Old Bombay's garden, zoo and oldest museum.
Byculla holds Rani Baug, the city's botanical garden and zoo, and next to it the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, the oldest museum in Mumbai, restored to its nineteenth-century colours.
Known for
- Rani Baug
- Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
- Gloria Church
- Old mill-era streets
The guide
Around Byculla
9 places worth getting off the train for. See the whole guide
Walk
Rani Baug
The city's botanical garden and zoo, laid out in the 1860s. Come for the old trees and stay for the penguin house.
Short walk from the stationMap for Rani Baug (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
Mumbai's oldest museum, opened in 1872 and restored to its gilded Victorian interior. It tells the story of the city itself.
Short walk from the stationMap for Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Gloria Church
A tall Gothic-style church from 1913 with a spire you can see from the train.
Short walk from the stationMap for Gloria Church (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Magen David Synagogue
A sky-blue synagogue built in 1864 by David Sassoon for the city's Baghdadi Jewish community.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Magen David Synagogue (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Byculla station
One of the oldest station buildings in the country still in use, dating to the 1850s and restored in 2022.
You are standing in itMap for Byculla station (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Khada Parsi
A cast-iron statue of a Parsi gentleman on a tall fountain column from the 1860s, now standing between two flyovers.
Short walk from the stationMap for Khada Parsi (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Sarvi
A Nagpada restaurant of about a century's standing, known for seekh kebabs and for hardly bothering with a signboard.
On the plate: Seekh kebab
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Sarvi (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Walk
Matharpacady
An old East Indian village folded into Mazgaon. Wooden houses with outside staircases, and a cross at the centre.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Matharpacady (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Walk
Joseph Baptista Gardens
A hilltop garden in Mazgaon built over a reservoir, with a view across the docks and the harbour.
Short taxi ride from the stationMap for Joseph Baptista Gardens (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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On foot
Walks from Byculla
7 stops · Half a day
Byculla and the Mazgaon hill
A zoo garden, the city's oldest museum, a synagogue and a village the city forgot to knock down.
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