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Quirky free museum in West Delhi tracing the history of toilets and sanitation worldwide, run by the Sulabh sanitation movement.
Sulabh International runs this museum on its campus in Mahavir Enclave. Its exhibits follow sanitation and toilet design across eras and countries, from ancient systems to modern technology, and the campus also shows Sulabh's own low-cost toilet solutions. Entry, parking and guided tours are free. Groups should book ahead.
Within 1 km of Sulabh International Museum of Toilets.
Free museum at Palam Air Force Station with historic military aircraft, weapons, uniforms and photographs tracing the history of the Indian Air Force.
Open-air railway museum in Chanakyapuri with vintage locomotives and saloons, the Patiala monorail and toy-train rides. Popular with families.
Monument in Delhi.
Historical stepwell in New Delhi, India
Park in Delhi.
Gurudwara in Delhi · hours: 03:00-21:00.
Park in Delhi.
Park in Delhi.
India's flagship museum on Janpath, covering roughly 5,000 years of art and archaeology, from the Harappan period to the decorative arts.
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.
Museum complex inside the President's Estate covering Rashtrapati Bhavan's history and India's Presidents. Visits are by pre-booked time slot only.
Museum of Indian folk, tribal and courtly crafts at Pragati Maidan, with a village complex, live artisan demonstrations and Cafe Lota.
Former Birla House, where Mahatma Gandhi spent his last 144 days and was assassinated in 1948. Now a free memorial museum.
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.
Free museum on the 1947 Partition in the 17th-century Dara Shikoh Library building at Kashmere Gate, built around survivors' stories.
Free museum opposite Raj Ghat with galleries of Gandhi's life, photographs and relics, a library, and weekend film screenings.