Travelling to
Jaipur
Rajasthan
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Army-run museum on the Jaisalmer–Jodhpur highway showcasing the 1971 Longewala battle, captured tanks and a light-and-sound show.
Set up by the Indian Army in 2015, the Jaisalmer War Museum honours soldiers through galleries such as the Longewala Hall and the Indian Army Hall. Outdoors are captured tanks, guns and a Hunter aircraft, plus the Shaurya Van garden. An evening light-and-sound show traces India's military history.
Within 1 km of Jaisalmer War Museum.
Rajasthan's oldest museum, an Indo-Saracenic landmark in Ram Niwas Garden with art, crafts and an Egyptian mummy.
Udaipur folk-art museum known for its puppet collection and daily puppet shows.
Small museum in a restored haveli near Amer dedicated to Rajasthan's block-printing tradition, with live demos.
Massive 15th-century fort on a rock above Jodhpur's blue city, with one of India's best-run palace museums.
Collection of the Mewar royal family's vintage cars, including Rolls-Royces and Cadillacs, at the Garden Hotel.
India's largest fort by area, a UNESCO hill fort on a 180 m mesa, central to Mewar's history of sieges and sacrifice.
Royal residence in the heart of Jaipur's walled city, partly still home to the former ruling family, with museum galleries in its courtyards.
Hilltop Rajput-Mughal palace-fort above Maota Lake in Amer, about 11 km north of Jaipur, best known for its mirror-work halls and ramparts.