Mumbai is a good destination for Indian tourists, offering them shopping arcades, nightclubs, theaters, music, and interesting sightseeings. A tour by Mumbai is wonderful where you can see historic buildings, museums, popular beaches and tours of India’s film industry. Well, here is some best attraction of Mumbai:

Gateway of India, this colonial building was constructed in 1924; by the British, it was built to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary, but it has a historical significance for India too, for this Gateway got out the last British troop by sea after of the India's independence. This monument is an Imperial landmark that symbolize to Mumbai, the monument is made of yellow basalt stone and has four turrets and latticework carved, near from Gateway is an beautiful construction the Taj Mahal Hotel that offers a excellent view of the Gateway from its Apollo Bar, and across from the gateway in the river are some motor launches in which you can give a cruise in the Mumbai’s harbor. If you don’t go there in your trip to Mumbai, your trip is incomplete.

Rock-Cut Caves in Elephanta Island, the island is located in the Mumbai harbor off the coast of Mumbai, to 9 kilometers from the Gateway of India, and was designated like UNESCO World Heritage Site. The island was renamed by Portuguese how Elephanta, before its name was Gharapuri. The caves was made in the Kingdom of Shilhara between 9th to 13th centuries, there is some sculptures attributed to the imperial Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta, the Trimurti of Elephanta that show three faces of God Shiva. The complex of Rock-Cut Temple covers an area of 180 km2 and the caves contain beautiful reliefs, sculptures, and a temple to the Hindu god Siva.

Sanjay Gandhi National Park, formerly called Borivali National Park, is a rare park inside of the Mumbai city, is the largest park in the world situated within city limits, it has 104 km2 of area, and is the park more visited of Asia, with 2 million visitors per year. Inside of Park is the Kanheri Caves that is an archeological place, the caves have sculptures made by ancient Buddhists. In the Park are two lakes, the Vihar Lake and Tulsi Lake. The park has a great biodiversity, with about of 36 types of mammals, 284 kinds of birds, 50 reptiles, s150 species of butterfly, more than 5,000 species of insects, 800 types of flowering plants, and a bustling forest.

Haji Ali’s Mosque, it is a beautiful mosque that has Islamic architecture, the mosque is within Heera Panna Complex, and contain the tomb of the Haji Ali a Muslim saint.

Victoria Terminus, is beautiful building made in the Italian Gothic style of architecture, now is called Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus, the building could be a British Cathedral or a Palace, but it is a railway station. In the construction you can see stones carving of gargoyles, monkeys, peacocks, elephants, monkeys and lions.

Marine Drive, or called Marine Lines and formerly the Queen’s Necklace, is a good way to discover Mumbai, you can walk from Victorian Terminus to Metro Theatre, and see tall buildings on one side and the sea on the other extreme.

Juhu, is a famous beach of Mumbai, on Sundays Mumbai’s people go there. The big hotels are located there, in an area about of 5 kilometers, and Iscon Temple is situated there too, it is a famous Hare Rama Hare Krishna Temple.

Parsi Towers of Silence, is a Parsi temple where vultures come to eat the dead, today these kind of buildings is disappearing how temple, only the tourists visit these places for beautiful architecture and its interesting histories.

Prince of Wales Museum, constructed in 1914, contain a house art, sculpture, china, rare coins, old firearms and priceless collection of miniature paintings, it is known how one of the best museum in India, and is another major attraction of Mumbai.

Jain Temple, also is an interesting place to visit, located on the Malabar Hill, the building is made in black marble that contains frescoes and painting of planets and celestial personifications onto the ceiling.

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