Things to Do in Agra
Agra
Agra, famous as the location of the Taj Mahal. Only 20 rupees to visit. If you're Indian, that is. For the rest of us schmucks it's a bargain 750 rupees. Guess I'll only be seeing it from the outside...
The town itself is relatively small and dirty, and tourist pricing is rife for everything, so I didn't get to see a lot. The cheapest way to get a good Taj view is to take a rickshaw out to Mehtar Bagh (Mehtar Gardens) on the other side of the river and look across; you're really close, great view and the park entrance is 100 rupees. Or you just walk past the stupid park, down to the river, and it's free (we didn't realise that until after...). The rickshaw cost us 125 return, but would have been cheaper if they hadn't got lost (show them on a map where you want to go).
The Tourist's Rest House is well recommended by the guide books, but isn't that flash. For 250 rupees bathroom, the rooms are not good value and the menu is a shade more expensive than other tourist traps; that said, this is Agra, you may not be able to do better.