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Best Attractions in Delhi (2026)

Delhi's essential sights are spread across the city, so it helps to plan them by area. Old Delhi holds the Red Fort and the Jama Masjid, a short walk apart and easily combined in one morning, ideally followed by lunch in the lanes around the mosque. In the centre, India Gate and Kartavya Path are most pleasant in the early morning or evening, while Gurudwara Bangla Sahib near Connaught Place can be visited at almost any time of day.

The great Mughal and pre-Mughal monuments lie to the south. Humayun's Tomb and Purana Qila sit close together, and Lodhi Garden makes a pleasant walk on the way to or from Khan Market. The Qutub Minar is further south in Mehrauli and deserves a morning of its own. The Lotus Temple and Swaminarayan Akshardham are best visited separately; Akshardham closes on Mondays and does not allow phones inside, so plan around that. Check current ticket prices and opening days before you set out, and remember that going early in the day means cooler temperatures and smaller crowds, especially between April and June.

10 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 attractions in Delhi

  1. Red Fort Mughal fort and palace complex, Old DelhiShah Jahan's red sandstone citadel, completed in 1648, with audience halls, palace pavilions, gardens and several museums inside a UNESCO-listed complex in Old Delhi.
  2. Qutub Minar Medieval minaret and monument complex, MehrauliA 72.5-metre sandstone minaret begun in 1199, standing in a UNESCO-listed complex in Mehrauli with the Iron Pillar and the ruins of Delhi's earliest mosque.
  3. Humayun’s Tomb Mughal garden tomb, Nizamuddin EastThe 16th-century garden tomb of the emperor Humayun, a UNESCO World Heritage Site whose red sandstone and marble design set the pattern later followed by the Taj Mahal.

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1. Red Fort

Mughal fort and palace complexOld Delhi

Shah Jahan's red sandstone citadel, completed in 1648, with audience halls, palace pavilions, gardens and several museums inside a UNESCO-listed complex in Old Delhi.

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2. Qutub Minar

Medieval minaret and monument complexMehrauli

A 72.5-metre sandstone minaret begun in 1199, standing in a UNESCO-listed complex in Mehrauli with the Iron Pillar and the ruins of Delhi's earliest mosque.

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3. Humayun’s Tomb

Mughal garden tombNizamuddin East

The 16th-century garden tomb of the emperor Humayun, a UNESCO World Heritage Site whose red sandstone and marble design set the pattern later followed by the Taj Mahal.

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4. India Gate

War memorialKartavya Path

Lutyens' 42-metre memorial arch on Kartavya Path, inaugurated in 1931 to honour Indian soldiers who died between 1914 and 1921, surrounded by wide public lawns.

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5. Jama Masjid

Mughal mosqueOld Delhi

Shah Jahan's great congregational mosque in Old Delhi, completed in 1656, with a courtyard for 25,000 worshippers, three gateways and two 41-metre minarets.

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6. Lotus Temple

Bahá'í House of WorshipKalkaji

The Bahá'í House of Worship in Kalkaji, opened in 1987, whose 27 marble-clad petals form a lotus and whose prayer hall is open to people of every faith.

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8. Purana Qila

16th-century fortPragati Maidan

Delhi's 16th-century 'Old Fort', linked to Humayun and Sher Shah Suri, with a fine early mosque, the Sher Mandal tower and excavations reaching back to around 1000 BC.

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9. Lodhi Garden

Historic park with 15th-century tombsLodhi Road

A 90-acre park on Lodhi Road where 15th-century tombs of the Sayyid and Lodi rulers stand among lawns and walking paths, close to Khan Market.

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