Haryana has a proud history going back to the Vedic Age. The State was the home of the legendary Bharata dynasty, which has given the name Bharat to India. Haryana finds mentioned in the great epic of Mahabharata. Kurukshetra, the scene of the epic battle between the Kauravas and the Pandavas, is situated in Haryana. The State continued to play a leading part in the history of India, till the advent of the Muslim and the rise of Delhi as the imperial capital of India. Thereafter, Haryana functioned as an adjunct to Delhi and practically remained anonymous till the first war of India's Independence in 1857. when the rebellion was crushed and the British administration was re-established, the Nawabs of Jhajjar and Bahadurgarh, Raja of Ballabgarh and Rao Tula of Rewari of the Haryana region were deprived of their territories. Their territories were either merged with the British territories or handed to the rulers of Patiala, Nabha and Jind. Haryana thus became a part of Punjab province. With the reorganization of Punjab on November 1, 1966, Haryana was made a full-fledged independent State.

Haryana lies on the crossroads of North India. All main routes to Delhi go through this state which ahs taken advantage of this fact and built hotels, motels and restaurants on the Delhi-Agra; Delhi-Jaipur; Delhi-Amritsar and Delhi-Fazilka highways. Tourist complexes built by the State have been named after birds in view of the rich bird life of the region.

Places of interest
Badkal lake
Dabchick (hodal)
Karna lake (uchana)
Magpie (faridabad)
Saras (samdama lake)
Sohna
Skylark (panipat)
Yadavindra gardens (pinjore)
Surajkund