Field notes from across India

Places worth the detour

Offbeat spots, forts, treks and honest food across Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Delhi (NCT), Goa, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, picked and written up district by district.
  • Offbeat Spot
  • Historical Place
  • Trekking Spot
  • Hill Station
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Spiritual Place
  • Aesthetic Café
  • Authentic Food
  • Miscellaneous
01 — Today’s pick
Nature & Wildlife

Forest hills, village routes and seasonal streams.

Tiruvannamalai · Tamil Nadu

03 — Browse by district

Start from a city, end up somewhere unmapped.

04 — So far
Places written up
945
Districts
326
States & territories
17
Kinds of detour
09