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Watson Museum Jubillee Gardens, Rajkot. Edit
Detail InformationEdit
The Watson Museum is regarded amongst the 7 finest museums located across the Saurashtra region, houses a huge collection of ancient and traditional artefacts, also exhibiting the cultural heritage of Saurashtra. Main exhibits displayed here include 13th century carvings, tribal costumes, temple statues, silverwares, ancient coins and other objects from the colonial period. Its major attraction is a huge marble statue of Queen Victoria. The museum also possesses a large number of artefacts from the Indus Valley, Harappan Civilization and the period of Mohenjodaro. It is also known for its rare collection of books that provides a glimpse of the socio-cultural aspects and traditions of Saurashtra. Main sections on display in this museum are sculptures, paintings and manuscripts, textiles, inscriptions, coins, anthropology, folk embroidery, handicraft, musical instruments, wood work, natural history, and rocks and minerals.
Watson Museum, Rajkot
HistoryEdit
The Watson Museum in Rajkot, India is a museum of human history and culture. This museum was established in 1888 and is dedicated to Colonel James Watson, who was a political agent of Saurashtra. Its collections precious objects of colonial period of India and History of Rajkot. It is amongst the largest and most comprehensive museum in State of Gujarat. Watson Museum is considered to be the finest amongst 7 such museums located across Saurashtra (region) and run by the State Government because it holds invaluable articles and state-of-the-art facilities.
Must SeeEdit
Attraction
Visiting TimeEdit
9 am to 12 pm and 3 pm to 6 pm
Closed OnEdit
The Watson Museum is closed on public holidays, Sundays and every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month.
Best Season to VisitEdit
Throughout the year
Best Time To VisitEdit
Morning to Evening
Time Required for SightseeingEdit
2-3hrs
Ticket Required : Yes Edit
Individual National Adult Rs. : 5 per person for Indians
Kids Rs. : 5 per person for Indians
Individual Foreigner Adult Rs. : 50 per person for foreign tourists
Kids Rs. : 50 per person for foreign tourists
Still Photo Camera Rs. : N.A
Video Camera Rs. : N.A
Guide Required : No Edit
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Dress Code (If Any) : No Edit
Dress Require: N.A
Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit
- Patel Vihar Hotel & Restaurant ; Jubilee Veg Market, Dhebar Road, Dhebar Road, Rajkot. ; Ph/M – 094 26 251266 ; Food Serve – Indian
How to ReachEdit
Taxi : Rajkot is well connected by a road network and national highways. The tourist can reach to Rajkot by taxi. The normal Indian taxi charges of Rupees 8 to 20 will be charged for each km.
Bus : There are state transport buses that are available to the city of Rajkot from all nearby cities, and tourits can even opt for private buses to Rajkot. Buses will regularly ply to the city of Rajkot from Mount Abu, Bhuj, Udaipur, Mumbai, Una and Bhavnagar. Buses also ply from the city of Ahmedabad.
Train : The city of Rajkot has frequent trains connected to other important cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Coimbatore, Cochin and Bhopal.
Air : The airport in the city of Rajkot is a domestic airport that has frequent flights to the city of Mumbai and Kandala. Rajkot Airport: 0281 245 1849.
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Things to CarryEdit
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Safety / WarningEdit
- Beware of pickpockets as Rajkot is a major tourist city in India.
- Beware of fake items, especially the marble souvenirs.
- If you buy from roadside sellers, most likely the items are fake and made of chalk instead of marble.
- Better to buy from reputable shops even though you have to pay more.
HelplineEdit
- Police : 100
- Fire Brigade : 101
- Ambulance : 102
