The town was built on the high ground between the Garra and the Khannaut, the two rivers gradually approaching one another and uniting beyond the southern limits of the town. The Khannaut is marked by the ridge on which the old Rohilla Fort stood, as tradition goes, on the site of the Gujar strong hold in the extreme south of the town. The fort described as the castle by Heber, has wholly disappeared, though its circuits can still be traced. It was razed to the ground after the freedom struggle of 1857.
Nearly is located Bisratghat where a number of ancient idols and statue have been found. The mosque of Bahadur Khan, standing within the Kotwali enclosure, is the oldest building of a plain unpretentious structure bearing a Persian inscription dated 1057 H (1647 AD). Bahadur Khan's tomb is still in existence, though somewhat out of repair. There are several other tombs in and about the town, notably that of Ahmad Ali Khan on the Rosa road. One of the best known mosque is in the south west near Rajghat, and gives its name to the locality of Masjidganj, while other deserving mention is the Sunahari Mosque near the Tehsil.
The old temples in the town are those dedicated to Chaukasi Nath and Phoolmati Devi located on the locality of Khalil. A temple dedicated to Vishwanath has recently been constructed in Sadar Bazaar. A Sikh gurudwara is located in Khirni Bagh. In the center of the town there is a clock tower, named after Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. The headquarters of Ramchandra Mission, an international renowned center of yoga and culture, established in 1945 in the town, attracts visitors from all over the world.