Popular Places to visit in Lucknow - 2 Days Tour Plan

Lucknow is the epicentre of Indian culture, tradition, history and its ancient people with nawabi manners. If you have this seething passion for historical sites, it’s always the place you will fall in love with. Your anxiety for novelty in these old archaic things will always double your excitement.

Lucknow emitting the flame of its rich culture and its heritage is the first choice of people as tourists. The list of a few places that you can visit in Lucknow are:

Day 1

British Residency

British Residency is a popular site to visit in Lucknow radiating a historic vigour. The place was occupied by Britishers during the revolt of 1857. The structure and its designs tell us about the aristocratic life of the Britishers during that time, brushing up our knowledge in the domain of history

Rumi Darwaza

An entrance was built by Nawab Asaf-Ud-Daula in 1784. A great masterpiece of  Awadhi Architecture. For people with a passion for art and architecture considers it to be a  jewel to preserve in our eyes forever.

Bara Imambara

If you are to visit Lucknow your trip Lucknow is almost incomplete without paying a visit to this place, holding great historic significance. The maze inside Bara Imambara has 100s of entrances with a single route to come out of it. It is advisable to go along with a guide to keep track.

Chota Imambara

Chota Imambara is small in size as compared to Bara Imambara. It’s just within walking distance of 15 to 20 minutes from Bara Imambara. People often skip visiting this place, but it’s worth a place to stay and rest our eyes on.

Day 2

Chandrika Devi Temple

If you are a religious person and religion is what picks up your interest, you can visit the Hindu temple of Devi Chandrika an incarnation of the goddess Durga. The temple is 300 years old still preserving its pristine form.

Chattar Manzil

Another site of tourist attraction in Lucknow is this palace built on the bank of river Gomti. This has been home of rich nawabs during that time. The palace has a dome-like structure, more of the kind like an umbrella and so has got its name as Chattar Manzil.

Hazratganj Market

This is the place where can see the whole culture, art, and tradition of Lucknow being decked all together, almost dazzling your eyes with its rich colours. The place is known for its fine-quality chikankari embroidered fabric which is easily available here.

Lucknow zoological garden

The place is not only known for its rich history but also its rich fauna of different varieties. The zoo of Lucknow stands as a historic symbol as it was built to welcome the arrival of prince wales in 1921.

Lucknow always welcomes foodie people with open hearts. If you are a food lover, Lucknow serves as a heaven for you. You can have mouth-drooling Lucknowi cuisines like Lucknowi Biryani and kababs. You can explore its street foods, especially its basket chat, shahi tukda, malai makkhan and many more.

Visiting these places along with a tourist guide will unveil its true significance and aid us to get in touch with the true essence of art and beauty carved on the archaic structures, making us feel the relish of these times.

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