Archive for the ‘Places to Visit’ category
RBI Monetary Museum
Address : Reserve Bank of India Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg,Fort,Mumbai – 400001 website: http://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/general.html The first of its kind in India, the monetary museum is located on the floor of the RBI. The museum hopes for the sake of posterity to document and preserve the monetary heritage of the Country. It has three galleries on [...]
Mani Bhavan
Address : 19 Laburnam Rd.,near Nana Chowk,Gamdevi Mumbai – 400004 Phone: 2380-5864 website: http://www.gandhi-manibhavan.org/ This is a memorial dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation. Gandhi stayed in this simple house between 1917 and 1934 every time he visited Mumbai. The room in which Gandhi stayed, his belongings including his books are on [...]
Nehru Museum (Nehru planetarium)
This Cylindrical shaped building, includes a planetarium, art gallery, restaurant, library, cultural center and a 14-gallery exhibit called Discovery of India. There are antique exhibits like a railway engine, tramcar, supersonic airplane and steam lorry. It is also a venue of numerous international trade fairs and local exhibitions. The discovery of India expo is open [...]
Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
Address : 91A, Dr. Babasaheb Amberkar Road,Byculla (E), Mumbai – 400027 Phone: 23731234 website: http://www.bdlmuseum.org/ In the heart of the city are the Victoria Gardens, now renamed as the Rani Jijamata Udyan (Rani Bagh). This garden was laid out in 1861. The Bombay Zoo is also on the premises of the garden. Located in the [...]
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
Address : 159-161, M.G. Road,Fort,umbai – 400023 Phone: 2284-4484 / 2284-4519 website: http://www.bombaymuseum.org/ The Prince of Wales Museum now known as the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in Mumbai, was set up in the beginning of the 20th century, by some important citizens of Bombay with the help of the government, to honour the visit [...]
Deshmukh Udyan, Mulund
Location : Mahatma Phule Road, Mulund East Specialty : One of the well maintained garden in Mumbai Opens spaces are the breathing lungs of congested cities, someone wisely said. Green spaces are soon going to join the extinct ranks of dinosaurs, no matter how much the environmentalists cry themselves hoarse. In such a scenario, it [...]
Horniman Circle Gardens
Location Fort District of South Mumbai Specialty Well laid out walk ways with tall buildings encircling the Garden Horniman Circle Gardens in Mumbai is a mega park in the Fort District of South Mumbai. Encompassing an area of 10.101 sq meters, the Horniman Circle Gardens is surrounded by premier banks. A replica of London’s Park [...]
Jogger’s Park, Bandra
Location : Bandra , near bandstand Specialty : Beautiful walkways overlooking the sea Jogger’s Park at Bandra, located near the Otter’s Club and Band stand, is a community jogging place for suburban Mumbaites. Built on a piece of land reclaimed from the sea, the park is a beautifully designed jogging track. It has a small [...]
Priyadarshini Park and Sports Complex
Location : Priyadarshini Park and Sports Complex, Napeansea Road, Mumbai – 400026 Contact Persons: Shivaji Rao: 9323463772 Rupa: 23637186 Specialty : Joggers Park Priyadarshini is a famous garden and classy joggers park at corner of sea located at Bhulabhai Desai Road while going towards chowpatty or south Mumbai Located near famous napean sea road (Almost [...]
Kamla Nehru Park
Location : B G Kher Rd, Malabar Hill, Mumbai, Maharashtra Phone: 022-23633561 Specialty : Perfect hangout for kids and panoramic view of the city Its name owes to Kamala Nehru, the wife of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. With greenery all around and well-maintained and manicured garden, the Kamala Nehru Park is the place [...]