It is a city is surrounded by its rural towns and villages like the orchard town of Malihabad historic Kakori, Mohanlalganj, Gosainganj, Chinhat, and Itaunja. On its eastern side lies Barabanki District, on the western side is Unnao District, on the southern side Raebareli District, and on the northern side the Sitapur and Hardoi districts. It straddles both banks of the Gomti River.

It is neglected by most tourists and is certainly worth a visit. Modem Lucknow is largely the creation of the nawabs of Oudh and parts of the city still retain an 18th century flavour. Lucknow and turned the city into a centre of Urdu poetry, courtly diction, music and dance. At the beginning of the 19th century the court blossomed. The continued emphasis on the building of palaces and mosques. The city is still famous for its cultivated manners and refined urbane culture.

It remains the home of light classical North Indian music and the Kathak School of dance. Each February, the two week festival continues the traditions of music and dance made famous by the Oudh court.

The city is a marketplace for agricultural products and its industries include food processing, manufacturing, handicrafts, and railroad shops.

Lucknow is the heart of the art, cuisine, dance, culture and music of Northern India.
Even after witnessing tremendous modernization it has managed to retain its age old charm and glory. The warmth, the hospitality and the formality of the city have still not been lost.

The climatic conditions vary in different seasons and there is much difference in summer and winter temperature. Lucknow has a warm subtropical climate with cool dry winters from December to February and dry hot summers from April to June. The rainy season is from June to September. The most pleasant weather is between October and February. Fog is quite common in December. Summers are quite hot with temperature in the 40s.

Lucknow tourism brings one closer to the glorious days city, through a visit to its numerous monuments and ruins.

However there was defence there by the British to be one of the key episodes in the unsuccessful rebellion. Mainly there were issues of prestige and morale involved, but Lucknow also became the point at which the main forces of both the British and rebels were concentrated.