Take the train to visit the wonderful taj mahal unesco world heritage site worlds best known tomb stands testimony to the timeless love story of the 17th century mughal emperor shah jahan and his queen mumtaz mahal also visit unesco world heritage site of agra fort built by emperor akbar in 1565 ad this huge fort is made of red sandstone see the maze of the courtyards mosques and private chambers of the fort echo the story of the mughal empire taj mahal is closed on fridays