Ranchi, capital of Jharkhand, was once the summer capital of Bihar. Situated at a height of 2100 ft above the sea level Ranchi was one of the most important cities in Bihar.

Tagore Hill - About 3 km. from the Ranchi GPO, the Tagore Hill is about 300 ft. high. As the hill is associated with a history pertaining to Tagore family, it is known as Tagore Hill. A number of books are supposed to have been written by Rabindra Nath Tagore on the top of the hill. At the foot of the hill are situated the Ramkrishna Mission Ashram and it's office and centre of Divyayan and Agrarian Vocational Institute.

Ranchi Lake - Excavated by Col. Onsely, a British Agent in 1842, Ranchi Lake is centrally situated. It is a few minutes walk from GPO and is adjacent to Ranchi Telephone Exchange. The lake taken for beautification is yet to be beautified conforming to the original concept envisaged by the Deputy Commissioner, Madan Mohan Jha. However, the lake has an added attraction of boating for the visitors.

Ranchi Hill - Ranchi, being situated at an altitude of 2140 feet, from sea level, is a popular health and holiday resort and is a place of sacred pilgrimage. Some comely sights in the town include Ranchi Hill, Tagore Hill, Ranchi Lake etc. A panoramic view of the town can be behold from the hill top. The Shiva temple situated on top of the hill, is an added attraction for devotees for whom it assumes the place of reverence during Shravan mas similar to that of Baijnath Dham (Deoghar).

Gonda Hill - About 4 km. from Ranchi GPO on Kanke road, just in front of the CMPDI Hq. is situated the Gonda Hill with a water reservoir at it's top. At the foot of the hill is a big lake known as Kanke Dam and an attractive place for the tourists.

Tribal Research Institute and Museum - The museum exhibits life and history of tribal people of Chotanagpur.

Angrabadi - Angrabadi is, actually, a temple complex in Khunti which accommodates the temples of Lord Ganpati, Ram-Sita, Hanuman and Shiva. The Shankracharya Swami Swarupanand Saraswati, having been captivated by serene, placid and celestial beauty of Angrabadi rechristened it as Amreshwar Dham.

AIR CONNECTION 
Ranchi is the only city of Jharkhand which is connected by a daily airbus flight to Mumbai via Delhi, the capital of India. The flight time to, nearest airport, Patna from Ranchi is 45 minutes. Earlier there were flights to Calcutta also. It is expected that some more flights will be added soon.

TRAIN CONNECTION 
Ranchi is very well connected to other parts of the country. Direct trains are there from Delhi, Calcutta, Chennai, Patna. Trains from Mumbai pass through Jamshedpur which is just 140 kms from Ranchi.

BUS CONNECTION 
Buses of the Bihar State Road Transport Corporation ply regularly to connect Ranchi to the other parts of Bihar. Regular bus services are there to Calcutta and other towns of neighbour states. Private buses also ply regularly to Jamshedpur, Patna and Calcutta.

ROADS
NH31 passes through Ranchi. Roads connecting to major cities are there providing movement for passenger and freight traffic.