Just 13 km from Palampur is the charming village of Andretta where once lived, a few years ago Mrs. Norah Richards, pioneer of rural theatre in India, lover of mountains and ardent disciple of Mahatma Gandhi. Her tall slender figure enveloped in voluminous black silk skirt and topped by a crown of snowy white hair, striding along the walks, is still remembered endearingly by the local dwellers that include Sardar Shobha Singh. A renowned artist, he gained prominence for his paintings of the immortal ill fated Punjabi lovers, Sohni Mahiwal, Omar Khayyam and Heer Ranjha.

Jogindernagar is 37 km from Palampur a big hydro electric project here is a living tribute of man to nature in the raw where he has harnessed and tamed the wildness of a roaring river for his betterment. Here, an electric trolley takes the visitors up the steep, rocky face of a 2500 meters high mountain and then drop sharply on the other side to Barot where reservoir is located. A power station at Bassi is 5 km from jogindernagar and next to it, is Machinhar where fishing is not permitted as it considered a sacred place but it is famous as a breeding spot for fish.

Is at distance of 1 km from Palampur giving an enchanting view of the gigantic Dhauladhar and Neogal river.

Bir, surrounded by tea gardens and an amphitheater of low hills, is an idle landing ground for hang/para gliders. Bir has Buddhist Monasteries that are worth visiting. Fine Tibetan handicrafts are also produced here. Billing up in the hills, 14 km from Bir. Himachal Pradesh came in the news in 1984 when an international Hang Gliding rally was organized at Billing, a place 20 km from Palampur where some expert hang gliders of the world participated. They rated this place as one of best in the world. In the month of May/June a tented colony is set up by H.P. Tourism to facilitate Hang gliders. At this time all the roads lead to Billing.