India GOPune
Free places to visit in Pune
Mahatma Phule MandaiA working Victorian market hall where the city still buys its vegetablesDetails →
Bedse CavesKarla-grade ancient carving in total silence - the connoisseur's caveDetails →
Lohagad FortThe gentlest fort walk near Pune, on the UNESCO list since July 2025Details →
Shivneri FortThe birthplace of Shivaji, and one of the twelve UNESCO Maratha fortsDetails →
Sinhagad FortMaratha history, an easy climb and the city's favourite view on one hillDetails →
Khadakwasla DamSunset over the water, with the city's snack carts lined up behind youDetails →
Pashan LakeA genuine local birding patch, fifteen minutes from the Baner cafesDetails →
Darshan MuseumFree immersive theatre in museum form, with shows running on the hour until 5 pmDetails →
Osho Teerth Park (Shunyo Park)A free garden where silence is the house rule - Pune's quietest half hour
Saras BaugA lit temple on an island, lawns and chaat stalls - the classic Puneri eveningDetails →
Dnyaneshwar Samadhi, AlandiThe heart of Maharashtra's Warkari devotion, twenty minutes north of the cityDetails →
Bhuleshwar TempleDeccan carving of the first rank, with almost nobody there to look at itDetails →
Chaturshringi TempleThe steps Punekars have climbed to their guardian goddess for three centuriesDetails →
ISKCON NVCC (New Vedic Cultural Centre)One of the city's largest temple complexes, with kirtans and a pure-veg kitchen
Jejuri Khandoba TempleA whole hill dusted gold in turmeric - the most photogenic ritual near PuneDetails →
Kasba Ganpati MandirThe first-honoured Ganesha of the city, consecrated by Shivaji's mother in 1639Details →
Ramdara TempleA temple on a mirror of water with peacocks in the trees - the local secret detourDetails →
Vetal TekdiThe city's own wild hill, where Punekars actually start their dayDetails →
Pataleshwar CavesAn ancient rock-cut templeDetails →
Pune in the India GO app
The full catalogue, hidden spots and districts on the map, plus “nearby” mode.
Open in India GO