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20 Best Things to Do in India
From Amber Palace down: what real review volume says is worth your time in India.
Order reflects review volume from real travelers across 2344 tracked India places, capped at 3 per city. Refreshed monthly.
Amber Palace
Landmark · JaipurAmber Fort (Amer) sits on a ridge above a lake just outside Jaipur, a sprawling honey-and-rose sandstone palace complex that's one of the finest examples of Rajput architecture in India.
Read our full guide →Qutub Minar
Landmark · New DelhiThe Qutub Minar is a soaring 73-metre victory tower in Delhi, the tallest brick minaret in the world and the centrepiece of a UNESCO-listed complex of early Indo-Islamic architecture.
Read our full guide →Gateway of India
Landmark · MumbaiFree entryThe Gateway of India is Mumbai's defining landmark, a grand basalt archway on the waterfront of the Arabian Sea, built to commemorate a royal visit and, fittingly, the spot from which the last…
Read our full guide →India Gate
Landmark · New DelhiFree entryIndia Gate is New Delhi's great war memorial, a 42-metre sandstone arch at the eastern end of the grand Rajpath (now Kartavya Path) ceremonial avenue, inscribed with the names of tens of thousands of…
Read our full guide →Hawa Mahal
Landmark · JaipurHawa Mahal, or the Palace of Winds, is a striking five-story pink sandstone structure in Jaipur.
Read our full guide →Marine Drive
Landmark · MumbaiFree entryMarine Drive is Mumbai's great seafront boulevard, a graceful 3.6-km curve of promenade along the Arabian Sea, lined on its landward side by a parade of weathered Art Deco apartment buildings (among…
Read our full guide →Jantar Mantar
Landmark · JaipurJantar Mantar in Jaipur is an open-air collection of 19 astronomical instruments built by Maharaja Jai Singh II in the 1730s.
Read our full guide →Gurudwara Bangla Sahib
Religious site · New DelhiFree entryGurudwara Bangla Sahib is the most prominent Sikh house of worship in Delhi, a serene white-marble complex crowned by golden domes, centred on a large sacred pool (sarovar) whose still water mirrors the building.
Read our full guide →Shree Siddhivinayak
Religious site · MumbaiFree entryShree Siddhivinayak is Mumbai's most revered temple, dedicated to the elephant-headed god Ganesha (the remover of obstacles), and one of the most-visited and wealthiest temples in India.
Read our full guide →Charminar
Religious site · HyderabadFree entryThe Charminar is the soul of old Hyderabad, a magnificent 16th-century monument of four soaring 56-metre minarets framing grand arches, standing at the centre of the bustling old city.
Read our full guide →Marina Beach
Outdoor & fun · ChennaiMarina Beach is a 13-kilometer-long urban beach along the Bay of Bengal in Chennai, making it one of the longest in the world.
Read our full guide →Birla Mandir, Hyderabad
Religious site · HyderabadBirla Mandir in Hyderabad is a stunning Hindu temple built entirely of white marble, situated on a hilltop overlooking the city.
Read our full guide →Birla Mandir
Religious site · HyderabadFree entryBirla Mandir is a serene Hindu temple in Hyderabad, built entirely of dazzling white Rajasthani marble atop a rocky hill called Naubath Pahad, overlooking the city and the Hussain Sagar lake.
Read our full guide →Chaturshringi Temple
Religious site · PuneChaturshringi Temple is a Hindu temple on a hillside in Pune, Maharashtra. It stands 90 feet high and 125 feet wide, with more than 200 steps leading to the main shrine of Goddess Chattushringi.
Read our full guide →Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati Temple
Religious site · PuneThe Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati Temple is a Hindu temple in Pune, India, dedicated to the god Ganesha.
Read our full guide →Gandhi Ashram
Landmark · AhmedabadFree entryThe Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad was Mahatma Gandhi's home and headquarters for some of the most pivotal years of India's independence struggle (1917–1930), and it remains a deeply moving place of pilgrimage.
Read our full guide →UB City
Neighborhood · BengaluruUB City is Bengaluru's premier luxury destination, a sprawling complex that houses high-end brands like Louis Vuitton and Versace, along with gourmet restaurants and contemporary art spaces.
Read our full guide →Howrah Bridge
Landmark · KolkataThe Howrah Bridge, officially named Rabindra Setu, is a massive steel structure spanning the Hooghly River, connecting Kolkata with Howrah.
Read our full guide →Tirumala Temple
Religious site · TirupatiFree entryThe Sri Venkateswara Temple at Tirumala, near Tirupati, is one of the most visited and richest religious sites on Earth, a sacred Hindu temple atop the seven hills of Tirumala that draws tens of…
Read our full guide →Cubbon Park
Park & nature · BengaluruCubbon Park, officially named Sri Chamarajendra Park, is a lush 300-acre oasis in the center of Bengaluru.
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Good to know
What is the best-known of the places to visit in India?
Amber Palace in Jaipur is the most reviewed, with 18,616 traveler reviews and a 4.5 rating. That makes it the safe choice if you are only fitting in one.
Which of India's places to visit is worth going out of your way for?
Chaturshringi Temple in Pune rates highest at 4.7 out of 5 across 3,203 reviews. Smaller crowds than the headline entry usually explain the gap.
Which city in India has the most places to visit?
Jaipur, with 3 on this list, ahead of New Delhi on 3. The list spans 10 cities in total, capped at three per city so one big city cannot crowd out the rest of the country.
Are any of these places to visit free to visit?
Yes, 9: Gateway of India, India Gate, Marine Drive and others. That is based on each place's own visiting information, not an assumption about the category.
How is this list of places to visit ranked?
By how many travelers reviewed each place, filtered to those rated well enough to be worth your time, drawn from 2,344 tracked places in India. No one pays to appear on it, and the order is refreshed monthly as new reviews land.
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