Madras War Cemetery

Madras War Cemetery

9.7km from Chennai Rail Museum

The cemetery is spread over an area of 2.75 acres and contains 856 Commonwealth burials of the second-word war.

Marina Beach

Marina Beach

9.87km from Chennai Rail Museum

Marina beach is a natural urban beach in Chennai along the Bay of Bengal. this is the longest natural beach in the country.

Arulmigu Kapaleeswarar Temple

Arulmigu Kapaleeswarar Temple

10.03km from Chennai Rail Museum

Kapaleeswarar temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva located in Mylapore. The temple is an ancient one that was built around the 7th century in Dravidian architecture.wh

Chennai Marina Lighthouse

Chennai Marina Lighthouse

10.31km from Chennai Rail Museum

A lighthouse situated in the Marina beach Chennai facing the bay of Bengal on the east coast of the Indian subcontinent.

Santhome basilica church

Santhome basilica church

10.65km from Chennai Rail Museum

It is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in the Santhome city of Chennai which was built in16 th century by Portuguese explorers.

St. Thomas Mount National Shrine

St. Thomas Mount National Shrine

10.69km from Chennai Rail Museum

A small hillock in the Chennai city. The ancient Syrian church community of India traces the origin of their church here.

Guindy National Park

Guindy National Park

11.11km from Chennai Rail Museum

Guindy national park is a protected area of Tamilnadu and the 8th smallest national park in India and one of the very few national parks situated inside a city.

Elliots Beach

Elliots Beach

13.26km from Chennai Rail Museum

This beach is the endpoint of the Marina beach shore. A prominent landmark on this beach is the Karl schmiditt memorial.

Arignar Anna Zoological Park

Arignar Anna Zoological Park

28.08km from Chennai Rail Museum

This is the first public zoo in India, affiliated with the central zoo authority of India.

The Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Centre for Herpetology

This is to promote the conservation of the reptiles and amphibians and theirhabitats through education scientifc research and captive breeding.

Krishna's Butter Ball

Krishna's Butter Ball

53.53km from Chennai Rail Museum

A gigantic granite boulder resting on a short incline in the historical town of Mahabalipuram. The boulder is approximately 6 meters high and 5 meters wide and weighs around 250 tons.

Descent of the Ganges

Descent of the Ganges

53.67km from Chennai Rail Museum

Descent of the Ganges is a huge rock monument located on West Raja Street in Mahabalipuram. Carved in the 7th century during the Pallava reign on the face of an enormous boulder, this along with the adjacent carving, Arjuna's Penance, is one of the largest open-air rock sculptures in the world.

Shore Temple

Shore Temple

53.81km from Chennai Rail Museum

This 8th-century temple is so named because it overlooks the shore of the Bay of Bengal. This is recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site because of its architecture, history, and heritage.

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Chennai Rail Museum

Chennai Rail Museum

New Avadi Rd, next to ICF Furnishing Division, Lakshmipuram, Villivakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600038, India

The Chennai Rail Museum is a railway museum in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The museum opened on 16 April 2002 on the premises of the Furnishing Division of the Integral Coach Factory near Villivakkam.