PRIME ATTRACTIONS OF MUMBAI
Formerly Known As: Bombay
Famous As: Financial And Commercial Capital Of India
Best Time To Visit Mumbai: October To March
Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Victoria Terminus/Western
Railway Station)
At the site of the Koli's original temple to Mumba Devi now stands
Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus - one of Mumbai's most prominent buildings and
architecturally one of the finest stations in the world. It is built in a
style that combines Gothic and Indian influences. It was completed in
1885. Designed by F.W. Stevens the building commenced in 1878. This
Italian gothic Building has a frontage of over 15,00 feet. The
administrative offices form three sides of a rectangle enclosing an
ornamental garden, the entrance gate guarded by a massive stone Lion and
Tiger. The most prominent feature of this building is the high 160 feet
dome crowning the centre. On top of the giant dome is a figure of a women
with a torch held aloft to symbolise progress.
Chhota Kashmir in Mumbai
It is a colourful garden developed in the Aarey Colony area just near the
Aarey Dairy. As the name suggests the beauty of this garden reminds the
natural beauty of Kashmir. The garden is full of variety of colourful
flowers, which blossom in all seasons round the year. The evergreen lawns
of the garden, the tall coconut trees, and the beautiful palm trees grown
here simply remind us of natural beauty of Kashmir. As the garden being
one of the very popular places in the Aarey Colony, people often come here
for a trip or picnic with prior permission. It is also a popular place
where sessions of outdoor film shootings are held. This garden, being a
best spot for picnic, is known as Picnic Spot and it is open for public
during the day.
Gateway
Of India 
Mumbai's
principal landmark, the Gateway of India is a huge archway on the water's
edge at Apollo Bunder. It is the starting point for most tourists who want
to explore the city. This famous monument was built to commemorate the
visit of the first ever British Monarch, King George V and Queen Mary in
1911.
Fantasy Land in Mumbai
Fantasy Land is situated in Jogeshwari East; it is another amusement park
made up of modern mechanism games for children and adults like Essel
World. It is also a venue for fun and games for visitors of all ages.
Essel World of Mumbai
Perfect for a one-day holiday, Essel World offers over 40 exciting rides,
games, and attractions. The Water Kingdom is said to be the largest of its
kind in Asia. This is Mumbai's only international-style theme park and
amusement centre situated close to Gorai Beach. Special ferries get one
cross to the park and the entrance fee normally takes care of a fixed
number of rides. These include the standard roller coaster and adventure
themes, plus a water world section where kids can literally run amok.
Summer is usually crowded, but the place also offers low budget monsoon
packages and special deals on weekends.
Mumbai Film City
Mumbai is the hub of Indian film industry, which has played a pivoted
role in the development of cinematography. "Bollywood", as it is
called, produces the second most number of pictures in the world every
year, next only to Hollywood, U.S.A. Mumbai claims to be the world's
largest production centre for films.
Mumbai Fort
The area north of Colaba is known as Mumbai Fort, since the old British
fort was once located here. There are a lot of impressive buildings from
Mumbai's golden period here. St. John's church, dedicated to the soldiers,
who laid down their lives in the Sindh campaign of 1838, and the first
Afghan war of 1843, is also worth a visit.
Marine
Drive in Mumbai
Marine Drive located in the central Mumbai, built in the 1920s and 30s on
land reclaimed from the sea, is Mumbai's most famous thoroughfare. It is
also referred to as the Queen's Necklace because of the dramatic line of
street lamps lit up at night. Recently it has come to known as Netaji
Subhashchandra Bose Road with Nariman Point on one end to Babulnath, at
the foot of Walkeshwar on the other.
Chowpatty
Beach
Chowpatty beach situated at the end of Marine Drive has a moderate
expanse of sand and is the only beach in the central part of Mumbai. One
can witnesses many Hindu religious ceremonies taking place at Chowpatty
like the Annual Thread-Tying Ceremony initiating young boys into the
Brahmin caste, 'Nariel Purnima' towards the end of the monsoons and
'Ganesh Chaturthi' immersions.
Flora Fountain/ Hutama Chowk
This fountain situated in the heart of the city was erected in 1869 in
honour of a British Governor of Bombay. Sir Brtle Frere. Flora Fountain
marks a junction of five streets and known as the 'Picadilly Circus 'of
Mumbai, which is decorated at its four corners with mythological figures,
the Fountain is a structure in dull stone with a figure the Roman Goddess
of flowers, at the top.
Juhu
Beach
Juhu is one of the largest and frequently visited beaches of India.
Located 18-km north of the city centre, it's a beckoning beach on the
shores of Arabian Sea and is one of the posh localities of Mumbai where
one can find the bungalows of the famous film personalities. Many
shootings are held here too.
Mumbai
High court
An attractive building in early English Gothic style, situated next to
the Oval Ground is well worth a visit for its impressive architecture.
Statues representing Justice and Mercy surmount the Central structure.
Rajabai Clock tower
Rajabai Clock tower, situated at the gardens of the Bombay University
building rises above the portion of the library section. Consisting of
five elaborately decorated storeys the tower is 280ft.in height. The top
of the cupola is ornamented with sixteen statues depicting various Indian
castes.
Jijamata
Udyan Zoo
Rani Jijamata Udyan Victoria Gardens, laid out in 1861 houses the
Mumbai's Zoo. It houses many of the rare and endangered species of animals
and birds. The gardens are spread over 48 acres in Byculla, on the central
side of Mumbai, surrounded by low income housing colonies or "Chawls".
At the main entrance to the gardens is a clock tower, reminiscent of
Italian renaissance, but the clock has stopped ticking a long time ago.
The gardens boast of scores of trees, some of which are really old. Within
the gardens is the Albert museum that houses a host of local
archaeological finds among which merits a huge stone elephant at the
entrance, which was found in 1864 at Gharapuri Island.
Balodyan Gardens in Mumbai
Balodyan Gardens are located near the charni road station in Mumbai. The
honourable president of India Dr.Rajendra Prasad inaugurated these gardens
on 24th February 1952, for encouraging and developing creativity in
children. Only children and ladies are allowed into this garden. The
garden is open on all days from 8.00 am to 12.00 noon and 4.00 pm to 7.00
pm.
Hanging Gardens in Mumbai
Also known as Pherozeshah Mehta Gardens, the Hanging Gardens were built
in 1880 and renovated in 1921. These gardens are popularly known as
Hanging Gardens, because of their location on the slope of a hill. The
terrace garden looks south from Malabar Hill towards Colaba, and affords a
panoramic view of the city or a breathtaking sunset. It is built over
three reservoirs, which store 30 million gallons of water pumped here for
cleaning before being supplied to the town.
Kamala Nehru Park, Mumbai
The Malabar hill offers superb views of Mumbai. On top of the Malabar
hills are the Hanging Gardens and Kamala Nehru Park. Built in 1952 and
named after the wife of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru,
this park covers an area of 4,000 sq. yards and from here one enjoys a
magnificent view of Marine Drive 'Queen's Necklace'.
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