Top Tourist Attraction Places in Delhi

With more then 66 tourist place Dehli is one of the most populature destination in India, Delhi is ranked as 28th most visited city in the world by Euromonitor International. The city has three UNESCO World Heritage Sites Red Fort, Qutb Complex, Humayun's Tomb, with UNESCO sites Delhi has various places like India Gate, Jama Masjid,  Akshardham, Lotus Temple, Laxminarayan Temple, Lal Mandir and Gurudwara Bangla Sahib.

Air : Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Rail : New Delhi Railway Station.

Top Places to Visit :

• Red Fort
• India Gate
• Rashtrapati Bhawan
• Qutub Minar
• Jantar Mantar
• Humayun’s Tomb
• Akshardham Temple
• Chattarpur Temple
• ISKCON Temple
• Lotus Temple
• Jama Masjid
• Purana Quila
• Bangla Sahib Gurudwara
• Raj Ghat
• Hauz Khas Fort
• National Rail Museum

Red Fort

 

A UNESCO World Heritage Site build by Mughal Empire  Shah Jahan  in the year 1638 is now owned by Government of India. Red Ford is made with red sandstone by  Mughal architecture and now it is  famous tourist places in Delhi. Some of the places which you must visit in Red Fort are Lahori Gate,Chhatta Chowk,Delhi Gate, Naubat Khana, Diwan-i-Aam, Nahr-i-Bihisht, Mumtaz Mahal, Rang Mahal. For visiting Red Fort the month of

October to March is the best, it is opened from morning 9 am to evening 4:30 pm.

Location : Netaji Subhash Marg, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi, Delhi 110006

Visiting hours: 9 AM to 4:30 PM (*Closed on Mondays)
Best time to Visit : October to March
Airport : 20 km Away
Nearest Metro Station: Chandni Chowk

Places to visit inside Red Fort

• Lahori Gate
• Chhatta Chowk
• Delhi Gate
• Naubat Khana 
• Diwan-i-Aam 
• Nahr-i-Bihisht 
• Mumtaz Mahal 
• Rang Mahal 
• Khas Mahal 
• Diwan-i-Khas 
• Moti Masjid 
• Hira Mahal   

India Gate

42-meter tall historical structure designed by Edwin Lutyens, All India War Memorial which is also known as India Gate established on 10 February 1921 for  memorial of 70,000 soldiers of the British Indian Army who died in the First World War in France, Flanders, Mesopotamia, Persia, East Africa. India Gate is 14 Km away from Airport and its nearest Metro station is Central Secretariat and October to March is the best time to visit India Gate.

Location : Rajpath, India Gate, New Delhi, Delhi 110001

Visiting hours: Always open
When to Visit : October to March
Entry fee: Free
Airport : 14 Km away
Metro Station: Central Secretariat
Must visit: National Gallery of Modern Art

Rashtrapati Bhavan

Rashtrapati Bhavan is one of the best place to visit in Delhi at Night, it is the official residence of the President of India located at Rajpath in New Delhi, With area of 200,000 square feet Rashtrapati Bhavan has 340 rooms in four floors and Bhavam also has presidential gardens known as Mughal Gardens and also a Museum for visitors. Rashtrapati Bhavan is 12 Km away from Airport and Central Secretariat is the nearest metro station of Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Location : Rashtrapati Bhawan, President's Estate, New Delhi, Delhi 110004
Visiting hours:  9:00 am to late evening (Login to Rashtrapati Bhawan website  for  inside visit)
Airport: 12 Km away.
Metro Station: Central Secretariat
Must visit: Defence Headquarters and Parliament House.

Things to do and visit in and near Rashtrapati Bhavan

• National Museum
• Relics of Buddha at National Museum
• Rajpath
• Election Museum
• Vigyan Bhavan
• Delhi Photo Tour

Qutub Minar

Qutub Minar("victory tower") is a 73 metres  Qutb complex is  a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Mehrauli, Delhi, India. It  was build by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, it is a red stone tower heritage site which is one of the popular site in Delhi. Qutub Minar is open from Sunrise until sunset and entery fee is Free for children under 15. 

Entry fee:  Indians : INR 10, Foreigners: INR 250, Free for children under 15.

Location : Seth Sarai, Mehrauli, New Delhi, Delhi 110030 

Metro Station (Nearest): Qutub Minar 

Airport: 36 min (13.8 km) 

Places to Visit near Qutub Minar

• Tomb of Adham Khan  
• Hauz-i-Shamsi 
• Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb 
• Tomb of Balban  
• Dargah of Hazrat Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki 
• Zafar Mahal 
• Jahaz Mahal