Slow Travel
8 destinations
Places to Explore
Agra · Uttar Pradesh
Taj Mahal
The world's most iconic marble monument to love, built by Emperor Shah Jahan in the 17th century.
Agra · Uttar Pradesh
Fatehpur Sikri
Akbar's abandoned "City of Victory" — a UNESCO World Heritage ghost capital 40 km from Agra, frozen at 1585.
Agra · Uttar Pradesh
Akbar's Tomb (Sikandra)
Emperor Akbar's mausoleum at Sikandra — a unique five-storey blend of Hindu, Indo-Islamic, Buddhist, and Jain architectural styles.
Agra · Uttar Pradesh
Chini Ka Rauza
A rare Persian-style glazed tile mausoleum on the Yamuna east bank — Agra's most beautifully obscure architectural gem.
Agra · Uttar Pradesh
Mariam's Tomb
Mariam-uz-Zamani's mausoleum at Sikandra — Akbar's queen and Jahangir's mother, with gilded frescos and intricate carvings.
Agra · Uttar Pradesh
Ram Bagh (Aram Bagh)
The oldest Mughal garden in India, laid out by Emperor Babur in 1528 on the Yamuna riverbank — a peaceful char-bagh just 4 km from the Taj.
Agra · Uttar Pradesh
Jaswant Singh ki Chhatri
A rare Hindu cenotaph built during the Mughal era — an elegant example of how Rajput architectural tradition coexisted with Mughal rule in 17th-century Agra.
New Delhi · Delhi
Mehrauli Archaeological Park
A 200-acre open-air museum of ruins beside the Qutub — a Lodhi-era stepwell, Balban's tomb, colonial follies and a thousand years of Delhi's history in one green sprawl. Free.