Historic & Heritage
Toorji ka Jhalra Stepwell
A restored 18th-century stepwell in the middle of the old town, now surrounded by cafés and used by…
30 min
Free entry
Historic & Heritage
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Itmad-ud-Daulah's Tomb
The 'Baby Taj' — the first Mughal structure built entirely in white marble, and the design experiment…
1 hr
₹30
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Kuldhara Abandoned Village
A Paliwal Brahmin village emptied overnight in the 1820s according to local tradition, left as ruins on…
1 hr
₹20
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Panna Meena ka Kund
A symmetrical 16th-century stepwell near Amber with criss-crossing staircases on all four sides —…
30 min
Free entry
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Akbar's Tomb, Sikandra
Akbar designed his own mausoleum, and the result is a sandstone-and-marble hybrid in a deer park on the…
1 hr 15 min
₹35
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Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace
A two-storey teak palace of 1791, all carved pillars and painted arches, in the old city near the fort.
45 min
₹20
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Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam
A vast square temple tank fed by the Vaigai, with a central island pavilion and a float festival in…
45 min
Free entry
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Ramnagar Fort
The Maharaja of Banaras's 18th-century riverside fort across the Ganga, with a gloriously eccentric…
1 hr 30 min
₹50