Things to do in Mumbai
Mumbai's best attractions, beaches, markets, museums and parks, with opening hours, entry fees, how to get there and tips from people who know the city.
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Heritage & Landmarks · Beaches & Waterfronts · Markets & Shopping · Art & Culture · Parks & Nature · Temples & Shrines · Family & Kids
Heritage & Landmarks
Bandra–Worli Sea Link
The 5.6 km cable-stayed bridge that became modern Mumbai's postcard
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)
A working railway station that is also a UNESCO World Heritage masterpiece
Elephanta Caves
UNESCO-listed rock-cut Shiva temples on an island an hour's ferry from the Gateway
Flora Fountain (Hutatma Chowk)
The 1864 fountain at the crossroads of the Fort's grandest Victorian streets
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Gateway of India
Mumbai's most famous monument, facing the Arabian Sea at Apollo Bunder
Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat
The world's largest open-air laundry, unchanged since 1890
Mani Bhavan Gandhi Museum
The house from which Mahatma Gandhi ran the independence movement in Mumbai, 1917–1934
Beaches & Waterfronts
Bandstand Promenade
Bandra's seafront walk, from Shah Rukh Khan's gate to a Portuguese fort
Girgaon Chowpatty
The beach at the end of Marine Drive: bhelpuri, balloon-sellers and Ganesh immersions
Juhu Beach
Mumbai's people's beach: chaat stalls, horse rides and Bollywood sunsets
Marine Drive
The Queen's Necklace: a 3.6 km sweep of sea wall, Art Deco and sunset
Worli Sea Face
A long seafront promenade with the closest views of the sea link and Worli's fishing village
Markets & Shopping
Chor Bazaar
Mumbai's 150-year-old 'thieves' market' of antiques, brass and Bollywood posters
Colaba Causeway
The classic Mumbai street-shopping strip, from Regal Cinema to the Gateway
Crawford Market (Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Mandai)
A Victorian produce market with friezes by Rudyard Kipling's father
Art & Culture
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
Mumbai's grand museum: Indus Valley seals to Mughal miniatures under an Indo-Saracenic dome
Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum
Mumbai's oldest museum: a restored Victorian jewel box of the city's own history
Jehangir Art Gallery
Mumbai's best-known public art gallery: free, ever-changing, and the heart of Kala Ghoda
Kala Ghoda Art District
The crescent of galleries, cafés and heritage streets that hosts Mumbai's biggest arts festival
Parks & Nature
Hanging Gardens & Kamala Nehru Park
Terraced gardens on Malabar Hill with the classic view over Marine Drive
Powai Lake
An 1890s reservoir turned lakeside promenade, with crocodiles and a skyline backdrop
Sanjay Gandhi National Park & Kanheri Caves
A 100 sq km forest with leopards and 2,000-year-old Buddhist caves: inside the city limits
Temples & Shrines
Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount (Mount Mary)
The hilltop church above Bandra that hosts the city's biggest fair every September
Global Vipassana Pagoda
A golden 96-metre pagoda holding the world's largest pillarless stone dome
Haji Ali Dargah
A 15th-century shrine on an islet, reached by a causeway that vanishes at high tide
Shree Siddhivinayak Temple
The city's most visited Ganesh temple, where film stars and millworkers queue side by side
Family & Kids
Nehru Science Centre
India's largest interactive science museum, with a park of hands-on exhibits