There are many famous tourist places near Mumbai which are worth visiting. These include Lonavala (popular hill station, popular for beautiful lakes, impressive forts, historic caves, hiking and trekking), Matheran (smallest hill station in India offering great sunrise and sunset views), Alibaug (coastal town in the Konkan region renowned for its unpolluted air, clean water and sandy beaches), Mahabaleshwar (hill town in Western Ghats, famous for its strawberries, majestic peaks, magnificent cascades and numerous rivers), Lavasa (private planned hill city located near Pune, popular as India's newest hill station), Khandala (perfect weekend respite, known for its misty waterfalls, serene lakes, grassy hills and scenic valleys), and Ajanta and Ellora Caves (famous for magnificent paintings of Ajanta and well carved sculptures of Ellora).