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Read MoreChatterjee & Lal
Proof of the city’s maturing art scene, this gallery moved from a humble 200-square-foot space to its current location, a Victorian-era warehouse, in 2007. Owned by husband and wife duo Mortimer Chatterjee and Tara Lal, the gallery works with an...
Read MoreChemould Prescott Road
The history of this family-owned art space goes back to 1940s when the Gandys, who ran a frame manufacturing business, realized there was no real venue for contemporary artists to display their works. Many of these artists, such as S....
Read MoreDabbawalas
Mumbai’s lunch box delivery system has been canonized in the recent hit movie The Lunchbox and reviewed as a Harvard Business School Case study for its incredibly low error rate. Every workday, more than 20,000 hot, homemade lunches are delivered...
Read MoreDhobi Ghat Laundry District
The largest open-air laundry in the world, Mumbai’s Dhobi Ghat Laundry lies in the Mahalaxmi area, and it is estimated that roughly half a million pieces are cleaned a day by close to 500 dhobis, or washermen. Garments and linens...
Read MoreDr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
Reopened in 2008 after a painstaking restoration (that earned it a UNESCO award), this 134-year-old city museum showcases Indian objects of art and 19th-century photographs of the city. Even if you’re not as interested in the collection, the building itself,...
Read MoreElephanta Caves
This UNESCO World Heritage site is a boat ride away from the city but well worth the trip. Once you arrive at the small island, you have a walk of about a half mile that includes 120 steps (most of...
Read MoreGalerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke
Ranjana Steinruecke ran a contemporary Indian art gallery in Berlin before returning to Mumbai to start this space, right behind the Taj hotel, with her mother in 2006. The gallery works with several emerging to mid-career artists from India and...
Read MoreGateway of India
During the days of the British Raj, dignitaries including King George V and Queen Mary, arrived and were met at this 33-foot-tall basalt arch. After India got its independence in 1947, the last British troops also departed through here.
Read MoreHaji Ali Mosque
Situated 1,500 feet off of Mumbai’s shores, in the middle of the Arabian Sea, this early 20th-century mosque is dedicated to Iranian saint Haji Ali Shah Bukhari, who is celebrated for spreading knowledge about Islam and rests in a white...
Read MoreMahalakshmi Temple
This Hindu temple, built in the 1830s and dedicated to namesake deity Mahalakshmi (the goddess of wealth and good fortune), is one of the most important religious sites in all of Mumbai.
Read MoreNational Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA)
Located right on the water, this is Mumbai’s (and arguably all of India’s) premier venue for concerts, dances, theater and more; and proof of how much the city is rooted in the arts. Watch for performances by the Symphony Orchestra...
Read MoreSiddhivinayak Temple
Located in Prabhadevi, this five-story marble and pink granite temple dedicated to Lord Ganesh is one of Mumbai’s most impressive. The black stone statue of Ganesh within, dating to the original temple from 1801, is only about two feet tall,...
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, formerly known as Victoria Station, Mumbai, IndiaRead MoreVictoria Station
Though the official name of this historic train station is now Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, most people still refer to it as Victoria Station. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is an extravagant masterpiece of Victorian architecture that was built in 1878....
