Regular people go to see Taj Mahal. RailFans go to see Ghaziabad Jn. - Praveen

Now the actual names' history:
Maharashtra= Mauryan Empire
Rajasthan= Came from 'Rajputana', first named by Lt. Col. James Todd
Srinagar= Named by some King Ashok
Nainital= According to Hindu mythology, Eyes of Sati fell here...
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and created a lake (Naini= eyes, tal= lake)
Surat= Came from name 'Suryapur'
Kanyakumari= Named after Hindu goddess Kanyakumari (the eternal waiting bride)
Chennai= Named after Chennakesava Perumal temple
Assam= Aryan name 'Asama' became Assam by the Dutch.
Goa= Gomanta kingdom
Uttar Pradesh= Uttar= North, Pradesh= State: some northern provinces were taken along to form current UP
Varanasi= Rivers 'Varun' and 'Assi'
Karnataka= Derived from old name 'Karnat'
Haridwar= Deformed form of 'Hardwar' (Gateway of Kedarnath)
Hathras= Hathrasi Devi
Rajkot= Founder Raju Sandhi