Places to visit in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

14 places to see in Lucknow, including monuments & heritage, weekend getaways, pilgrimage routes. Each page has the best time, how long to plan, and what is open on the date you choose.

• Ambedkar Memorial ParkLucknow, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & Heritage107 acres of red sandstone, stupa and stone elephants. Go late, stay for the lights.
• Bara ImambaraLucknow, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageThe 1784 imambara with a beamless hall and a real labyrinth above it. Take the guide.
• Chandrika Devi TempleLucknow, Uttar Pradesh · Temples & ShrinesLucknow's Devi temple on the Gomti, 28 km out and packed every Amavasya.
• Chattar ManzilLucknow, Uttar Pradesh · Palaces & HavelisThe Nawabs' umbrella palace on the Gomti, grown from Claude Martin's town house.
• Chota ImambaraLucknow, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageThe smaller, gaudier imambara of 1838, still lit with chandeliers on Muharram nights.
• Chowk and AminabadLucknow, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsKebabs, nihari and chikan in the old-city lanes. Come hungry, come in the evening.
• Dilkusha KothiLucknow, Uttar Pradesh · Palaces & HavelisA ruined English baroque hunting lodge on quiet ASI lawns. Nobody else will be there.
• Hussainabad Clock Tower and Picture GalleryLucknow, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageThe 1881 clock tower and the gallery of Nawab portraits across the tank.
• KakoriLucknow, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageWhere the 1925 train action happened, and where the kebab got its name.
• Kukrail Gharial CentreLucknow, Uttar Pradesh · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesGharial pools inside the city's only real forest, breeding them since 1978.
• La Martiniere (Constantia)Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · Palaces & HavelisClaude Martin's baroque country house, a school since 1845. Ask before you visit.
• Lucknow Zoo and State MuseumLucknow, Uttar Pradesh · MuseumsThe 1921 city zoo, with the State Museum and its Egyptian mummy inside the same gate.
• Rumi DarwazaLucknow, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageThe 1784 Turkish gate that stands for Lucknow. Free, and best in the evening light.
• The ResidencyLucknow, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageRuins of the 1857 siege, left exactly as they stood. The quietest lawns in Lucknow.

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