Nadia district has some important centres of pilgrimage like Sati Mayer Bari and ancient learning like Nabadwip, Santipur and Mayapur, places of historical interest like Ballal Dhipi, Battle ground of Plassey, Krishnanagar Rajbari, Birth place of Poet Krittibas at Fulia and tourist spots like Bethuadahari Forest and Ghurni.
The place has a devotional connection with SATI MAYER BARI which has a tomb of Sati Mother here, so the place is very sacred. Sati's mother's house is located in Ghosh para area of Kalyani. Pilgrims come here throughout the year. Every year during Holi for a week a Mela is organized 'Sati mayer mela' every year. The fair is enormous! People from different parts of Bengal come here for worshipping. People fasten 'dhil' at the famous pomegranate tree (miniature horses made of soil) with hopes of fulfilling their wishes. People also take holy bath in a nearby pond named 'Dudhpukur'.
The place is world famous for Phulia Tangail saris (Taant Saree), similar to the Dhakai Jamdani in technique but softer in feel, with the motifs spaced out. They are woven in silk as well as cotton. In the annals of Indian handloom saris, Shantipur and Fulia are names to reckon with.
Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir or the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, also called ISKCON Mandir. Located in Mayapur in West Bengal, the ISKCON Temple is an important religious site, the place is always buzzing with devotees who come here to pay their respects to Sri Prabhupada, the founder of ISKCON. The sprawling and lush green complex is enormous and spacious and has multiple places of worship in it. Larger than life idols of all prominent lords are installed in the temple, and these beautiful images especially catch the attention of the visitor.
The key areas in the temple complex include the main temple, an idol of the founder of ISKCON, Acharya Srila Prabhupada, the presiding deities Sri Sri Radha Madhava and an idol of Lord Nrisimhadeva that finds its way in the centre of the compound. The highlight of the temple, no doubt, is Srila Prabhupada's Pushpa Samadhi Mandir, or the shrine of Srila Prabhupada. This shrine is a grand and majestic marble dome that glistens beautifully when the soft rays of the Sun touch it at sunrise and sunset.
Other than this, the temple is also famous for its Govinda Restaurant, a standard feature of all ISKCON temples, that serves delicious and freshly prepared pure vegetarian dishes. All in all, this is a must visit place for all people, whether worshippers of Lord Krishna or not, to discover the magical healing powers of the Divine.
Yoga Peeth - This temple is the birth place of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and the structure is built in white marbled towers 30 m high. Yoga Peeth in Mayapur is a center of excellence teaching Yoga, Vedas and meditation.
It is assumed that Chaitanya was born under a neem tree. This tree is still seen there in the premise of Yoga Peeth. There is a hut which contains the clay models and statues displaying the life and philosophies of Saint. A small shrine devoted to Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur who raised the fund for building the original temple is also located nearby.
Sri Chaitanya Math - Founded by Acharya of the Gaudiya Math named Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Maharaja, the Math is dedicated to Radha Govinda and has four altars dedicated to the Vaishnava acharyas namely Sri Nimbarka, Sri Madhvacarya, Sri Ramanujacarya and Sri Visnuswami.
Ghurni is a neighbourhood of Krishnanagar in Nadia district. It is the centre for the production of clay dolls, often referred to as Krishnanagar clay dolls.
Krishnanagar Rajbari is the residence of Raja Krishnachandra. The main feature of this Rajbari is the Goddess Durga temple which is situated in the courtyard of the royal palace.