Pune Tourist Spots

Aga Khan Palace
Location: Nagar road, beyond Fitzgerald Bridge
Timings: 9 am to 6 pm
Phone: +91 20 26880250
Remarks: Mahatma Gandhi was kept under house arrest here in the 1940s. His wife, Kasturba Gandhi died here.

Mahatma Phule Wada Website
Location:Ganj Peth Pune
Remarks: Mahatma Jyotiba Phule's residence. Dates back to 1852.

Parvati Website
Location: Near Swargate (About 0.5 Km from Swargate ST stand)
Phone: +91 20 24443520
Timings: 5.00 am -8.00 pm.
Remarks: 103 steps climb to reach to temple and museum.

Pataleshwar Cave
Location: Jungli Maharaj Road, Next to Jungli Maharaj Temple
Timings: 08.00 am - 5.30 pm
Remarks: 8th century cave temples.

Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum Website
Location: 1377-78, Natu Baug, Off. Bajirao Road, Shukrawar Peth, Pune - 411 002
Telephone: + 91 20 2448 21 01, + 91 20 2446 1556, + 91 20 2447 44 66.
How to Reach: Take Tilak road and take turn towards Laxmi Road at cilai showroom. Around 200 m ahead there is a right turn. Go 50 m and the museum is on your left hand side.
Remarks: The museum is collection of artifacts by Padmashree Late Dr. D.G. Kelkar (1896 -1990), also affectionately known as Kaka. The museum is a collection about 21,000 artifacts which show everyday life of India.

Shaniwarwada
Location: Shivaji Rd, Shaniwar Peth, Pune
Attraction: A sound and light show everyday excluding Tuesday.

• 7:15 pm to 8:10 pm ( Marathi Show )
• 8:15 pm to 9:10 pm ( English Show )

Remarks: Built by Peshwa Baji Rao in the year 1729-30.

Shinde Chatri
Location: Wanowari Pune
Timings: 6 am - 9 pm
Remarks: Samadhi of Shrimant Mahadji Shinde. Rajasthani style architecture. Built in 1794.

Tribal Museum
Location: 28 Queens Garden, Next to Don Bosco bridge. Near the Pune main railway station.
Timings: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Remarks: It shows the lifestyle of Maharashtra tribal communities mainly belonging to the Sahyadri and Gondhvana regions.

Konark Park
It seems Konark park is closed down. Please check before going. See the comment below.
Location: 62/A/1,2,3 Pirnagut Road, Pune - 411044
Phone: 020 22951203
Approach:

• From Chandni chowk take the road towards Ambrosia/Manas Lake. It's little ahead of Ambrosia. on the right hand side.
• From Pimpari Chinchwad, go to Hinjewadi. Take the road to Pirungut, which goes from next to Wipro. This takes to Pirungut chowk. Take a right towards Chandni Chowk. Konark will come on right hand side before Ambrosia.

Timings: 11am to 6 pm (All days)
Remark: Collection of birds by Dr. Jog.

Sarasbaug
Location: Near Swargate.
Remarks: There is a ganpati temple also there. Good enjoyment facilities for kids also,

Rajiv Gandhi Zoo
Location: Pune Satara Highway Near the Bhartiya Vidyapeeth University.
Timings: 10:30 am to 6 pm (Wednesday closed)
Remarks: Also house to a variety of snake species.