RiverfrontTriveni Sangam
The confluence of the Ganga, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati — the reason the city exists, and the site of the Kumbh.
Sangam2 hrFree entry
Places to Visit
20 places in Prayagraj
The confluence, the forts and gardens the Mughals left, the houses the freedom movement was run from, and the temples the city has kept for centuries.
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Riverfront
MuseumAnand Bhavan
The Nehru family home, given to the nation and kept as it was. One of the most consequential houses in modern Indian history.
Civil Lines1.5 hr₹20–₹70
HeritageKhusro Bagh
A walled Mughal garden of some forty acres holding three sandstone tombs, including that of Jahangir's rebellious son.
Lukarganj1 hrFree entry
MuseumAllahabad Museum
Established in 1931 and among the more substantial museums in the country, set inside Chandrashekhar Azad Park.
Chandrashekhar Azad Park1.5 hr₹20
SpiritualMankameshwar Temple
An ancient Shiva temple on the Yamuna bank near the fort, busiest through Sawan and on Shivratri.
Kydganj30 minFree entry
HeritageAll Saints Cathedral
A Gothic Revival cathedral in white sandstone, designed by William Emerson and consecrated in 1887.
Civil Lines30 minFree entry
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More to see
MuseumSwaraj Bhavan
The older Nehru house, donated to the Congress in 1930 and renamed. Indira Gandhi was born in this building.
Civil Lines45 min₹5
HeritageAllahabad Fort
Akbar's fort of 1583, standing at the confluence. Held by the army, so most of it cannot be visited.
Sangam45 minFree entry
SpiritualAkshayavat
The imperishable banyan, held sacred for centuries and enclosed within the fort precinct.
Sangam30 minFree entry
ParkChandrashekhar Azad Park
A hundred and thirty acres of public park, formerly Alfred Park, where Chandrashekhar Azad died in 1931.
Georgetown1 hr₹5
HeritagePublic Library
Scottish Baronial in red sandstone, built in 1864 and the largest library in Uttar Pradesh.
Chandrashekhar Azad Park30 minFree entry
MuseumJawahar Planetarium
Built in 1979 on the Anand Bhavan campus, running sky shows through the day.
Civil Lines45 min₹20–₹35
SpiritualNagvasuki Temple
Dedicated to Vasuki, the serpent king, on the Ganga bank at Daraganj. Central to Nag Panchami here.
Daraganj30 minFree entry
SpiritualBharadwaj Ashram
The traditional site of the sage Bharadwaja's ashram, where Rama is said to have halted in exile.
Colonelganj30 minFree entry
SpiritualShankar Viman Mandapam
A tall south Indian temple near the Sangam, unmistakably not built in the local idiom.
Sangam40 min₹10
ParkMinto Park
A riverside park where Queen Victoria's proclamation transferring India to the Crown was read in 1858.
Kydganj30 minFree entry
LandmarkNew Yamuna Bridge
A cable-stayed bridge opened in 2004, carrying the road to Naini and worth seeing lit at night.
Naini20 minFree entry
LandmarkClock Tower (Ghantaghar)
A 1913 clock tower in the middle of the Chowk markets, and the landmark the old city navigates by.
Chowk20 minFree entry
ParkSumitranandan Pant Park
A small park named for the Chhayavaad poet, laid out for families with rides and murals.
Civil Lines45 min₹5–₹10
SpiritualBade Hanuman Mandir
A reclining Hanuman below ground level near the fort, which the Ganga is said to come to touch each year.
Sangam30 minFree entry