Most Visited Tourist Places in India among US Travelers

India offers myriad flavours mingling in the steam of a country coming of age.Teeming with over a billion people who voice over a million concerns in fifteen hundred different languages, India is where people live with variety, thrive on diversity and are too familiar with largeness to let it boggle them. The number of foreign tourists coming to India grew a modest four per cent between January and December 2013, coinciding with women travellers' perception on the country as a safe destination hitting rock bottom.This is less than the five per cent growth in 2012 and 13 per cent in 2011. Expansion in foreign tourist arrivals worldwide was pegged at around five per cent during the first nine months of 2013.
Kochi:Kochi (colonial name Cochin) is a vibrant city situated on the south-west coast of the Indian peninsula in the breathtakingly scenic and prosperous state of Kerala,hailed as God's Own Country'. Major tourist places in Kochi are Kochi Carnival, Backwaters, Fort Kochi, Mattancherry, Willlington Island and many more.The city was major exporter of species and center of international Pepper Exchange, where 'Black pepper' was globally traded. Portugal was first established its colony in Kochi and followed by Dutch and English. Willington Island is one among the large Man Made Island and named after Lord Willington.

Agra:Agra is also known as the Land of palaces. Not just palaces, it also has a lot of intricate and beautiful architecture. Even the tombs are elaborately adorned. Agra is the perfect spot for a tourist and students of Architecture. Even the climate in Agra is very inviting and suitable. Agra is Blessed with one of the seven wonders of the world -Taj Mahal, Agra is one of the most prominent tourist destinations of Uttar pradesh. Though the heritage of Agra city is linked with the Mughal dynasty,numerous other rulers also contributed to the rich past of this city. Modern Agra was founded by Sikandar Lodhi (Lodhi dynasty; Delhi Sultanate) in the 16th century. Babar (founder of the Mughal dynasty) also stayed for sometime in Agra and introduced the concept of square Persian-styled gardens here.