Tourism is one of the offshoots of Commerce and Industry and has been an integral part of Indian culture and tradition. The Tourism industry is a multibillion industry in India. It’s potential and needs an indicator in terms of its economic magnitudes. All types of tourism in India have registered growth in the last decade ever since the Indian government decided to boost revenues from the tourism sector by projecting the country as the ultimate tourist spot.It is the world’s largest and fast growing labor intensive industry in the nation with gigantic potentials for its further expansion and diversification. It also considers the effects of tourism economic growth in India, major players in the economic growth, role of Indian tourism industry in GDP, contribution of Indian tourism industry to foreign exchange, FDI and employment generation. Travel and tourism not only provides livelihoods for both rural and urban communities, but also has the capacity when planned, developed and managed properly – to enhance community relations and build bridges of understanding and peace between nations. The present study describes important World Heritage Sites in Agra, India and analyses the factors contributing to their popularity among global tourists. The study provides an in depth account and tourism growth potential of the Taj Mahal, the Agra Fort, and Fatehpur Sikri, in Agra-Circle (as per Archaeological Survey of India Classification).

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Keywords: Tourism, Historical, Spiritual, Global, Heritage.