Places to see/visit in Ahmedabad

 Although ahmedabad doesn't have much to offer for tourists (like natural or historical places) but a lot has been built in the last 20-30 years in the city that even 7 days won't be sufficient to cover all these places:

1. Temples : There are several picturesque temples within the city that one cannot miss:

  • ISCKON Temple, Bodakdev - It is on S.G. Highway and like all other ISCKON temples, very beautiful to watch.
  • Hare Krishna Mandir, Bhadaj - again a temple by ISCKON
  • Trimandir, Adalaj - beautiful temple and have own canteen for food.
  • Swaminarayan Mandir, Shahibaug
  • Hutheesingh temple, Shahibaug
  • Swaminarayan Mandir, Kalupur
  • Bhagwat Mandir, Sola
  • Vaishnodevi Temple, Sola
  • Jagannath Mandir, Ahmedabad
2. Gardens:
  • Zen Kaizen by AMA
  • Parimal Garden
  • Law Garden
3. Festivals and other places to see in Ahmedabad:
  • Kite Festival at Riverfront on 14th January
  • Gujarat Literature festival, Guj University
  • Saatvik Food festival in the last week of December every year. Check on website https://sattvik.sristi.org/ 
  • Garba Festival at GMDC Ground

4. Miscellaneous:

  • Sabarmati Ashram
  • Sabarmati Riverfront and Riverfront Flower Garden
  • Atal Bridge
  • Kankaria Lake 
  • Adalaj Stepwell
  • Bhadra Fort
  • Calico Musuem of Textiles, Shahibaug
  • Sardar Vallabhbhai patel Memorial, Shahibaug
  • Sanskar kendra
  • Kite Museum
  • Modhera Sun Temple
  • Blind people's Association near GMDC Gorund
4. Markets:

  • Law garden market
  • Ratanpole - for Sarees
  • Tanksaal - for artificial jewellery
  • Mandvi ni Pol - for utensils

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