New Delhi

Worth seeing in and around New Delhi

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Red Fort

   The Red Fort is a historic Mughal fort located in the Old Delhi area of Delhi, India. Serving as the main residence of the Mughal emperors, it was commissioned by Emperor Shah Jahan on the 12th of May 1639; the fort was constructed following his decision to shift the Mughal capital from Agra to Delhi.

   5.6 km · historic fortress in Delhi, India · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Lok Sabha

   The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of India, where the upper house is Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past-the-post system to represent their respective constituencies, and they hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the president of India on the advice of the union council of ministers.

   400 m · Lower house of Indian Legislature · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Jama Masjid, Delhi

   The Masjid-i-Jehan-Numa, commonly known as the Jama Masjid, in Old Delhi area of Delhi, is one of the largest mosques in India. Its builder was the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, between 1644 and 1656, and it was inaugurated by its first Imam, Syed Abdul Ghafoor Shah Bukhari.

   4.7 km · mosque in Delhi, India · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Rajya Sabha

   The Rajya Sabha, also known as Council of States, is the upper house of the Parliament of India, of which the Lok Sabha is the lower house. The Rajya Sabha represents India's federal units – the states and union territories.

   300 m · Upper house of Indian Legislature · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Lotus Temple

   The Lotus Temple, also known as the Baháʼí House of Worship, New Delhi, is a Baháʼí House of Worship at Bahapur in south Delhi, India. Designed by the architect Fariborz Sahba, it takes the form of a half-open lotus of 27 free-standing marble-clad concrete petals, arranged in three rings of nine around a central hall.

   8.3 km · Bahá'í House of Worship in Delhi, India · Wikipedia
6. 06
   University of Delhi

   The University of Delhi is a collegiate research central university located in Delhi, India. It was founded in 1922 by an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly.

   8.5 km · Central university located in New Delhi · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Jawaharlal Nehru University

   Jawaharlal Nehru University is a public research university located in Delhi, India. It was established in 1969 and named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister.

   8.5 km · public central university in New Delhi, India · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

   Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is a multi-sports stadium located in New Delhi, India. It is named after the first Prime Minister of India.

   4.3 km · building in India · Wikipedia
9. 09
   National Museum

   The National Museum, New Delhi, also known as the National Museum of India, is one of the largest museums in India. Established in 1949, it holds a variety of articles ranging from the pre-historic era to modern works of art.

   1 km · National and art museum in New Delhi, India · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Raj Ghat and associated memorials

    Raj Ghat is a memorial complex in New Delhi, though part of Central Delhi, Delhi, India. The first memorial there was dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, where a black marble platform was raised to mark the location of his cremation on 31 January 1948 and consists of an eternal flame at one end.

    4.9 km · memorial dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in Delhi, India · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

The main point of interest in New Delhi is the Kartavya Bhavan Area (literally the "House of Duty Area"), the city's central administrative district. Developed by Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker, the district is home to the India Gate (monumental arch for Indian soldiers), the Rashtrapati Bhavan (residence of the President of India), and of course the Kartavya Path (Path of Duty) connecting the two.

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Things to do

Take a walk at Connaught Place (CP), the heart of New Delhi. The British-designed colonial equivalent of a shopping mall, it's laid out in two concentric rings divided into blocks, all bursting with shops and lots of pampered pigeons waddling about. Long neglected, the area received an upsurge after the opening of the major Metro junction of Rajiv Chowk under it, and it's going more upmarket by the day.

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Where to eat

If you come from the West, it may be interesting to eat at a fast food restaurant like McDonald's or Burger King. The menus are different and, unlike in the west, very vegetarian friendly - even KFC has a veg option. The best place to go for chaat is the Bengali Market (metro: Mandi House 3/4 6 ) near Connaught Place in the city centre. The restaurants are high quality and the food is great. There are ATMs as well.

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Getting to New Delhi

Airports

Indira Gandhi (DEL), 13 km · Noida (DXN), 62 km · Maharaja Agrasen (HSS), 156 km

Stations

New Delhi railway station, 3.3 km · Safdarjung Airport, 3.3 km · Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station, 5.3 km

• Gautam Buddha Nagar → New Delhi

  47 km · quickest by road, 1h 21m · ₹375–470
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• Hisar → New Delhi

  157 km · quickest by road, 3h 1m · ₹1,150–1,440
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• Chandigarh → New Delhi

  239 km · quickest by road, 4h 6m · ₹1,730–2,160
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