Marine Drive is a 1.75 km long beautiful promenade, which has been built facing the backwaters of Kochi. One of the most popular hangout areas for the locals as well as tourists in the city, Marine Drive is a walkway. Featuring numerous shopping malls and fast food joints, this place is an important hub of economic activities in Kochi. Tourists visit this place during evenings, to catch a glimpse of rising sun over the sea mouth. The Marine Drive walkway begins from the High Court Junction and stretches until the Rajendra Maidan. Towards the northern part of this walkway is a Public Ground, which is the venue for hosting major exhibitions. This park is also the important political meetings point in the city. The important landmark of Marine Drive is the Marine Walkway, which stretches from Subhash Chandra Bose Park in the south, to KSINC Boat Jetty in the north. The Rainbow Bridge, the China Net Bridge and GCDA Shopping Complex are other major highlights of this walkway.