Top rated Sights & Landmarks in Benares, India to elevate your visit (Updated December, 2023)

Top rated Sights & Landmarks in Benares

Experience the best that Benares has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 32 places from Sights & Landmarks category.

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Walkinvaranasi

Tour operator

👍👍 Very good transportation and guidance. They are very professional and gentlemen. They were of very good nature. They take good care of your choice and needs. Always ready for help. He showed the city and Vishwanath temple very well.

5.00 (69 reviews) (~3.79 km from centre)

Streetwise Varanasi Tours

Sightseeing tour agency

👍👍 Amazing tour guide... very knowledgeable and showed us a side of Varanasi like no other. Highly recommend!!!

4.80 (41 reviews) (~2.48 km from centre)

Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple

Hindu temple

Landmark riverside temple to Shiva, known for its 18th-century gold-plated spire and sacred well.

4.70 (90.9K reviews) (~2.38 km from centre)

Shree Annapurna Mandir

Hindu temple

👍👍 Shree AnnapurnaDevi Mandir is located in VARANASI, in Utterpradesh State. AnnapurnaDevi is the Goddess of food and nourishment. The word Annapurna is combination of 2 words ANNA=FOOD, PURNA=TO FULFILL. Since Akshaya Tritiya is considered to be the Birth Date of Goddess Annapurna. The day believed t...

4.70 (982 reviews) (~2.4 km from centre)

Assi Ghat

Tourist attraction

Religious festivals, performances & yoga classes are held at this iconic riverfront gathering place.

4.60 (64.5K reviews) (~4.66 km from centre)

Ashoka Pillar

Historical landmark

Glass enclosure containing sandstone remains of an ancient column built by Emperor Ashoka.

4.60 (812 reviews) (~6.16 km from centre)

Mahamana Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya Statue

Historical landmark

👍👍 It is my new journey in Bhu . So i have no experience

4.60 (564 reviews) (~5.8 km from centre)

Walks of Varanasi Tours

Tour operator

👍👍 It's amazing travel agent in Varanasi He have a lots of knowledge about Varanasi

4.60 (189 reviews) (~4.75 km from centre)

Roobaroo Walks

Sightseeing tour agency

👍👍 Kashi, City of Light, calls back its own Varanasi – its first name Kashi, also called Banaras: we had been there three times already. After each time, there still was a pull to return. What WAS this pull? To find out, we read Richard Lannoy’s Benares: A World Within a World and Diana Eck’s Banaras...

4.60 (70 reviews) (~4.4 km from centre)

Archaeological Buddhist Remains of Sarnath

Archaeological site

👍 This is like an open air museum that exhibits the findings and excavations from the archaeological site of Sarnath, historically important because it was the location of the Buddha's first public sermon. The exhibits are in excellent condition and are excellently maintained. It is a place that is wo...

4.50 (21.3K reviews) (~6.04 km from centre)

Dr. Rajendra Prasad Ghat

Historical landmark

Riverside platform & stairs used for religious ceremonies & named for the first president of India.

4.50 (1.1K reviews) (~2.77 km from centre)

Panchganga Ghat

Religious destination

Landmark ghat & religious site for spiritual bathing, prayer & holiday festival events.

4.50 (782 reviews) (~2.47 km from centre)

Man Mandir Ghat

Historical place

👍👍 Man Mandir Ghat in Varanasi proved to be a captivating destination during my recent visit. The overall experience was nothing short of amazing, leaving a lasting impression that I'm eager to share. The vibes at Man Mandir Ghat are truly extraordinary. The air is filled with a unique blend of spirit...

4.50 (213 reviews) (~2.72 km from centre)

Chet Singh Ghat

Religious destination

18th-century fortress-style palace with a terrace overlooking the river & stairs to the water.

4.40 (2.1K reviews) (~4.04 km from centre)

Tibetan Temple

Buddhist temple

👍👍 This temple is near from Buddha Temple. Walking distance is 900 M from Buddha Temple. Tibetan Monastery, also known as the Tibetan temple monastery was built in 1955 at Sarnath and is maintained by LHADHAN CHOTRUL MONLAM CHENMO TRUST. It is the first monastery and temple to be built in India by His...

4.40 (610 reviews) (~5.92 km from centre)

Vyasa Kasi Temple

Hindu temple

👍👍 Beautiful, religious place in India. Always crowed with devotees from all part of World. Beautifully renovated. Phones are allowed in the compund. Free footware lockers available inside compund.

4.40 (445 reviews) (~7.14 km from centre)

Shankaracharya Ghat

Hindu temple

👍👍 Nicely maintained place. Garden is beautifully maintained. Surprised to see all the cleanliness that too in UP. Just joking. Just keep in mind it closes at 1700 hrs, so if you buy tickets for the monument and museum together then stagger your time accordingly. Top of ashoka's pillar is kept in muse...

4.40 (245 reviews) (~3.52 km from centre)

Raja Ghat

Historical landmark

👍👍 Varanasi, a culturally rich city, has been a coveted destination amongst the pilgrims, devotees, hippies, travellers, and the globe trotters since time immemorial. But, now-a-days, Banaras has emerged as a hub for the travellers interested in to observe and experience real Indian culture and spiritu...

4.40 (216 reviews) (~3.14 km from centre)

Mahadev MANDIR

Hindu temple

👍👍 ❤️❤️

4.40 (149 reviews) (~5.01 km from centre)

Panchkot Ghat

Religious destination

👍 Beauty of this place at night.

4.40 (77 reviews) (~4.12 km from centre)

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