Little known places to visit in Delhi

Delhi is a hugely popular tourist destination. And the number of places to visit in Delhi is many and well known. However, Delhi has numerous lesser known destinations that are equally enticing.

Such as the ISKCON Temple - one of the largest Krishna temples in India. Thousands of devotees, both Indian and foreigners throng to the temple during Janmashtmi, the birth day of Lord Krishna. And even on other days, the place situated on a slight elevation, radiates peace and divinity.

The Lodhi Garden is also a beautiful place to visit. Tourists generally visit only the monuments adjacent to it, but the gardens themselves are worth visit. The Safdarjung Tomb is a garden tomb with a marble mausoleum of Safdarjung and well maintained gardens. For those who love exploring historical places, the Purana Qila is worth a visit. The Hauz Khas Village is an art and culture connoisseurs delight. The National Gallery of Modern Art is one of the best Delhi places to visit for an art lover, or maybe the Crafts Museum, that houses excellent traditional embroidery, weaving, carving and pottery.

The National Rail Museum is a favorite place for kids to places to visit in Delhi. It includes a toy train ride around a 10 acre track. The museum houses several very old railway coaches and different type of engines showcasing the history of Indian Railway. For the religious minded, a visit to the Hanuman temple is a must. And while you are on the spiritual tour, don’t miss the Kalka Ji and Chattarpur temples. The Nizamuddin Dargah is another popular religious and spiritual place.

There are many more such gems just waiting to be discovered in Delhi.

Discover unending delights in Delhi

What is Delhi all about – even a hard core Delhiite would find it hard to describe in a few words. It is India’s biggest metro, a cultural hub, a history buff’s dream, a cosmopolitan potpourri, a place to see, be seen. There are so many facets to Delhi, that there is something for every kind of tourist here.

There are a plethora of places to visit in Delhi. One could start with the India Gate and work your way to the Lodhi tombs and Gardens, the Jantar Mantar, red fort, Kutub Minar, Purana Qila, parliament house…and that would be a good start. There are numerous art galleries and museums for art lovers, at least a half a dozen big markets for the shopper, numerous temples, mosques, places of worship of every religion, parks, zoo, amusement parks, theatres – think of anything that you like to see, and you will find it in Delhi.

Just step out of Delhi, and you have a whole new world of places to see in Delhi; within a 100-250 km radius, you could see the world famous Taj Mahal, tiger reserves and hill stations.

One could spend a whole week here just to soak in the ambiance. Every part of Delhi would have something different to offer, be it the high grounds of posh south Delhi, the older and more traditional old Delhi, with its narrow but charming streets and bylanes, the newer localities of Noida and Gurgaon that can give any large city in the world something to compete, with its glitzy highrises and malls.

It’s all here in Delhi.