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Fort Area

The magnificent Gothic Victorian buildings in the Fort area highlight the power and wealth of the British Empire at its might and are reminiscent of many of the great public buildings in London or Glasgow. The Victoria Terminus (known as CST), was opened...  see full details

Colaba

The southernmost peninsula, known as Colaba, is where most travellers gravitate to as it has a good range of hotels and restaurants and two of the city's best landmarks, the Gateway to India and the Taj Mahal Hotel. The Gateway to India was...  see full details

Marine Drive

Built in the 1920s, Marine Drive runs along the shoreline of the Arabian Sea from Nariman Point to the foot of Malabar Hill. It is Mumbai’s most famous thoroughfare and a favourite spot for watching the sunset. Lined on the landward side by...  see full details

Crawford Market

The colourful indoor Crawford Market (Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Market) is where locals of central Mumbai go shopping for their fruit, vegetables and (for the brave) meat. Rudyard Kipling was born just south of the market in 1865 and an ornate fountain designed by his...  see full details

Haji Ali Dargah

The Haji Ali Dargah is both a mosque and tomb located in south-western Mumbai on an islet off the coast of Worli. The dargah (tomb) was built in memory of Muslim preacher, Syed Peer Haji Ali Shah Bukhari in 1431, who was inspired...  see full details

Nehru Centre

The exciting Nehru centre, which looks like a UFO, features a planetarium, an art gallery, a culture wing and a discovery centre which features 14 galleries highlighting human sciences and the evolution of man. The Discovery of India building, which looks like a honeycomb,...  see full details

Prince of Wales Museum

The Prince of Wales Museum, now known as the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya was founded in the early 20th century to commemorate the visit of the then Prince of Wales. The museum houses over 50,000 exhibits of ancient Indian history as well...  see full details

Mani Bhavan Ghandi Museum

The former home of Mahatma Gandhi, the Mani Bhavan Ghandi Museum is a Gujarati-style house featuring three floors for visitors to explore. The museum houses a library full of Gandhi-related works, photographs, posters and even Gandhi's old charkha (spinning wheel). ...  see full details

Dhobi Ghat

Known as the world's largest Laundromat, the Dhobi Ghat is a scene many travellers might have already seen in movies. Every day, thousands of 'dhobis' collect dirty laundry and descend upon the concrete washing areas, all fitted with their own flogging stones, to wash...  see full details