Mumbai Travel Guide
Facts and practical information
Mumbai, the bustling metropolis of Maharashtra, beckons travelers with its dynamic culture, historic landmarks, and culinary delights. As the financial, commercial, and entertainment capital of India, Mumbai is a city that never sleeps, offering a vibrant urban experience set against the backdrop of the Arabian Sea.
The city’s iconic Gateway of India, a colossal archway overlooking the harbor, welcomes visitors with grandeur and is a testament to Mumbai's colonial past. A short boat ride from here takes you to the world-famous Elephanta Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage site with rock-cut temples dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.
In the heart of Mumbai, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, formerly known as Victoria Terminus, is an architectural marvel that combines Gothic Revival and Indian palace architectures. This historic railway station is not only a pivotal transportation hub but also a symbol of the city's colonial heritage.
Mumbai's cultural tapestry is rich and diverse, with the annual Kala Ghoda Arts Festival showcasing the best of local arts, crafts, and performances. The city is also home to Bollywood, India's prolific film industry, and a visit to Film City offers a glimpse into the making of cinematic magic.
For those seeking tranquility amidst the urban chaos, the serene Marine Drive promenade offers an escape with its sweeping views of the Arabian Sea, especially enchanting at sunset. The adjacent Chowpatty Beach is a popular spot for sampling Mumbai’s street food, including the famous pav bhaji and vada pav.
The city's culinary scene is as diverse as its population, with flavors ranging from the traditional Maharashtrian thali to the exquisite Parsi fare. Mumbai's dabbawalas, a unique tiffin delivery service, are a marvel of logistics and efficiency, reflecting the city's enterprising spirit.
Shopping in Mumbai is an adventure in itself, from the bustling bazaars of Colaba and Chor Bazaar, where antiques and vintage items abound, to the chic boutiques and designer stores in Bandra and Lower Parel.
Mumbai Attractions - What to See and Explore
Mumbai offers many attractions and places to visit. Here are the most important ones: Kanheri Caves, Fashion Street, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Gateway of India. Below you will find a complete list of places worth visiting.
Things to See and Do in Mumbai by Category
Sights, interesting and unusual places and attractions valued by most tourists. See the list of places to visit in Mumbai.
Culture
Regal Cinema
Colaba, MumbaiCinema Nightlife Theater Nariman Point 
Metro INOX Cinemas
Colaba, MumbaiCinema Nightlife Churchgate 
Capitol Cinema
Colaba, MumbaiCinema Nightlife Churchgate 
Eros Cinema
Colaba, MumbaiCinema Nightlife Back Bay 
Tata Theatre
Colaba, MumbaiConcerts and shows Theater Back Bay
Shopping
Fashion Street
Colaba, MumbaiStreet Shopping Shopping district Churchgate 
Colaba Causeway
Colaba, MumbaiShopping Shopping district Cuffe Parade 
Phoenix Marketcity
Kurla, MumbaiShopping Shopping centre Santacruz East 
Crawford Market
Colaba, MumbaiShopping Market Flea market Churchgate 
R City Mall
Ghatkopar, MumbaiShopping Shopping centre Vikhroli West
Active
Wankhede Stadium
Colaba, MumbaiSport venue Sport Arenas and stadiums Churchgate 
DY Patil Stadium
MumbaiSport venue Sport Arenas and stadiums 
Royal Bombay Yacht Club
MumbaiYacht club Sailing 
Brabourne Stadium
Colaba, MumbaiSport venue Sport Back Bay 
Bombay Presidency Golf Club
Chembur, MumbaiGolf Kurla East
Park
Hanging Gardens of Mumbai
Girgaum, MumbaiPark Garden Malabar Hill 
Taraporewala Aquarium
MumbaiAquarium Park Zoo 
Kamala Nehru Park
Girgaum, MumbaiPark Malabar Hill 
Colaba Woods
Colaba, MumbaiPark Nariman Point 
Powai Lake
Vikhroli - Bhandup, MumbaiNatural attraction Body of water Lake Mulund East
Temple
Elephanta Caves
MumbaiIsland with sculpted cave temples
Temple Buddhist architecture 
Global Vipassana Pagoda
Borivali - Dahisar, MumbaiTemple Monuments and statues Spiritual Essel World 
Raudat Tahera
MumbaiMemorial Mosque Temple 
Walkeshwar Temple
Girgaum, MumbaiTemple Sacred and religious sites Raj Bhavan 
Mumba Devi Temple
MumbaiTemple for the city's patron goddess
Temple Sacred and religious sites
Church
Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount
Bandra - Khar, MumbaiChurch Gothic Revival architecture Architecture Bandra West 
St. Thomas Cathedral
Colaba, MumbaiGrand, historical Anglican cathedral
Church Architecture Gateway of India 
Portuguese Church
Worli, MumbaiChurch Prabha Devi 
St. Andrew's Church
Bandra - Khar, MumbaiChurch Bandra West 
Cathedral of the Holy Name
Colaba, MumbaiChurch Gothic Revival architecture Nariman Point
Museum
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
Colaba, MumbaiMuseum Art museum History museum Gateway of India 
Nehru Science Centre
Worli, MumbaiMuseum Science museum 
Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
MumbaiMuseum Specialty museum History museum Byculla - Mazagaon 
RBI Monetary Museum
Colaba, MumbaiMuseum Art museum History museum Gateway of India 
Nehru Planetarium
Worli, MumbaiMemorial Specialty museum Museum
Sacred and religious sites
Haji Ali Dargah
MumbaiIsland mausoleum and pilgrimage site
Mosque Sacred and religious sites Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount
Bandra - Khar, MumbaiChurch Gothic Revival architecture Architecture Bandra West St. Thomas Cathedral
Colaba, MumbaiGrand, historical Anglican cathedral
Church Architecture Gateway of India Walkeshwar Temple
Girgaum, MumbaiTemple Sacred and religious sites Raj Bhavan Mumba Devi Temple
MumbaiTemple for the city's patron goddess
Temple Sacred and religious sites
Natural attraction
Kanheri Caves
Kandivali, MumbaiRock hewn temples with Buddhist shrines
Natural attraction Cave 
Mahakali Caves
Vile Parle, MumbaiNature Cave Natural attraction Jogeshwari East Powai Lake
Vikhroli - Bhandup, MumbaiNatural attraction Body of water Lake Mulund East 
Bandra Talao
Bandra - Khar, MumbaiNature Natural attraction Lake Bandra West 
Tulsi Lake
Mulund, MumbaiNature Natural attraction Lake Tulsi Lake
Memorial
Raudat Tahera
MumbaiMemorial Mosque Temple Nehru Planetarium
Worli, MumbaiMemorial Specialty museum Museum 
Shivaji Park
Mahim - Dadar - Prabhadevi, MumbaiMemorial 
Nehru Centre
Worli, MumbaiMemorial Art gallery 
Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadia Clock Tower
Colaba, MumbaiMemorial Gateway of India
Market
Crawford Market
Colaba, MumbaiShopping Market Flea market Churchgate 
Bhendi Bazaar
MumbaiShopping Market Flea market 
Dalal Street
Colaba, MumbaiStreet Shopping Market Gateway of India 
Chor Bazaar
MumbaiShopping Market 
Lamington Road
Girgaum, MumbaiShopping Market Tardeo
Theater
Regal Cinema
Colaba, MumbaiCinema Nightlife Theater Nariman Point 
Prithvi Theatre
Andheri, MumbaiTheater Concerts and shows Vile Parle West Tata Theatre
Colaba, MumbaiConcerts and shows Theater Back Bay 
Shivaji Mandir
Worli, MumbaiTheater Prabha Devi 
Jamshed Bhabha Theatre
Colaba, MumbaiConcerts and shows Theater Concert hall Back Bay
Garden
Hanging Gardens of Mumbai
Girgaum, MumbaiPark Garden Malabar Hill 
Joseph Baptista Gardens
MumbaiPark Garden Byculla - Mazagaon 
Horniman Circle Garden
Colaba, MumbaiPark Garden Gateway of India 
Priyadarshini Park and Sports Complex
Girgaum, MumbaiPark Building Garden Malabar Hill 
Five Gardens
Parel - Sewri, MumbaiPark Garden Garden center Dadar West
Bridge
Bandra–Worli Sea Link
MumbaiBridge 
Godrej BKC
Matunga, MumbaiBridge Matunga West 
Airoli Bridge
MumbaiBridge 
Chunabhatti MPS
Chembur, MumbaiBridge Sion 
Lokmanya Tilak Bridge
Worli, MumbaiBridge Prabha Devi
Concerts and shows
Prithvi Theatre
Andheri, MumbaiTheater Concerts and shows Vile Parle West Tata Theatre
Colaba, MumbaiConcerts and shows Theater Back Bay Jamshed Bhabha Theatre
Colaba, MumbaiConcerts and shows Theater Concert hall Back Bay 
Experimental Theatre
Colaba, MumbaiConcerts and shows Theater Back Bay 
Royal Opera House
Girgaum, MumbaiConcerts and shows Theater Tardeo
Archaeological site
Mahim Fort
Mahim - Dadar - Prabhadevi, MumbaiArchaeological site 
Sewri Fort
Parel - Sewri, MumbaiArchaeological site Dadar East 
Worli Fort
Worli, MumbaiArchaeological site Prabha Devi 
Sion Hillock Fort
Matunga, MumbaiArchaeological site Historical place Matunga West 
Belapur Fort
MumbaiArchaeological site
History museum
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
Colaba, MumbaiMuseum Art museum History museum Gateway of India Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
MumbaiMuseum Specialty museum History museum Byculla - Mazagaon RBI Monetary Museum
Colaba, MumbaiMuseum Art museum History museum Gateway of India 
Mani Bhavan
Girgaum, MumbaiMuseum History museum Malabar Hill
Unesco
Elephanta Caves
MumbaiIsland with sculpted cave temples
Temple Buddhist architecture 
Rajabai Clock Tower
Colaba, MumbaiTower Back Bay Eros Cinema
Colaba, MumbaiCinema Nightlife Back Bay 
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Colaba, Mumbai
Bombay High Court
Colaba, Mumbai
Art museum
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
Colaba, MumbaiMuseum Art museum History museum Gateway of India RBI Monetary Museum
Colaba, MumbaiMuseum Art museum History museum Gateway of India 
Jehangir Art Gallery
Colaba, MumbaiMuseum Art museum Art gallery Gateway of India 
Cowasji Jehangir Hall
Colaba, MumbaiMuseum Art museum Back Bay 
Chemould Prescott Road
Colaba, MumbaiMuseum Art museum Churchgate
Street
Fashion Street
Colaba, MumbaiStreet Shopping Shopping district Churchgate Dalal Street
Colaba, MumbaiStreet Shopping Market Gateway of India 
Chembur Causeway
Chembur, MumbaiStreet Kurla West 
Carmichael Road
Girgaum, MumbaiStreet Tardeo 
Breach Candy
Girgaum, MumbaiStreet Tardeo
Monuments and statues
Wellington Fountain
Colaba, MumbaiMonuments and statues Gateway of India Global Vipassana Pagoda
Borivali - Dahisar, MumbaiTemple Monuments and statues Spiritual Essel World 
Shiv Smarak
MumbaiMonuments and statues 
Mulji Jetha Fountain
Colaba, MumbaiMonuments and statues Gateway of India
Historical place
Flora Fountain
Colaba, MumbaiFountain Historical place Gateway of India 
Bandra Fort
Bandra - Khar, MumbaiHistorical place Forts and castles View point Bandra West Sion Hillock Fort
Matunga, MumbaiArchaeological site Historical place Matunga West 
St. Xavier's College
Colaba, MumbaiUniversities and schools Historical place Architecture Churchgate
Other categories
NeighbourhoodAreaNatureSkyscraperArt galleryUniversities and schoolsLakeTowerCaveForts and castlesSynagogueLibraryMumbai – popular in the area (distance from the center)
In the vicinity of Mumbai, it's worth seeing attractions such as: Karla Caves (Lonavala), Janjira Fort, Kothaligad.
Best Time To Visit Mumbai
Learn when is the best time to travel to Mumbai weather-wise and what to expect in each season.
Best Ways to Experience the City
Food & drink
CuisineA guide to some of the best local dishes and drinks that you will meet in the region.
Keema
Ground meat, called mince or minced meat outside of North America, and keema or qeema in the Indian subcontinent, is meat finely chopped by a meat grinder or a chopping knife.
Dish
Chutney
The term chutney refers to a number of sauces native to the Indian subcontinent, forming an integral part of the cuisines of the Indian subcontinent.
Korma
Korma or Qorma is a dish originating in the Indian subcontinent, consisting of meat or vegetables braised with yogurt or cream, water or stock, and spices to produce a thick sauce or glaze.
Dish
Paan
Paan is a preparation combining betel leaf with areca nut widely consumed throughout Southeast Asia, East Asia, India and Pakistan.It is chewed for its stimulant and psychoactive effects...
Paya
Paya is a traditional food from the Indian Subcontinent. It is served at various festivals and gatherings, or made for special guests. Paaya means 'legs' in Hindustani. The main ingredients...
Dish
Art works & crafts
ArtFamous works of special cultural and artistic value related to this location.
Maharashtra