100 Things to do in Mumbai

1. Admire the British era architecture in Fort: Churchgate station,  Western Railway headquarters, High Court, General Post Office, Telegraph  Office, Police Headquarters
2. Check out an art exhibition: Jehangir Art Gallery, Fort; Tao Art Gallery, Worli; Piramal Art Gallery, Nariman Point
3. Bury your nose in books for hours at Strand
4. Bow your head before city’s famous deities: Mumbadevi, Mahalaxmi, Walkeshwar, Siddhivinayak, Iskcon
5. Enjoy a play in Prithvi Theatre
6. Savour a fine authentic meal of East Indian cuisine at Anant Ashram in Kotichawadi
7. Read a Bombay book (Suketu Mehta’s Maximum City?) in Azaad Maidan
8. Jog on Juhu beach
9. Haggle for non-antiques in Chor Bazaar
10. Eat South Indian fare in Matunga
11. Drink cutting chai, eat vada pav
12. Guess what RFID system they use to tag clothes at the Dhobi Ghat
13. Explore the churches: Gloria Church, Byculla, Portugese; Mt Mary  Church, Bandra W, Portugese, 1640; St Michaels Church, Mahim, 1565,  rebuilt 1973; St Thomas Cathedral, Flora Fountain, 1718; Wodehouse  Church, Colaba, 20th century; Afghan Church, Navy Nagar, Colaba, 1858;  Our Lady of Salvation Church, Dadar W, Portugese, 19th century; St John  Baptist, Seepz, 1579; St Peter’s Church, Bandra, 1852, rebuilt 1938; St  Andrew’s Church, Bandra, Portugese, 1575
14. Stroll in Bombay University
15. Climb the airport wall in Kurla to gain phenomenal views of Boeings
16. If you have made it to a penthouse in Bombay, you might as well enjoy the view
17. Discover the underbelly of Bombay in Dharavi
18. Eat nihari, kebabs and sweetmeats around Masjid on the eve of Eid (Ramzan)
19. Explore the Powai and Vihar lakes
20. Swing to some live music as you enjoy your continental meal at Not  Just Jazz By The Bay. Do pay attention to the witty hoarding outside as  you leave the place
21. Crane your neck to see the Bombay Stock Exchange building
22. Spot a celebrity at Juhu PVR
23. Spot a leopard in IIT Bombay campus. If you can’t, then settle for an IITian girl
24. Discover the charm of marble tabletops, bentwood chairs and irani chai at Parsi cafes
25. Silently stare at the Towers of Silence and Agiaries

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26. Find out who is grittier. You or Crawford market?
27. Get high on qawwali at Haji Ali
28. Hike up the Mazgaon Hill
29. Catch movies at art-deco cinemas: Regal (1933), Eros (1938), Metro (1938)
30. Catch behind the scenes action at a Bollywood studio
31. Indulge yourself with fruity flavors of Naturals ice cream. And if  it’s summer, try a cup of alfonso mangoes with malai ice cream
32. Buy a camera from D N Road’s gray market
33. Sit down on the steps of Asiatic Society library
34. Stand still on flyover bridger at Dadar station and watch the crowd whiz by you
35. Bet money on race horses at the Royal Western India Turf Club, Mahalaxmi
36. Cheer a football match at Cooperage ground
37. Shadow the dabbawalas for one full day
38. Ride a vintage lift in a 100 year old building
39. Feel the sufi mysticism at dargahs of Haji Ali and Maqdoom Ali Mahimi
40. Gaze at the Queen’s Necklace from the Hanging Gardens at dusk
41. Eat pav bhaji, pani puri, bhel puri, sev puri at Girgaum Chaupaati
42. Watch thousands of pink flamingos in the mangroves at Sewri (Nov-May)
43. Run the Bombay Marathon (Jan)
44. Chew a paan outside Shoppers Stop, Bandra W
45. Drink Kingfisher, Cobra or Zingaro in your neighborhood look-alike bar of Nightlovers
46. Dangle your feet, lean back on your palms and enjoy the sea from the Marine Drive promenade
47. Learn about the rock-cut architecture: Elephanta, Kanheri, Mahakali and Karla caves
48. Jack you car bonnet using a cold-drink bottle and eat kebabs at Bade Miyan in Taj’s back alley
49. Find the Fort wall
50. Dare the red light district of Kamatipura

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51. Figure what all the fuss is about having a beer in Mondegar or Leopold
52. Discover theatre scene in the city at venues other than Prithvi and  NCPA: Sophia Bhabha Hall, Breach Candy; St Andrews, Bandra W; Rangsharda  Auditorium, Bandra W; Ravindra Natya Mandir Hall, Prabhadevi; Gadkari  Rangayatan, Thane W; Shivaji Mandir; Bhartiya Vidhya Bhavan, Chaupaati;  Tejpal Hall, Grant Road
53. Travel in a local train. How about the Virar Fast?
54. Explore the Sanjay Gandhi national park. A national park in city limits? Oh yeah!
55. Say hello to the fauna at Byculla zoo
56. Buy books from roadsides around Flora Fountain
57. Sing “Govinda aala re aala” as 40 feet high human pyramids take the prized matka (Aug-Sep)
58. Discover the city’s Jewish connection at Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue
59. Learn out the art of ordering tea in a streetside cafe. “Ek paani kum dena.”
60. Party on a ferry in the Arabian Sea off Gateway of India
61. Visit the museums: Prince of Wales, Monetary, Modern Art, Mani Bhavan
62. Party at Hard Rock Cafe and mourn for a minute the death of mills around Parel
63. Walk through a koliwada
64. Gorge on late night sandwiches in Juhu
65. Getaway to the beaches around Bombay: Alibag, Kashid, Murud, Nagaon
66. Ride a double decker bus. Isn’t Bombay the only city where they still run them?
67. Trek in Sahayadris
68. Swoon at a concert in Bandra Kurla complex
69. Dine where Shahrukh Khans and Ness Wadias dine: Olive, Indigo
70. Get lost in the crowds of Ganesh Chaturthi (Sep)
71. Take a break from the city. Vasai offers the ramparts of Bassein fort, ruins of Portugese churches and East Indian food
72. Stay for a night at Taj Mahal Palace hotel. You definitely want to  tick off this luxury address for the oh-I-stayed-there-for-a-while  conversations, don’t you?
73. Cheer ‘Mumbai Indians’ in an IPL cricket match at Wankhede statdium (May-Jun)
74. Try the green chilli ice cream at Bachelorrs
75. Buy a vintage bollywood poster in Mini Market or Lamington Road

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