Rashtrapati Nilayam, the official retreat of the President of India, is in Bolarum.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel planned the police action against the Razakars from Bolarum.

Some important landmarks in the area are; Ayyappa Swamy Temple, near Lakdawala Bus-Stop, and the Holy Trinity Church, Bolarum – a church built in European style architecture in 1847 by Queen Victoria, a member of British Royal family.

In the 1980s, on her visit to Bolarum, Queen Elizabeth II attended church service for her wedding anniversary.

After multiple attempts, this library was finally inaugurated by Lieutenant Colonel Kirkwood on 23 July 1892.