Sightseeing in Dehradun

The Uttara Museum of Contemporary Art (UMCA), located at MDDA Complex in Dehradun, is Uttarakhand's first art museum dedicating multi-dimensional artworks in the memory of the 2013 North India floods (Kedarnath disaster). The museum exhibits various aspects of the calamity and the folk culture of Uttarakhand through paintings, sculptures, and other artworks by artist Surendra Pal Joshi. It also includes an art gallery encouraging younger generation of artists to exhibit modern and contemporary art. The museum is located in one of the Earthquake zones of India and is housed in a specially constructed building to withstand high intensity earthquake and extreme weather conditions.

Robber's Cave (known locally as Guchhu pani), located near Garhi Cantt, Dehradun, is a river cave formation in the Himalayas, located approximately 8 km from the centre of Dehradun in Uttarakhand, India. The cave is about 600 metres long, and divided into two main parts. The cave has a highest fall of about 10 metres. In the central part there is a fort wall structure which is now broken. It consists of an extremely narrow gorge formed in a conglomerate limestone area on Doon Valley's Dehra plateau.

The Doon Valley is an unusually wide, long valley within the Sivalik Hills and the Lesser Himalayas, in the Indian states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. It is closer to Kyarda Doon, which lies in Himachal Pradesh. Within the valley lies the city of Dehradun, the winter capital of Uttarakhand state. The Doon Valley is an unusually wide, long valley within the Sivalik Hills and the Lesser Himalayas, in the Indian states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. It is closer to Kyarda Doon, which lies in Himachal Pradesh.

Santala Devi Temple is a hindu temple in Punkal Gaon, Galajwari, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Santala Devi, who is believed to be a form of Goddess Durga.The temple is 2083 metres above sea level. the temple is 15 km from main city Dehradun and 37 km from Jolly Grant Airport. Santala Devi Temple is a hindu temple in Punkal Gaon, Galajwari, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Santala Devi, who is believed to be a form of Goddess Durga.The temple is 2083 metres above sea level. the temple is 15 km from main city Dehradun and 37 km from Jolly Grant Airport.

Tapkeshwar Temple, also known as Tapkeshwar Mahadev Temple, is a temple in Dehradun dedicated to Shiva. The temple is on the bank of the Tons River, built on top of a natural cave, which holds the temple's main shivalinga. Tapkeshwar Temple, also known as Tapkeshwar Mahadev Temple, is a temple in Dehradun dedicated to Shiva. The temple is on the bank of the Tons River, built on top of a natural cave, which holds the temple's main shivalinga.

Lavish environs and one of the largest institutes of its kind. Museum entry ₹25, covers 6 halls. Photography permitted in the compound but not in the museum halls. The Forest Research Institute is a Natural Resource Service training institute of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education and is an institution in the field of forestry research in India for Indian Forest Service cadres and all State Forest Service cadres. It is located at Dehradun in Uttarakhand, and is among the oldest institutions of its kind.

Another place worth a visit is the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology. It is the best center on Himalayan geology in the country and has done some pioneering work in the field. A museum displaying the geological diversity of the sub-continent is the center of attraction here and a must see for all those visiting the institute.

Built by the British, this remains the icon of the downtown area.

Built by Guru Har Rai's son, it attracts many Sikh pilgrims from the nearby state of Punjab. Admission is free and non-Sikhs are welcome.

Small town in the Dehradun District with ancient monuments such as the Edicts_of_Ashoka.

The only war memorial of its kind in the world which was erected by the British to honour their foe, the Gurkhas (or the Gorkhas).

A large Buddhist monastery in the Tibetan Nyingma tradition.