The Peace Pagoda stands on a hilltop about 3 km south of Darjeeling town, visible from several points in the valley. It was built in the 1990s as part of a global campaign of pagoda-building promoted by the Japanese Buddhist organisation Nipponzan-Myōhōji, and the stark white structure and gold Buddha figures follow the same template as pagodas in London, Pokhara, and several other cities.
The walk up to the pagoda from the road takes about 20 minutes and passes through mixed forest with good views back toward the Darjeeling ridge. The pagoda itself is peaceful and usually uncrowded — most visitors are Indian pilgrims rather than tourists. The hilltop location gives a view of the Darjeeling valley from the south, a perspective you don't get from the town itself.