A shortlist of top attractions in Delhi
The moat once provided protection is a popular tourism spot.
Red Fort also called Lal Quila is the popular landmark and the citadel of the erstwhile Mughal Empire. The views are architecturally thrilling, and evokes a high sense of Delhi's legendary past. ( See the exhaustive details of Red Fort and its environs )
Chandni Chowk today is a bustling bazar street, an unusual place as a tourism attraction. Originally this was the most elegant high street and royal thoroughfare leading direct from the citadel, the Red Fort. Today that role is taken over by the Raj Path. You can comer a series of attractions on Chandni Chowk from the Lal temple to Gurudwara Sisganj to the Fatehpuri Masjid.
Jama Masjid is the most spectacularly built mosque in India. Climbing up one of the minarets give a spectacular view the other Old Delhi.
Rajpath is the modern day cerimonial street of Delhi, the status Chandni Chowk held during the Mughal era. At the one end of Rajpath is the India Gate and the other end is the Rashtrapati Bhavan ( President's Palace). Between are a plethora of museums and other attractions, in general called as the Lutyens architecture.
National Museum located on the Rajpath, midway from India Gate to Rashtrapati Bhavan. Five millennia of India's heritage , culture, history and diversity is on display through the 200 thousand articatis in the museum.
Crafts Museum is one of its kind in the county. Artistic traditions from every corner of the county is on display here. You can even find village homes re-created with original materials.
Qutub Minar is one of the monuments in Delhi - a high architectural watermark left behind by the Slave Dynasty that ruled Delhi, even before the Mughals. The neighbourhood of Mehrauli has many tombs and historic attractions.
Lodhi Gardens makes an ideal picnic location in Delhi. Sprawling gardens dotted with monuments are the highlight of this less hectic zone of Delhi. Towards east end is the spectacular garden with Tomb of Humayun. Towards yeh west is the Safdarjung's Tomb.
Swaminarayan Temple also called the Akshardham Temple is modern day Hindu temple, and spiritual-cultural campus. The complex displays millennia of traditional and modern Hindu culture, spirituality, and architecture.
Bahai Temple also called the lotus temple is spectacular for its architecturally thrilling opening lotus form. The Baháʼí Faith is a relatively new religion teaching the essential worth of all religions and the unity of all people.
Old Fort in Delhi
Major Tourism attractions in Old Delhi & New Delhi
Notable for its flowerlike shape, this is a prominent attraction in Delhi. Like all Houses of Worship, the Lotus Temple is open to all, regardless of religion.
The architecture is done with two shades of sand sones.