Attractions · Agra
Things to do in Agra.
The Mughal capital on the Yamuna: the Taj Mahal at dawn, the red fort that housed emperors, a jewel-box tomb across the river, and Fatehpur Sikri, the city built and abandoned within a generation.
Taj Mahal
Shah Jahan's white marble mausoleum for Mumtaz Mahal, the most famous building in India and best seen as the light changes: pink at dawn, white at noon, gold at dusk.
How to book: Timed entry tickets are sold on Klook with an optional guide, and skip-the-line tours run from Agra and Delhi. Closed on Fridays. Sunrise entry is the quietest of the day.
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The red sandstone palace-city of Akbar and Shah Jahan: audience halls, the marble Khas Mahal, and the tower room where the imprisoned Shah Jahan watched the Taj Mahal across the river.
How to book: Entry tickets are sold on Klook with an optional guide, and at the gate. Open daily from sunrise to sunset.
Search tickets and toursvia KlookItimad-ud-Daulah, the Baby Taj
The tomb that taught the Taj its craft: a small marble jewel box inlaid with pietra dura, built in the 1620s for Nur Jahan's father, in gardens on the east bank of the Yamuna.
How to book: Entry tickets are sold on Klook with an optional guide, and at the gate. Far quieter than the Taj itself, and often paired with it in one morning.
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Akbar's red sandstone capital, built in the 1570s and abandoned within fifteen years: the Buland Darwaza gateway, the great mosque, palace courtyards and the tomb of Salim Chishti, preserved almost intact.
How to book: Entry tickets are sold on Klook with an optional guide. The site sits about 40 kilometres from Agra and is usually visited as a half-day trip from the city.
Search tickets and toursvia KlookPlanning the stay itself: the area guides cover what is on, and the hotels page covers where to sleep near it.