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15 Best Landmarks in India
If landmarks are your reason to travel, this is India sorted for you.
Ranked by traveler review volume across 2344 tracked places in India. Updated 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 →City Palace, Jaipur
Landmark · JaipurThe City Palace in Jaipur is a magnificent complex that served as the seat of the Jaipur royal family.
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 →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 →Sheesh Mahal
Landmark · JaipurThe Sheesh Mahal, the Hall of Mirrors, is the dazzling jewel of Amber Fort near Jaipur, and one of the most beautiful interiors in all of Rajasthan.
Read our full guide →Sabarmati Riverfront
Landmark · AhmedabadFree entryThe Sabarmati Riverfront is Ahmedabad's modern, landscaped promenade along both banks of the Sabarmati River, an ambitious urban-renewal project that transformed the river's edge into a wide…
Read our full guide →Chowmahalla Palace
Landmark · HyderabadChowmahalla Palace was the seat of the Nizams of Hyderabad, the fabulously wealthy rulers of the princely state, and remains a stunning showcase of their opulence.
Read our full guide →Chota Imambara
Landmark · LucknowChota Imambara, also called the Palace of Lights, is a stunning Shia Muslim shrine built in the 19th century.
Read our full guide →Bara Imambara
Landmark · LucknowThe Bara Imambara is the grand architectural centrepiece of Lucknow, a vast and ingenious 18th-century complex built by the Nawab of Awadh, famous above all for its astonishing central hall and its labyrinth.
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Good to know
What is the best-known of the landmarks 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 landmarks is worth going out of your way for?
Qutub Minar in New Delhi rates highest at 4.5 out of 5 across 13,458 reviews. Smaller crowds than the headline entry usually explain the gap.
Which city in India has the most landmarks?
Jaipur, with 5 on this list, ahead of New Delhi on 2. The list spans 7 cities in total, capped at three per city so one big city cannot crowd out the rest of the country.
Are any of these landmarks free to visit?
Yes, 5: 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 landmarks 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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