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Agra · Uttar Pradesh
Taj Mahal
The world's most iconic marble monument to love, built by Emperor Shah Jahan in the 17th century.
Jaipur · Rajasthan
Hawa Mahal
The iconic "Palace of Winds" – a stunning pink-and-red sandstone structure with 953 tiny latticed windows.
New Delhi · Delhi
India Gate
A 42-metre war-memorial arch and beloved evening gathering place at the heart of New Delhi.
New Delhi · Delhi
Red Fort
Shah Jahan's vast 17th-century red-sandstone Mughal fort in Old Delhi — a UNESCO site and the stage for India's Independence Day address.
New Delhi · Delhi
Qutub Minar
The world's tallest brick minaret — a 72.5-metre, 12th-century fluted sandstone tower in Mehrauli, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
New Delhi · Delhi
Humayun's Tomb
India's first great Mughal garden-tomb — a 16th-century red-sandstone and marble mausoleum that was the architectural prototype for the Taj Mahal.
New Delhi · Delhi
Lotus Temple
Delhi's iconic white-marble lotus-shaped landmark — a 1986 architectural marvel of 27 petals, free to visit and one of the world's most-visited buildings.
New Delhi · Delhi
Lodhi Garden
Delhi's favourite green escape — a 90-acre landscaped park dotted with 15th-century tombs, free to enter and perfect for a morning walk.
New Delhi · Delhi
Jantar Mantar
An 18th-century open-air astronomical observatory of giant masonry instruments, built by Maharaja Jai Singh II beside Connaught Place.
New Delhi · Delhi
Chandni Chowk
Old Delhi's 17th-century market street — India's most famous vegetarian street-food lane and a maze of spice, textile, and jewellery bazaars.
New Delhi · Delhi
Connaught Place
New Delhi's grand colonial-era shopping and dining circle — Georgian colonnades, big-brand stores, street markets, and famous vegetarian restaurants.
New Delhi · Delhi
Akshardham Temple
Delhi's vast Swaminarayan Hindu temple complex — intricately carved pink sandstone, an evening water show, and a pure-vegetarian food court.
Mumbai · Maharashtra
Gateway of India
Iconic yellow basalt and limestone arch overlooking the Arabian Sea, symbolizing Mumbai's maritime history.
Agra · Uttar Pradesh
Agra Fort
A massive UNESCO-listed red sandstone fortress — the seat of Mughal power and Shah Jahan's final prison.
Agra · Uttar Pradesh
Sadar Bazar
Agra's vibrant evening market — petha shops, street food, leather goods, marble inlay, and the city's most authentic local atmosphere.
Agra · Uttar Pradesh
Kalakriti Cultural and Convention Center
Home of "Mohabbat-the-Taj" — a 90-minute live theatrical retelling of the Taj Mahal's love story through classical dance and music.
Agra · Uttar Pradesh
Keetham Lake (Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary)
A serene bird sanctuary and wetland reserve 20 km from Agra, home to 300+ bird species and the Wildlife SOS Bear Rescue Facility.
Agra · Uttar Pradesh
Kinari Bazaar
A heritage market lane in the old city — Agra's most vibrant lane for zari embroidery, wedding jewellery, and traditional craft textiles.
Agra · Uttar Pradesh
Agra Bear Rescue Facility (Wildlife SOS)
India's largest bear rescue centre — run by Wildlife SOS near Keetham Lake, rehabilitating Sloth Bears rescued from the illegal dancing-bear trade.
Agra · Uttar Pradesh
Elephant Conservation Center (Wildlife SOS)
Wildlife SOS's dedicated elephant rehabilitation centre near Agra — home to rescued elephants formerly used in tourism, logging, and street begging.
Agra · Uttar Pradesh
Paliwal Park
Agra's beloved green lung — a colonial-era landscaped park in the heart of the city, perfect for morning walks and a peaceful respite from the monument circuit.
Agra · Uttar Pradesh
Marble Inlay Workshops (Gokulpura)
Live marble inlay workshops in Gokulpura where descendants of Taj Mahal craftsmen demonstrate the same pietra dura techniques used in the monument 400 years ago.
Agra · Uttar Pradesh
Zardozi Embroidery Centers
Agra's centuries-old gold-thread embroidery ateliers — a craft with Mughal court origins, still practised by hereditary artisans in the old city.
Agra · Uttar Pradesh
Subhash Emporium
Agra's most-recommended verified marble handicraft showroom — the safe, anti-scam anchor for authentic pietra dura and marble inlay purchases.
New Delhi · Delhi
Sunder Nursery
Delhi's showcase heritage park — a 90-acre Mughal-era garden of restored tombs, lily pools and rose beds beside Humayun's Tomb, perfect for a slow, green half-day.
New Delhi · Delhi
Purana Qila (Old Fort)
Delhi's oldest fort, raised on the legendary mound of Indraprastha — massive gateways, a moat with pedal-boats and an evening sound-and-light show.
New Delhi · Delhi
Laxminarayan Temple (Birla Mandir)
A landmark 1930s Nagara-style temple to Vishnu and Lakshmi west of Connaught Place — inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi and open to all, free to enter.
New Delhi · Delhi
Chhatarpur Temple
One of India's largest temple complexes — a sprawling white South-and-North-Indian shrine to Goddess Katyayani in South Delhi, near Qutub, free to enter.
New Delhi · Delhi
National Museum
India's premier museum on Janpath — 5,000 years of art and history from the Indus Valley's Dancing Girl to Chola bronzes and the sacred relics of the Buddha.
New Delhi · Delhi
Dilli Haat (INA)
A permanent open-air crafts bazaar opposite INA metro — handlooms and handicrafts from every Indian state, plus a food court of regional vegetarian specialities.
New Delhi · Delhi
National Zoological Park (Delhi Zoo)
Delhi's 176-acre zoo beside the Old Fort — Royal Bengal and white tigers, Asiatic lions, elephants and winter migratory birds, a favourite family day out.
New Delhi · Delhi
Sanjay Lake
East Delhi's favourite lake-and-park — a large man-made lake ringed by a green DDA park, popular for morning walks, paddle-boating and winter migratory birds. Free to enter.
New Delhi · Delhi
Garden of Five Senses
A 20-acre themed leisure garden near Saket — sculptures, murals, spice and herb beds, an amphitheatre and cafés, designed to delight all five senses.
Gurugram · Haryana
Sultanpur National Park
A compact wetland bird sanctuary near Gurugram — a winter magnet for hundreds of resident and migratory bird species, with watchtowers and an easy nature trail.
New Delhi · Delhi
Safdarjung's Tomb
The 'last flicker' of Mughal architecture — a grand 18th-century domed garden-tomb on Lodhi Road, quieter and calmer than its famous cousins.
New Delhi · Delhi
Kalkaji Mandir
An ancient, always-thronged Kali temple beside Nehru Place and the Lotus Temple — one of Delhi's most revered Shakti shrines, free to enter.
New Delhi · Delhi
ISKCON Temple (Sri Sri Radha Parthasarathi)
Delhi's grand Hare Krishna temple on Hare Krishna Hill, East of Kailash — striking modern architecture, a Vedic cultural centre and a pure-veg restaurant. Free to enter.
New Delhi · Delhi
Jhandewalan Hanuman Temple
The 108-foot Hanuman statue rising over central Delhi — one of the world's tallest Hanuman idols, visible from the metro, with a dramatic cave-like entrance. Free to enter.
New Delhi · Delhi
Nehru Park
A sprawling 80-acre park in the diplomatic enclave of Chanakyapuri — rolling lawns, jogging tracks and open-air concerts, a favourite for morning walks. Free to enter.
New Delhi · Delhi
Waste to Wonder Park
A theme park of the Seven Wonders of the World built entirely from scrap and industrial waste — an Eiffel Tower, Taj Mahal and Statue of Liberty near Sarai Kale Khan.
New Delhi · Delhi
National Rail Museum
India's railway heritage across 10 acres in Chanakyapuri — vintage steam locomotives, royal saloons, a toy-train ride and indoor galleries. A family favourite.
New Delhi · Delhi
Sarojini Nagar Market
Delhi's legendary budget-fashion bazaar — export-surplus clothes at throwaway prices, plus vegetarian street food. A bargain-hunter's rite of passage.
Gurugram · Haryana
Heritage Transport Museum
India's first interactive transport museum, near Gurugram — vintage cars, carriages, aircraft and railways across a beautifully designed multi-storey space with a veg café.
Gurugram · Haryana
Leisure Valley Park
Gurugram's central green space in Sector 29 — landscaped lawns, jogging tracks and a musical fountain, ringed by the city's biggest food-and-leisure hub. Free to enter.
New Delhi · Delhi
Shri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir
Delhi's oldest Jain temple — a striking red-sandstone shrine opposite the Red Fort, famous for its gilded upper halls and a charitable bird hospital next door. Free.
New Delhi · Delhi
Uttara Swami Malai Temple (Malai Mandir)
North India's grandest South-Indian Murugan temple — a granite hilltop shrine in R.K. Puram fusing Chola, Pallava and Pandya architecture. Free to enter.
New Delhi · Delhi
Yogmaya Temple
An ancient living temple beside the Qutub Minar — dedicated to the goddess Yogmaya, sister of Krishna, and often called Delhi's only surviving pre-Sultanate temple. Free.
New Delhi · Delhi
National Gallery of Modern Art
India's premier modern-art museum in a butterfly-shaped Lutyens palace by India Gate — 17,000+ works from Raja Ravi Varma to Amrita Sher-Gil. Closed Mondays.
New Delhi · Delhi
Gandhi Smriti
The house where Mahatma Gandhi spent his last 144 days and was assassinated in 1948 — now a moving national memorial and multimedia museum. Free; closed Mondays.
New Delhi · Delhi
National Crafts Museum
A living museum of Indian craft near Purana Qila — 33,000+ objects and master artisans at work, in a Charles Correa 'village street' of courtyards and mud huts. Closed Mondays.
New Delhi · Delhi
Nehru Planetarium
Delhi's favourite sky-theatre in the leafy Teen Murti grounds — dome shows on the stars and planets, plus a real Soyuz space capsule. A family science treat. Closed Mondays.
New Delhi · Delhi
Buddha Jayanti Park
A tranquil 80-acre garden on the Central Ridge honouring the Buddha's enlightenment — a gilded Buddha statue, a sacred Bodhi-tree sapling and forest walking paths. Free.
New Delhi · Delhi
Lajpat Nagar Central Market
One of Delhi's most iconic mid-range bazaars — ethnic wear, fabrics and home goods at bargain prices, roadside mehndi artists and lively vegetarian street food. Closed Mondays.
New Delhi · Delhi
Khan Market
Delhi's most upscale shopping-and-dining enclave — independent bookshops, designer boutiques and celebrated veg-friendly cafés near India Gate. Closed Sundays.
New Delhi · Delhi
Raj Ghat
The national memorial to Mahatma Gandhi — a simple black marble platform with an eternal flame, set in tranquil riverside gardens near the Red Fort. Free.
New Delhi · Delhi
National War Memorial
India's memorial to soldiers fallen since Independence — an eternal flame beneath a granite obelisk, ringed by walls bearing 25,900+ names, beside India Gate. Free.
New Delhi · Delhi
Rashtrapati Bhavan
The President of India's majestic Lutyens residence on Raisina Hill — 340 rooms under a great copper dome, with the seasonal Amrit Udyan gardens. Pre-registration required.
New Delhi · Delhi
Gauri Shankar Temple
Old Delhi's revered Shiva temple beside the Jain Lal Mandir — an ancient brown-stone lingam ringed by silver serpents, built by a Maratha soldier in 1761. Free.
New Delhi · Delhi
Prachin Hanuman Mandir
An ancient Hanuman temple at Connaught Place, famed for a non-stop Ram-naam chant running since 1964 (a Guinness record) and a rare crescent-moon spire. Free.
New Delhi · Delhi
Shankar's International Dolls Museum
One of Asia's largest doll museums — 6,000+ costume dolls from about 85 countries in backlit cases, a charming family outing near ITO. Closed Mondays.
New Delhi · Delhi
National Science Centre
One of Asia's largest interactive science museums near Pragati Maidan — hands-on galleries on biology, earth, technology and 'Fun Science' for all ages. Open daily.
New Delhi · Delhi
Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum
The Safdarjung Road home where PM Indira Gandhi lived and was assassinated in 1984 — now a memorial museum with a crystal path marking where she fell. Free; closed Mondays.
New Delhi · Delhi
Japanese Park
Rohini's huge, much-loved park (Swarn Jayanti Park) — a big boating lake, a musical fountain and themed gardens, a favourite family day out in North West Delhi. Free.
New Delhi · Delhi
Janpath Market
Delhi's favourite budget street bazaar beside Connaught Place — boho clothing, embroidered juttis and silver, plus a decades-old Tibetan Market of curios. Free.
New Delhi · Delhi
Karol Bagh Market
Delhi's great all-in-one bazaar — the pedestrian Ajmal Khan Road for fashion and bridal wear, Bank Street for gold, Gaffar Market for electronics, and iconic veg street food. Closed Mondays.
New Delhi · Delhi
Sulabh International Museum of Toilets
One of the world's most unusual museums — 5,000 years of the history of toilets and sanitation, told with wit and purpose in West Delhi. Free.
New Delhi · Delhi
Indian Air Force Museum
The Indian Air Force's heritage museum at Palam — 30+ vintage and modern aircraft indoors and out, from a Spitfire to the MiG-21. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
Noida · Uttar Pradesh
Botanic Garden of Indian Republic
A 165-acre national botanical garden beside the Botanical Garden metro — themed plant sections, a glasshouse, a cactus house and a lake, run by the Botanical Survey of India. Closed Sundays.
Faridabad · Haryana
Badkhal Lake
A once-beloved Aravalli lake near Faridabad — dried up for over a decade and now revived with treated water, boating and a musical fountain. Small charge.
Faridabad · Haryana
Raja Nahar Singh Palace
A restored 18th-century sandstone Jat palace at Ballabgarh — home of Raja Nahar Singh, a martyr of 1857 — reachable right at the Violet Line metro terminus. Nominal entry.
New Delhi · Delhi
Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya (Prime Ministers' Museum)
India's museum of all its Prime Ministers, on the leafy Teen Murti campus — immersive, high-tech galleries tracing the nation since 1947. Closed Mondays.
New Delhi · Delhi
New Delhi Kali Bari (Mandir Marg)
The heart of Bengali Delhi — a 1930s Kali temple beside Birla Mandir, home to one of the city's oldest Durga Pujas and a Kalighat-style sanctum. Free.
New Delhi · Delhi
Kalindi Kunj Park
A Mughal-style riverside garden on the Yamuna by the Okhla Barrage — symmetrical flower beds, tiered fountains lit after dark, and a favourite family evening spot. Small ticket.