Popular Mumbai Destinations

After the Indian independence in 1947, Mumbai has transformed itself into an entity with thriving markets, business houses and many different communities reflecting a cosmopolitan and a fashionable atmosphere. Mumbai is one of the busiest and the fastest cities in the world, with its resident's working day and night. There is rarely any difference seen between the nocturnal life and the diurnal life in Mumbai. The official language in the capital of Maharashtra is Marathi, but the crowd is cosmopolitan there. The fast-paced life has given rise to hordes of "fast-fast outlets" on almost every road. Mumbai is a place, where all kinds of human requirements are available. It is a place where a pauper as well as a well-off person can survive. Besides the general life in Mumbai, there are many places worth seeing, which attract lots of tourists because of its history as well as its beauty. The popular destinations in Mumbai see a storm of people majorly on the weekends.

Museums and other places:

The museums in Mumbai include Prince of Wales Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, Taraporewala Aquarium and Nehru Planetarium. The popular Chor Bazar in Mumbai, commonly known as thieves' market is a shopping place, where various clothes and regular house hold goods are available at very reasonable rates. There are other places for shopping, like Fashion Street and Linkin Road, where bargaining is very common and dexterous clothing is available. The restaurants in Mumbai teeming and there is place of all types of cuisine in this busy city, starting from Mughal dishes ending to continental delicacies. Entertainment in Mumbai is unbeatable as every place has its own beauty and each popular destination in Mumbai contributes to a unique entertainment for the people. There are many pubs and discos located in Fountain/Colaba area and the suburbs too have plenty to offer. For those on budget, the local beaches such as Chowpatty and Juhu have a life of their own during the day and night.

Mumbai sight-seeing includes places like Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Market or the Crawford market, Victoria terminus, an architecturally magnificent building in the world, The Flora Fountain And The Gothic, a major crossroad, Jehangir Art Gallery, National Gallery of Modern Art, Gateway of India, Marine drive and Chowpatty Beach. The other sightseeing places include the Malabar hill, Mani Bhavan, Mahalaxmi temple, Haji Ali Shrine, Siddhivinayak Temple and the Juhu beach. Hence, Mumbai is a city, which does not lack any aspect in entertaining its regular residents as well as foreign tourists as there are innumerable places worth visiting and simultaneously enjoying its ambience.