Ranked by how much each place adds to a visit, with realistic visiting times, opening hours and ticket prices.
12 places · showing 1–12
1
Shah Jahan's walled Mughal citadel in red sandstone, the seat of empire until 1857 and the backdrop to India's Independence Day address.
2
A 73-metre victory tower begun in 1193, surrounded by the ruins of India's earliest mosque complex and a 1,600-year-old iron pillar that…
3
The first great Mughal garden tomb, and the design that the Taj Mahal descends from — quieter, cheaper and often more atmospheric than…
4
The 17th-century main street of Shahjahanabad, now a lattice of wholesale lanes selling everything from wedding silk to parathas fried in…
5
An enormous modern Hindu temple complex in carved sandstone and marble, built without structural steel and finished in 2005.
6
India's largest mosque, built by Shah Jahan, with a courtyard for 25,000 and a minaret you can climb for the best view over Old Delhi.
7
A 42-metre war memorial arch at the end of the ceremonial avenue, best seen after dark when the whole stretch is floodlit and full of…
8
A Bahá'í house of worship shaped like a 27-petal lotus, open to every faith and silent inside by rule.
9
A working Sikh shrine with a gold dome and a large tank, where the free community kitchen serves tens of thousands of meals a day to…
10
Ninety acres of lawns and jogging paths built around 15th-century Sayyid and Lodhi tombs — the most pleasant free hour in central Delhi.
11
An open-air crafts market where artisans from every state rotate through fixed stalls, with a food court that lets you eat your way…
12
The country's principal collection: Harappan seals, Chola bronzes, Mughal miniatures and the Buddha relics, in one building on Janpath.