Lucknow is a multicultural city known for its courtly manners, beautiful gardens, poetry, music and fine cuisine

The architectural delights in Lucknow include the Vidhan Sabha (State Parliament) and the main railway station, Charbagh Railway Station, with its yellow domes and pillars. Two of the oldest schools in the world are also situated in Lucknow.

The Asafi Imambara (popularly called Bada Imambara), the Chhota Imambara, Dilkusha Garden, The Residency, Shah Najaf, La Martiniere, Ram Krishan Math (Nirala Nagar) are some famous monuments at Lucknow. The famous Bhul Bhulaiya (meaning labyrinth) is part of the famous Asafi Imambara. The Other places of interest are Clock Tower, Chattar Manzil, State Museum/zoo, Shaheed Smarak & Dilkusha. One can also visit Cathedral School (located in Hazrat Ganj), which houses the Asia's largest Cathedral - an Architectural Masterpiece.

Aminabad, a quaint bazaar quite like Delhi's Chandni Chowk, is situated in the heart of the city and is a large shopping centre, caters to a wide variety of consumers. The Hazratganj area is the upmarket shopping area with colonial style buildings that also has a number of government and administrative buildings. Two huge malls, Sahara Ganj and Fun Republic are up and running with around 7000 visitors daily. Other malls are East End Mall, Riverside - Pyramid and five proposed malls.

Lucknow has multiplexes like Wave, PVR Sahara Ganj and Fun Cinemas giving its citizens world class movie watching experience. Some other important shopping centres are Alambagh, Kapoorthala, Bhootnath and Chowk Old Lucknow.

Lucknow is said to earmark itself amongst the growing Tier-II cities.