Must-see attractions in Mumbai (Bombay)

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    Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Mumbai’s most famous landmark, this stunning hotel is a fairy-tale blend of Islamic and Renaissance styles, and India’s second-most-photographed monument…

  • Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Imposing, exuberant and overflowing with people, this monumental train station is the city’s most extravagant Gothic building and an aphorism of colonial…

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    Elephanta Island

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Northeast of the Gateway of India in Mumbai Harbour, the rock-cut temples on Gharapuri, better known as Elephanta Island, are a Unesco World Heritage Site…

  • Dr Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    This gorgeous museum, built in Renaissance revival style in 1872 as the Victoria & Albert Museum, contains 3500-plus objects centring on Mumbai’s history …

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    Iskcon Temple

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Iskcon Juhu plays a key part in the Hare Krishna story, as founder AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada spent extended periods here (you can visit his modest…

  • Sassoon Docks

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    No sense is left unaffected at Mumbai's incredibly atmospheric fishing docks, dating to 1875, the oldest and largest wholesale fish market in Mumbai. A…

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    Gateway of India

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    This bold basalt arch of colonial triumph faces out to Mumbai Harbour from the tip of Apollo Bunder. Incorporating Islamic styles of 16th-century Gujarat,…

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    Global Vipassana Pagoda

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Rising up like a mirage from polluted Gorai Creek is this breathtaking, golden 96m-high stupa modelled on Myanmar’s Shwedagon Pagoda. Its dome, which…

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    High Court

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    A hive of daily activity, packed with judges, barristers and other cogs in the Indian justice system, the newly Unesco-recognised High Court is an elegant…

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    Haji Ali Dargah

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Floating like a sacred mirage off the coast, this Indo-Islamic shrine located on an offshore inlet is a striking sight. Built in the 19th century, it…

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    Marine Dr

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Built on reclaimed land in 1920 and a part of Mumbai's recently crowned Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles Unesco World Heritage Site, Marine Dr arcs…

  • Khotachiwadi

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    This storied wadi (hamlet), a heritage village nearly 180 years old, is clinging onto Mumbai life as it was before high-rises. A Christian enclave of…

  • Kanheri Caves

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    The 109 Kanheri Caves lining the side of a rocky ravine 6km from the northern entrance of Sanjay Gandhi National Park are a big draw. The caves comprise…

  • Nehru Centre

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    The Nehru Centre is a cultural complex that includes a planetarium, theatre, gallery and an interesting history exhibition, Discovery of India. The…

  • DAG

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    This top gallery is spread over three floors of a beautifully restored cream-coloured colonial-era structure. Its quarterly-changing exhibitions are…

  • Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    This 140-year-old dhobi ghat (place where clothes are washed) is Mumbai’s biggest human-powered washing machine: every day hundreds of people beat the…

  • Esselworld

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    This Gorai Island amusement park is well maintained and has lots of rides, slides and shade. Ferries leave every 15 minutes (₹50) from Borivali jetty at…

  • Volte

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    A cutting-edge space showcasing some of India's most exciting contemporary artists.

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    Sanjay Gandhi National Park

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    It’s hard to believe that within 1½ hours of the teeming metropolis you can be surrounded by this 104-sq-km protected tropical forest. Here, bright flora,…

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    Banganga Tank

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Mumbai's most exclusive neighbourhood, Malabar Hill, at the northern end of Back Bay, surprisingly hides Mumbai’s most sacred oasis. Concealed between…

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    Girgaum Chowpatty

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    This city beach is a favourite evening spot for courting couples, families, political rallies and anyone out to enjoy what passes for fresh air. Evening…

  • Wall Project

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    The Wall Project started as an initiative by artists to add colour to a suburban street in Bandra, and has introduced vibrant public art, murals and…

  • Karnala Bird Sanctuary

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    One of the few nature sanctuaries within day-trip reach of Mumbai's city limits, this small (12 sq km) but important forest-birding destination sits 63km…

  • Kwan Kuang Temple

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Located on one of Mumbai's seven islands, Mazgaon, the Kwan Kuang Temple is a monument to the city's once-strong Chinese community, most of whom were…

  • Nipponzan Myohoji Temple

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Built in 1956, Nipponzan Myohoji stands as a symbol of peace and brotherhood amid the chaos of a busy Worli street. While the inner sanctum houses a…

  • University of Mumbai

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Looking like a 15th-century French-Gothic mansion plopped incongruously among Mumbai’s palm trees, this structure was designed by Gilbert Scott of London…

  • Gilbert Hill

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Smack dab among the residential apartment blocks of Andheri (W) sits this 61m-tall black basalt mountain that resembles a chocolate molten cake …

  • Art Musings

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    One of the first galleries to open in culturally vibrant Colaba, Art Musings is an impressive art gallery. Founded in 1999, its has a small roster of…

  • Rajabai Clock Tower

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    On the Fort campus of the University of Mumbai is this 84m-high Venetian/Gothic monument, inspired by London's Big Ben. Completed in 1878, it was designed…

  • Juhu Beach

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    This sprawling suburban beach draws legions of Indian families and courting couples frolicking in the Arabian Sea for 6km all the way to Versova. As far…

  • St Thomas’ Cathedral

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    This charming cathedral, begun in 1672 and finished in 1718, is the oldest British-era building standing in Mumbai and the city's first Anglican church:…

  • Shree Mahalaxmi Temple

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    It’s only fitting that in money-mad Mumbai one of the busiest and most colourful temples is dedicated to Mahalaxmi, the goddess of wealth. Perched on a…

  • Dadar Flower Market

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Mumbai's largest wholesale flower market, Dadar Flower Market is a colourful cornucopia of multi-hued marigolds, red roses, and pink and purple asters,…

  • Kidzania

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Kidzania is predictably one of Mumbai's kid-tastic attractions, an educational activity centre where kids can learn all about piloting a plane, fighting…

  • Eros

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    To experience Bollywood blockbusters in situ, the Eros cinema is the place, but it was shuttered indefinitely in 2017 by the collector’s office over…

  • Babu Amichand Panalal Adishwarji Jain Temple

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    This temple is renowned among Jains for its beauty – given how beautiful Jain temples are, that’s saying a lot. Check out the paintings and especially the…

  • Water Kingdom

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Little tykes with energy to burn will love this Gorai Island amusement park and its rides and slides – Asia's largest theme water park. It’s a ₹50 ferry…

  • Chemould Prescott Road

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    One of Mumbai's oldest established art galleries, founded in 1963. It's always a safe bet for diving into India's contemporary art scene.

  • Jehangir Art Gallery

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Renovated in recent years, this excellent gallery hosts exhibitions across several galleries of all types of visual arts by Mumbaikar, national and…