Nehru Science Centre

This guide to the Nehru Science Centre in Mumbai starts with Jawaharlal Nehru, who died in 1964 having spent his life arguing that science was India's path forward, founding the Indian Institutes of Technology and calling dam sites the temples of modern India. It follows how Mumbai's planners built a science centre in his name in stages, from a 1977 exhibition on light and sight to the world's first outdoor Science Park in 1979, built around real railway engines, tram cars and early generators. Inside, five hundred interactive exhibits fill halls lit by skylights, including a seat covered in hundreds of nails that visitors can sit on unharmed. Look for the machines scattered across the outdoor park before you head inside.