Shimla “the queen of Hill Station” situated in the north-west Himalayas at a height of 7200ft, is the capital of Himachal Pradesh. Shimla is surrounded by pine, deodar and oak forests. 

Shimla is derived by a Sanskrit word "Shyamla a synonym of goddess Kali. Shimla was a small sleepy forest village until discovered by the then British officer Charles Kennedy in 1819 and build a rest house. In 1864 Shimla became the official summer capital of British India. 

As the summer capital, Shimla also saw a spate of remarkable building activity in the town and some of the finest structures of the British-colonial genre still stand over its seven hills. The Kalka–Shimla railway was opened in 1906. 

Nature has blessed this capital city with innumerable gifts and man has used them to make Shimla one of India's best and popular Hill Station. The main tourist attraction of Shimla are the Ridge, Mall Road, Jakhoo Hill, Green Valley, Christ Church, Kufri, Viceregal Lodge, Himalayan Bird Park, Tara Devi Temple, Kali Bari Temple, Chadwick Waterfall, Johnnie’s Wax Museum, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla State Museum, Toy Train, Annandale, Kiala Forest, Kuthar Fort, Summer Hill, Shaily Peak, Manjathal Sanctuary, Catchment Wildlife Sanctuary, Lakkar Bazaar, Gorton castle, Sankat Mochan Temple, Bantony Castle, Himalayan Nature Park, St. Michael's Cathedral Catholic Church, Kaman Devi Temple, Rani Jhansi Park, Railway Museum, Jhaku Ropeway, Army Heritage Museum, Rothney castle, Naldera Golf Course, Chail and Fagu.