Delhi, India
Top places to visit in Delhi
6 places worth your time in Delhi, with what each is actually like and when to go.
Last updated 2026-08-08
1. Red Fort
Photo: A.Savin · FAL · source
Shah Jahan's red sandstone fort of 1648, from whose ramparts the prime minister addresses the country each Independence Day.
- Where: Old Delhi
- Map: Open in Maps
- Best time: Morning; closed Mondays
2. Jama Masjid
Photo: Marcin Białek · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
India's largest mosque, also Shah Jahan's, with a courtyard for 25,000 and a minaret climb over Old Delhi.
- Where: Old Delhi
- Map: Open in Maps
- Tip: Closed to visitors during prayers. Modest dress required, and a camera fee applies.
3. Humayun's Tomb
Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim · GFDL 1.2 · source
The garden tomb that set the template the Taj Mahal later refined, in a restored charbagh.
- Where: Nizamuddin
- Map: Open in Maps
- Best time: Late afternoon light
4. Qutub Minar
Photo: A.Savin · FAL · source
A 73-metre twelfth-century victory tower beside an iron pillar that has resisted rust for 1,600 years.
5. Lodhi Gardens
Photo: Tarun Kumar Sambhariya · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Fifteenth-century tombs scattered through a large public park — the city's most pleasant place to walk.
6. Chandni Chowk
Photo: Felice Beato, ca. (1830 - 1904) · Public domain · source
The seventeenth-century market spine of Old Delhi: silver, spice, wedding cloth and the densest street food in the country.
- Map: Open in Maps
- Tip: A cycle rickshaw through the lanes is the sane way to cover it. Agree the fare before starting.
Watch outDrivers who insist your destination is 'closed' and offer an alternative emporium are working on commission.
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