Shillong the capital of Meghalaya, set amidst a picturesque landscape of pine covered hills, rapid streams and captivating water falls provides a perfect getaway from the heat. Within the city are a number of places to visit, which include Ward's Lake, Lady hydari Park, Sweet Falls, Elephant Falls and the Shillong 18 Hole Golf Course, which is one of the oldest in the Country. Other tourist sites around the city are the Crinoline swimming pool, Mattilang Park, Airforce Museum, Upper Shillong, Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures, the Butterfly Museum and Jaya Kalra's Art Gallery.

Besides offering panoramic view of Bangladesh the places to visit in Cherrapunjee are Nohsngithiang Falls (Mawsmai Falls), Nohkalikai Falls, Mawsmai Cave, Thangkharang Park, Eco Park, Khoh Ramhah, Green Rock Ranch, Sa-l-Mika Park and Kynrem falls.

Distance from Shillong

Mawphlang Sacred Groves - 24 Kms
Elephan Falls - 9 Kms
Shillong View Point - 10 Kms
Smit (Cultural Seat of the Khasi) - 11 Kms
Cherrapunjee (The Wettest Place on the planet) - 54 Kms
Don Bosco Centre for the Indigenous Cultures (Museum, Mawlai, Shillong),
Nartiang Thadlaskein Lake & Syntuksiar, Jaintia Hills - 60 Kms
Mawsynram - Cave known for the giant stalagmite and stalactite formation in the shape of Shivalinga - 56 Kms
Jakrem - Hot spring of sulphur water believed to have natural medicinal properties - 64 Kms