Home > Destination > India > Meghalaya  > Places to See Cherapunjee  Jowai  Shillong  Tura   Cherapunjee  Cherapunjee, 54 kms from Shillong, is the wettest place on earth. It is worth a visit due to the impressive view of the gorges. Go Top  Jowai  Jowai, head-quarters of the Jaintia hills district is, situated 64 km from Shillong, on the Shillong-Silchar national highway. Go Top  Tura  Tura, a town in the Garo hills, boasts of a wonderful landscape of lofty hills, against a backdrop of low-lying plains, with the mighty river Brahmaputra, dramatically rushing through, towards Bangladesh. Go Top