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Heritage
Portuguese Church (Our Lady of Salvation)
Our neighbour: a 16th-century parish with a striking sail-shaped building by Charles Correa.
Mother India Hotel
Explore Mumbai
Our guide to Dadar, South Mumbai and the whole city — with how to get there from the hotel.
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Markets & food
Dadar Flower Market
Mumbai's biggest wholesale flower market under Dadar's flyover — a riot of marigold and colour at dawn.
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Markets & food
Dadar Market & Kabutarkhana
Old Dadar shopping streets — saris, brass, sweets and spices — around the historic pigeon-feeding spot.
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Heritage
Shivaji Park
Mumbai's great open maidan, where Sachin Tendulkar and generations of cricketers learned the game.
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Heritage
Chaityabhoomi
The memorial to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar by the sea at Dadar, where he was cremated in 1956.
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Sea & beaches
Dadar Chowpatty
A local beach next to Chaityabhoomi, best for sunset views of the Bandra–Worli Sea Link.
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Temples & faith
Shree Siddhivinayak Temple
Mumbai's most loved Ganesh temple in Prabhadevi, visited by lakhs every Tuesday.
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Heritage
Mahim Church & Mahim Dargah
Two beloved shrines of Mahim: St Michael's Church and the Dargah of Makhdoom Ali Mahimi.
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Sea & beaches
Worli Sea Face & Worli Fort
A long seaside promenade facing the Sea Link, ending at a small 17th-century British fort.
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Sea & beaches
Bandra–Worli Sea Link
Mumbai's elegant cable-stayed bridge over the sea, opened in 2009.
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Heritage
Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat
The world's largest open-air laundry, working since the 1890s.
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Museums & art
Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum & Byculla Zoo
Mumbai's oldest museum (1855) inside the Jijamata Udyan gardens and zoo.
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Nature & parks
Sewri Mudflats (Flamingos)
Thousands of pink flamingos winter on the mudflats, roughly November to May.
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Heritage
Haji Ali Dargah
A white mosque and tomb on an islet, reached by a causeway that disappears at high tide.
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Temples & faith
Mahalakshmi Temple
A much-loved seaside temple to the goddess Mahalakshmi, next to the historic Hornby Vellard.
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Sea & beaches
Bandra Fort & Bandstand
A 1640 Portuguese watchtower, a seaside promenade and film-star bungalows.
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Heritage
Mount Mary Basilica, Bandra
A hilltop church loved by all faiths; the Bandra Fair in September draws huge crowds.
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Museums & art
Mani Bhavan Gandhi Museum
The house where Mahatma Gandhi stayed in Bombay between 1917 and 1934.
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Heritage
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)
A UNESCO World Heritage railway station — Victorian Gothic meets Indian design.
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Markets & food
Crawford Market (Mahatma Phule Mandai)
A Victorian market hall from 1869 — fruit, spices and dry fruits under a clock tower.
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Sea & beaches
Marine Drive
The 'Queen's Necklace' — Mumbai's curving seafront, best at sunset and night.
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Heritage
Banganga Tank, Walkeshwar
A quiet ancient water tank ringed by temples, hidden among Malabar Hill's towers.
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Nature & parks
Hanging Gardens & Kamala Nehru Park
Hilltop gardens on Malabar Hill with a view over Marine Drive.
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Museums & art
Kala Ghoda Art District
Galleries, cafés and grand old buildings — home to Mumbai's famous February arts festival.
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Museums & art
CSMVS Museum (Prince of Wales Museum)
Mumbai's grand museum of Indian art, sculpture and history in an Indo-Saracenic landmark.
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Heritage
Gateway of India
Mumbai's iconic arch on the harbour, facing the Taj Mahal Palace hotel.
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Heritage
Elephanta Caves
UNESCO-listed rock-cut cave temples to Shiva on an island, an hour's ferry from the Gateway.
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Markets & food
Colaba Causeway
Street shopping, old cafés and colonial arcades near the Gateway.
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Sea & beaches
Juhu Beach
Mumbai's best-known beach for sunsets, pav bhaji and evening crowds.
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Nature & parks
Sanjay Gandhi National Park & Kanheri Caves
A forest inside the city, with over 100 ancient Buddhist caves at Kanheri.
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Temples & faith
Global Vipassana Pagoda, Gorai
A huge golden meditation dome by the sea, with free short meditation sessions.