The district headquarter is situated in Karnal city.  It is 123 km from Delhi on the National Highway NH1, also called the GT Road, and 126 km from Chandigarh.

• Atal Park
• Church Tower
• Kalandar Shah's tomb
• Mama Bhanja Fort
• Miran Sahib's Tomb
• National Bureau of Animal Genetics Research Centre
• National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), CSSR
• Sugarcane Breeding Institute.
• Tarori Ka Killa
• Wheat Research Directorate

How to get there

Rail: Karnal is an important city on Delhi-Ambala Rail Line & Sher Shah Suri Marg (G.T.Road),connected with all important places in the country. Connected by rail with Delhi (south) and Amritsar (northwest), Karnal is an important trade centre.
Road: It is 123 kilometers from Delhi & 130 kilometers from Chandigarh.