Ranchi
This erstwhile summer capital of Bihar is at an altitude of 676 m and is a beautiful hill station. There are beautiful water falls around, with lilting names like Hundru, Jonha, Dasamghagh and Hirni.
Other landmarks are a Shiva temple on a hill top with Ranchi lake at the foot of the hill, Morabadi hill and Tagore hill.

What to see:

• Tagore Hill
• Ranchi Hill and Ranchi Lake
• Kanke Dam
• Jagannath Temple
• Hatia Dam
• Heavy engineering Corporation

Hazaribagh
This small hill resort 93 km from Ranchi and 616 m above sea level, though having usual lakes and hills, is more famous for its wildlife sanctuary. Wildlife like bear, nilgai, sambhar, chital, tiger, panther, kakar, etc can be viewed from 110 watch towers. February - March and October - November are the best seasons for visiting here.

Tilaiya dam, 63 km away, is a picnic spot.

What to see:

• Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary
• Hazaribagh Lake
• Canary Hills

Netarhat
Called the `Queen of Chotanagpur', this exquisite little hill station has fantastic sunrises and sunsets. Situated 1127 m above sea level, it has beautiful watefalls around, like Upper Ghagri and Lower Ghagri.

What to see:

• Upper Ghagri Water Falls
• Lower Ghagri Water falls
• Koel View Point
• View Tower
• Netarhat Public School

Palamau
A popular tourist resort 140 km from Ranchi. Betla National Park is nearby where gaur, chital, elephant, sloth bear, wild bear, sambhar, nilgai, kakar, chinkara, mouse deer, dhole (wild dog), tiger and panther can be seen. This is one of the Tiger Project Reserves. There are tree top towers, watch towers and ground level hideouts for professional photographers.
February - March and October - November are the best seasons and excellent accommodation is available here.

Jamshedpur
It is one of India's earliest planned cities and to this day beautifully maintained and managed, in spite of being an industrial township. Industrial giants like TISCO, TELCO are situated here. Surrounded by the Dolma hills, it has retained its hill station atmosphere.

What to see:

• The steel plant TISCO (Tata Iron and Steel Company)
• The automobile plant TELCO (Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company)

Damodar Valley
Site of one of the earliest power projects, river Damodar is harnessed here in a massive network. Maithon, Panchet and Tilaiya are the major dams.

Dhanbad
This centre of coal mining and industries lies 171 Km from Jamshedpur and is famous for the picturesque Topchanchi lake nearby. Bokaro Steel Complex is 47 Km away.

What to see:

• Central Mining Research Station
• Central Fuel Research Institute
• Directorate General of Mines Safety & Indian School of Mines

Bhagalpur
This university town with a long heritage of learning, is also famous for its silk. The ruins of the ancient Vikramshila university is 42 Km away. Rock cut temple at Colganj and the Vishnu temple on a hill top are tourist attractions.

Monghyr
The little town has nothing to show today for its long history except a Mughal fort and a temple, but it was once the capital of the ancient Anga kingdom. The British conquered Bihar in the battle of Buxar, which is nearby. There is a sound and light show at Buxar recounting the story of Ramayana and history of India.