Mussoorie, famous as the 'Queen of the Hills', is about 30 km from Dehradun city in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand. The Landour military cantonment is considered part of 'greater Mussoorie', as are the townships of Barlowganj and Jharipani. The name Mussoorie is often attributed to a derivation of 'mansoor', an indigenous shrub. The town is often referred to as 'Mansoori' by locals.

Situated at an average altitude of 2000 m, Mussoorie, with its green hills and varied flora and fauna, is a fascinating hill resort. With the majestic Himalayas in the north-east, and the Doon Valley and Shiwalik hills in the south, the town acts like a magnet for tourists. The best time to explore Mussoorie is from March to June and then from September to December.

The history of Mussoorie dates back to 1825 when Captain Young, a British military officer, together with Mr. Shore, a Revenue officer explored the present site and jointly constructed a shooting lodge.

The main promenade in Mussoorie is called, as in other hill stations, the Mall. In Mussoorie, the Mall stretches from Picture Palace at its eastern end to the Public Library at its western end.

Now, Mussoorie suffers from over-development of hotels and tourist lodges, and has serious problems of garbage collection, water scarcity and parking shortages during the summer tourist season. Landour, Jharipani and Barlowganj have fewer such problems.

Mussoorie also has the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration LBSNAA, the honing ground for young Indian Administrative Service officers. This picturesque institute is located about 3 km away from Gandhi Chowk. There are many well known boarding schools in Mussoorie and its suburb Landour.

Mussoorie has a beautiful nature walk known as "Camel's Back Road". This road takes its name from mountain outcrop in the shape of a camel's hump. There is also "Gun Hill" where cannons were kept for the defence of Mussoorie. Gun Hill is accessible by the cable car on the Mall road. Mussoorie also had India's largest roller skating rink.

Kempty falls is a nice picnic spot. Company Garden is popular tourist destination. Happy Valley has a small Tibetan temple. The temple was constructed in 1960 by the Tibetan refugees fleeing Chinese oppression in Tibet. Lal Tibba is another tourist spot of Mussoorie.