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Museum of around 6,500 dolls from about 85 countries, founded by cartoonist K. Shankar Pillai in the Children's Book Trust building.
Cartoonist K. Shankar Pillai set up the museum in 1965 with support from Indira Gandhi, and it grew from about 500 dolls to around 6,500 from some 85 countries. It is housed in Nehru House, the Children's Book Trust building on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg. Displays are arranged by region and include costumed dolls from many Indian states and from abroad.
Within 1 km of Shankar's International Dolls Museum.
Museum of Indian folk, tribal and courtly crafts at Pragati Maidan, with a village complex, live artisan demonstrations and Cafe Lota.
India's post-independence war memorial beside India Gate: concentric 'chakra' rings around an eternal flame, with busts of all 21 Param Vir Chakra recipients.
A 16th-century citadel on Mathura Road linked with Humayun and Sher Shah Suri. Excavations here show settlement going back about 3,000 years.
India's flagship museum on Janpath, covering roughly 5,000 years of art and archaeology, from the Harappan period to the decorative arts.
Hands-on science museum at Pragati Maidan with interactive galleries, 3D films, science shows, a taramandal and an immersive dome show. Open nearly every day.
A 90-acre restored Mughal-era garden next to Humayun's Tomb, with heritage tombs, a nursery, lakes and a cafe.
Lutyens' 42 m war-memorial arch on Kartavya Path, honouring Indian soldiers who died in WWI and the Third Anglo-Afghan War. Its lawns are a popular evening hangout.
The 16th-century garden tomb of Mughal emperor Humayun in Nizamuddin, a UNESCO site often seen as a forerunner of the Taj Mahal.
Free museum at Palam Air Force Station with historic military aircraft, weapons, uniforms and photographs tracing the history of the Indian Air Force.
The vast ruined stone fort of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq, built in the 1320s and soon abandoned. A causeway links it to his tomb across the road.
Quirky free museum in West Delhi tracing the history of toilets and sanitation worldwide, run by the Sulabh sanitation movement.
A 72.5 m fluted tower begun in 1199, standing in a UNESCO-listed complex in Mehrauli. The complex also holds the Iron Pillar and the Alai Darwaza.
A four-tier Lodi-era stepwell from 1506 inside Mehrauli Archaeological Park, reopened in 2025 after ASI and World Monuments Fund restoration.
Private museum of modern and contemporary South Asian art in a Saket mall. Entry is free with registration at reception.
Textile Museum in India
A 200-acre wooded heritage park beside the Qutb complex with about 100 monuments, including Balban's tomb, Jamali Kamali and Rajon ki Baoli.