Mani Bhavan museum

Lonely Planet review

As poignant as it is tiny, the Mani Bhavan museum is housed in the building in which Mahatma Gandhi stayed during his visits to Bombay from 1917 to 1934. Dedicated to this amazingly insightful leader, the museum showcases the simple room where Gandhi formulated his philosophy of satyagraha (truth, nonviolence and self sacrifice) and launched the 1932 civil disobedience campaign that led to the end of British rule.

There are rooms showcasing a photographic record of Ghandiji's life, along with dioramas and original documents such as letters he wrote to Adolf Hitler and Franklin D Roosevelt. Nearby August Kranti Maidan, is where the campaign to persuade the British to 'Quit India' was launched in 1942.