Monday, April 28, 2008

Sites of interest

  • General Photo Gallery of Karachi
    • Mazar-e-Quaid (Mausoleum of the founder of Pakistan- Muhammad Ali Jinnah)
    • Koocha-e-Saqafat (National Arts Council)
    • Mohatta Palace Museum
    • Masjid e Tooba (A large domed mosque)
    • I.I. Chundrigar Road (Karachi's 'Wall street')
    • Aga Khan Hospital (for its modernist Islamic architecture)
    • Teen Talwar (Three Swords) Monument
  • Beaches and Waterfront
    • Clifton Sea View seafront
    • Hawkesbay Beach (breeding ground for endangered turtles)
    • Paradise Point (a rock promontory in the sea with a natural arch)
    • Sandspit Beach
    • French Beach
    • Russian Beach
    • Fishing and Crabbing on Keamari and Manora
    • Creek Club Karachi (offers boating in the creek areas)
    • Clifton Pavilion and the Jehangir Kothari Parade
    • Clifton Beach Park
    • Port Fountain Jet (600ft high pressure water fountain)
    • Defence Golf Club
    • Park Towers Shopping Mall
    • Zamzama Commercial Area (famous for its designer outlets and cafes)
    • World Wildlife Centre
    • Abdullah Shah Ghazi Mazar (mausoleum of Karachi's sufi saint)
    • Ibn-e-Qasim Park
  • Museums
    • Mazar-e-Quaid Museum
    • Mohatta Palace Museum
    • Pakistan Air Force Museum
    • Pakistan Maritime Museum
    • National Museum of Pakistan
    • Karachi Expo Centre
  • Colonial Buildings
    • Mereweather Tower
    • Frere Hall
    • Governor's House
    • St. Patrick's Cathedral
    • St. Joseph's Convent
    • St. Anthony's Church
    • Trinity Church
    • Sindh High Court
    • Former Victoria Museum (later used by the Supreme Court)
    • Sindh Club
    • Karachi Metropolitan Corporation Building
    • Hindu Gymkhana (now NAPA)
    • Empress Market
    • D.J. College
    • Islands
    • Clifton Oyster Rocks
    • Manora Island
    • Bundle Island
    • Bhit Shah
    • Shah Bandar
    • Churna Island (Naval gunnery site, as well as Pakistan's only coral reefs)
  • Amusement Parks
    • PIA Planetariam
    • Aladin Park
    • Sindbad
    • Hill Park
    • Safari Park
    • Karachi Zoo (AKA Gandhi garden)
    • Taleemi Baagh
    • Cosy Water Park
    • Samzu Park
    • Fun Land
    • Play Land
    • Fiesta park
    • Dream World Resort
    • Dolphin Park
    • Food
    • Bahadurabad
    • Burnes Road
    • Hyderabad Colony