Lucknow
Photo: Ramesh lalwani (CC BY-SA 4.0)Capital of UP and of Nawabi Awadh: Bara Imambara and Bhool Bhulaiya, Rumi Darwaza, the Residency, kebabs and chikan embroidery.
A food-and-heritage city: do the Hussainabad old-city monuments on one ticket, the Residency, then eat through Aminabad, Chowk and Hazratganj. Metro links the airport and Charbagh.
November: Pleasant; peak season starts
When to go
Things to do
- Get lost in the Bhool Bhulaiya at Bara Imambara: One ticket also covers Chhota Imambara, clock tower and picture gallery.
- Kebab trail in Aminabad and Chowk: Tunday, Idrees, Prakash Kulfi.
- Visit the Residency ruins
- Shop for chikan in Chowk and Aminabad: Cheapest there; avoid touts.
- Sunset at Husainabad Clock Tower
- Bhool Bhulaiya labyrinth
Top sights
Residency, Lucknow
Ruins and museum of the British Residency, besieged in 1857.
State museum Lucknow
museum in Uttar Pradesh, India
Rumi Darwaza
Grand 1784 Nawabi gateway in Hussainabad beside the Bara Imambara.
Hussainnabad Imambara (Hussainabad Picture Gallery)
Bara Imambara
Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula's 1784 imambara with the Bhool Bhulaiya labyrinth and baoli.
Chhota Imambara
Ornate 1837 imambara in Hussainabad, covered by the Bara Imambara ticket.
1857 Memorial Museum
Bibiapur House
building in Lucknow district, India
Chattar Manzil
palace in Uttar Pradesh, India
All Saints Garrison Church, Lucknow
church building in Lucknow, India
Christ Church, Lucknow
church building in Lucknow, India
Jama Mosque
mosque in Tehseenganj, Lucknow, India
Nature and outdoors
Janeshwar Mishra Park
Huge city park with gondola rides; free entry.
Radhanikunj
Gomti RiverFront Park
Dalibagh Officers Club
Ambedkar Memorial
Public park and memorial in Uttar Pradesh, India
Musa Bagh
garden complex in Lucknow, India
Manyawar Shri Kanshiram Ji Green Eco Garden
park in Uttar Pradesh, India
Radha Nikunj Park
Vashishth Park
Gangotri Park
Alaknanda Park
Ambedkar Park
Where to eat
Tunday Kababi
Lucknow's legendary kebab shop in Aminabad, serving for over 50 years.
Idrees Biryani
Chowk biryani shop, open 8 am-9 pm.
Haji Sahib Nihari
Morning-only nihari-kulcha shop at Akbari Gate, old Lucknow.
Prakash Kulfi
Aminabad kulfi shop famous for kulfi falooda.
Dastarkhwan
Hazratganj eatery beside Tulsi Theatre for galawati and shami kebabs with rumali roti.
Sakhawat
Kebab shop operating since 1911 near the Gymkhana Club, limited seating.
Udipi Restaurant
Himalaya Burger Point
Fast food area
KFC, Ahmamau
Sweet Luscious (Telibagh)
Baked for Indulgence
Shopping
Budhh Bazar
Shaunak Wholesale Bazaar
Naveen Market
Hazratganj
Lucknow's central upscale shopping street.
Aminabad
Old Lucknow bazaar, among the cheapest for chikan embroidery and home of Tunday and Prakash Kulfi.
Chowk, Lucknow
Old-city bazaar for chikan and Awadhi food including Idrees Biryani.
Aminabad Market
Sahara Plaza
Meena Market
Patrakar Puram
Lekhraj Nagina
Sahara Shopping Center
Nearby
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