India /Maharashtra /Pune /Lonavala
Sight Address : Celebrity Wax Museum is situated on old Mumbai-Pune Highway, Warsoli, Lonavala, India.Edit
Detail InformationEdit
Celebrity Wax Museum is home to images of Saddam Hussein, Indira Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi and MS Subbulakshmi. Image of Chhatrapati Shivaji is the highlight of the museum. In addition to these, the museum is also home to images of Shirdi Sai Baba, and Jawahar Lal Nehru, along with wax models of many famous musicians, politicians and social workers. At the museum, tourists can view wax images of Rajiv Gandhi, Benazir Bhutto, Michael Jackson, Adolf Hitler and Oscar winner, Rasool Pookutty. This wax museum is result of Sunil Kandalloor’s hard work. He opened his first wax museum in kanayakumari on 24th Dec 2005. He has made 50+ wax models so far. First wax model of Shivaji (which one is situated very first in series) gives you a great feeling of Maharastra. Subsequent wax model of Mahatama Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Shirdi Sai Baba, Jawahar Lal Nahru are there after the Shivaji.
HistoryEdit
Celebrity Wax Museum was founded by Sunil Kandaloor, a 38-year-old wax artist from Kerala. the museum was inaugurated by minister Ramesh Shendge.
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Best Season to VisitEdit
Lonavala is an all year around destination because of pleasant season. The Best time to visit Lonavala is from October to April.
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Morning , Afternoon , Evening .
Time Required for SightseeingEdit
1 to 2 hours.
Ticket Required : YesEdit
Individual National Adult Rs. : 75 per person.
Kids Rs. : 75 per person.
Individual Foreigner Adult Rs. : 75 per person.
Kids Rs. : 75 per person.
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How to ReachEdit
Taxi : Private rental cars or taxies can also be hired.
Bus : State owned buses connect nearest cities with the hill station Lonavala. Any tourist service providers arrange package tours by A/C deluxe buses to Lonavala from Mumbai and Pune.
Train : Lonavala is situated on the main railway line that plies from Mumbai to Pune. All trains that shuttle between the two cities stop here. From Mumbai, the approximate travel time would be around 3 hours, while from Pune it takes around 1 hour to reach Lonavala.
Air : Lonavala is located midway between two major cities of Maharashtra, Mumbai and Pune. Thus, if you are flying to Lonavala, you need to touch down at either the domestic airport at Pune (66 kilometers from Lonavala) or the international airport at Mumbai (110 kilometers from Lonavala) and from there, take a cab or a train.
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