Sunset points, ropeways, skywalks and the best photo spots in town.
26 places
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At 828 metres the tallest building in the world, with observation decks on levels 124, 125 and 148.
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The 2,590 m viewpoint where, on a clear morning, the first light hits Kanchenjunga and — very…
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Cantilevered shore-operated nets introduced by traders from the court of Kublai Khan, still lowered by…
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Three kilometres of curved seafront promenade backed by art deco apartment blocks, ending at the city's…
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The highest point in the ruins, with a 360-degree view over the boulder field, the river and the temple…
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A 705-metre cantilever bridge built without a single nut or bolt, carrying over 100,000 vehicles a day…
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The observation deck on top of the three-tower hotel, 200 metres up, looking down on the bay and the…
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Claimed as the world's highest tea estate at 2,100 m, reached by a punishing jeep track, with a sunrise…
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The iron suspension bridge that defines Rishikesh, with the Tera Manzil temple at one end and the…
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The ridge fort above the city, built as a retreat and now the best place in Jaipur to watch the sun go…
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A white Japanese-built peace pagoda on a ridge above Leh, reached by 500 steps or a road, with the best…
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A 1,478 m hill an hour north with a Tipu Sultan-era fort, a Chola temple and a famous cloud-sea sunrise.
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The stepped ghat on the western shore that gives the postcard view of the City Palace and Lake Palace —…
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A ridge village at 2,100 m on the valley rim, with a Himalayan panorama that can reach Everest on the…
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A hilltop palace inside a wildlife sanctuary, built to watch the monsoon clouds and now the best sunset…
A canal city of towers with a beachfront promenade at The Walk, plus dhow dinner cruises and a zipline…
A gold chedi on an artificial hill, reached by 344 spiralling steps, with a 360-degree view over the…
A Mughal garden directly across the Yamuna from the Taj Mahal, and the best place in the city to watch…
A restored 1841 Palladian portico on the riverfront with boat rides, the Vidyasagar Setu behind and the…
The highest point on the Munnar–Kodaikanal road at 1,700 m, looking down into the Theni plains of Tamil…
The spiral where the toy train turns through 360 degrees to lose height, wrapped around a Gorkha war…
The suburban seafront promenades where Mumbai jogs, courts and gawks at film stars' houses.
A ruined hilltop fort above Vagator with the best sunset panorama in north Goa, made famous by a…
A sandstone palace sitting in the middle of Man Sagar lake, four storeys of which are underwater —…