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157 Historical & Patriotic Places to visit in (early) India

1 Hall of Fame Kashmir
2 Munshi Aziz Bhat Museum Kashmir
3 Attari (Wagah) Border Punjab
4 Jallianwala Bagh Punjab
5 The Partition Museum Punjab
6 Gobindgarh Fort Punjab
7 Lala Lajpath Rai’s House Museum Punjab
8 Dr. Diwan Singh Kalepani Museum Punjab
9 Jang E Azadi Punjab
10 National Martyrs Memorial Punjab
11 Maharaja Ranjit Singh War Museum Punjab
12 War Memorial and Museum Punjab
13 Shahid E Azam Museum Punjab
14 Museo Camera Haryana
15 Chor Gumbad Haryana
16 Samadhi of Todar Singh Haryana
17 Army Heritage Museum HP
18 The Dagshai Jail Museum HP
19 Tibetan Museum HP
20 Himachal State Museum HP
21 Dharamshala War Memorial HP
22 Saurabh Van Vihar HP
23 Scandal Point HP
24 Subhash Baoli HP
25 Bharat Mata Temple UP
26 Nana Rao Smarak Park UP
27 Anand Bhavan UP
28 Akshaya Vat UP
29 Jhansi Fort UP
30 Allahabad Museum UP
31 Nehru Park UP
32 Dilkusha Kothi Place UP
33 Khusro Bagh UP
34 Ashoka Pillar UP
35 Kakori UP
36 Chandrashekhar Azad Park UP
37 Phool Bagh UP
38 Shahid Smarak UP
39 Govt Museum Jhansi UP
40 British Residency UP
41 Tomb of John Russell Colvin UP
42 Swarna Jayanti Park UP
43 Company Gardens Allahabad UP
44 Netaji Bhavan WB
45 Nehru Museum of Science and Technology WB
46 Batasia Loop WB
47 Bose Museum WB
48 Sri Aurobindo Bhavan WB
49 Buxa Fort WB
50 Chandannagar Museum WB
51 Kolkata Police Museum WB
52 Amar Kutir WB
53 BBD Bagh WB
54 Shaheed Minar WB
55 Mother’s Wax Museum WB
56 India Gate New Delhi
57 Salimgarh Fort New Delhi
58 National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum New Delhi
59 Sri Aurobindo Ashram New Delhi
60 National Philatelic Museum New Delhi
61 Qudashia Park New Delhi
62 Raj Ghat New Delhi
63 Nehru Museum and Planetarium New Delhi
64 Swatantrata Senani Museum New Delhi
65 Gyarah Murti New Delhi
66 Nehru Memorial Museum New Delhi
67 Mutiny Memorial New Delhi
68 Longewala War Museum Rajasthan
69 Chittorgarh Museum Rajasthan
70 Jaisalmer War Museum Rajasthan
71 Amar Jawan Jyoti Rajasthan
72 Jaipur Wax Museum Rajasthan
73 Maharana Pratap Museum Rajasthan
74 Haldighati Rajasthan
75 Sardar Patel National Memorial Gujarat
76 Fernandes Bridge Gujarat
77 Kaba Gandhi No Delo Gujarat
78 Statue of Unity Gujarat
79 Sardar Patel and Vitthalbhai Fort Gujarat
80 Tirupati Rushivan Gujarat
81 Hiralaxmi Memorial Craft Park Gujarat
82 Kranti Tirth for Shyamji Krishna Varma Gujarat
83 Sabarmati Ashram Gujarat
84 Vande Mataram Memorial Gujarat
85 Lokmanya Tilak Birthplace Maharashtra
86 Zero Mile Marker Maharashtra
87 Nehru Centre Maharashtra
88 Char Bhinti Maharashtra
89 Wax Museum Maharashtra
90 Thiba Palace Maharashtra
91 Pune Tribal Museum Maharashtra
92 Cavalry Tank Museum Maharashtra
93 Kaneri Math Maharashtra
94 National Flag Garden Maharashtra
95 Gateway of India Maharashtra
96 Ahmednagar Fort Maharashtra
97 Sunil’s Celebrity Wax Museum Maharashtra
98 Gandhi Research Foundation Maharashtra
99 Veer Savarkar Udyan Maharashtra
100 Regiment of Artillery Museum Maharashtra
101 Sevagram Ashram Maharashtra
102 Aga Khan Palace Maharashtra
103 Bharat Mata Mandir Maharashtra
104 Swatantryaveer Savarkar Rashtriya Smarak Maharashtra
105 Cellular Jail Andaman
106 Viper Island Andaman
107 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island Andaman
108 Kalapani Museum Andaman
109 Veer Savarkar Park Andaman
110 Tawang War Memorial Arunachal Pradesh
111 Jaswant Garh Arunachal Pradesh
112 National Military Memorial Karnataka
113 Hampi Karnataka
114 Srirangapatna Fort Karnataka
115 Omthara Jalkut Heera Karnataka
116 Lalbagh Botanical Garden Karnataka
117 Vidurashwatha Karnataka
118 Kittur Rani Chennamma Circle Karnataka
119 Naval Aviation Museum Goa
120 18th June Road Goa
121 Azad Maidan Goa
122 Reis Magos Fort Goa
123 Anasakti Ashram Uttarakhand
124 Bharat Mata Mandir Uttarakhand
125 Pazhassi Raja Tomb Kerala
126 Maritime Museum Kerala
127 Veluthampi Dalawa Memorial Museum Kerala
128 Payyoli Beach Kerala
129 Krishna Menon Museum Kerala
130 Napier Museum Kerala
131 Kattabomman Memorial Fort Tamil Nadu
132 Abdul Kalam House Tamil Nadu
133 Rajaji Memorial Tamil Nadu
134 Gandhi Memorial Tamil Nadu
135 Gandhi Mandapam Tamil Nadu
136 Tiruppur Kumaran Memorial Statue Tamil Nadu
137 Kamarajar Mani Mantapa Monument Tamil Nadu
138 Dheeran Chinnamalai Statue Tamil Nadu
139 Subramanya Siva Memorial Tamil Nadu
140 Visakha Museum AP
141 Tank Bund AP
142 Victory at Sea War Memorial AP
143 Shahid Minar Manipur
144 Redhill Lokpaching Manipur
145 INA Museum Manipur
146 Cpt. Williamson Sangma State Museum Meghalaya
147 Madan Mahal Fort MP
148 Samadhi of Lakshmi Bai MP
149 Shri Badal Bhoi State Tribal Museum MP
150 Tatya Tope Memorial MP
151 Netaji Birthplace Museum Odisha
152 Bharathiar Museum Pondicherry
153 Sri Aurobindo Ashram Pondicherry
154 Gandhi Sangrahalaya Bihar
155 Jubba Sahni Park Bihar
156 Kargil Chowk Bihar
157 Onake Obavva Karnataka
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1. Hall of Fame

About

  • It stands in the memory of the brave soldiers who laid out their lives in the Indo-Pak wars

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Timings

9:00 hrs. – 13:00 hrs.
14:00 hrs. – 19:00 hrs.

Details

https://www.lehladakhindia.com/hall-of-fame/

2. Munshi Aziz Bhat Museum

About

  • A family-operated museum, that is open for public
  • This museum displays artifacts like
    • Horse-saddles
    • Tapestries
    • Utensils
    • Coins
    • Old manuscripts
    • Photographs
    • Costumes
    • Jewelry

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Timings

Mon-Sat: 8:00 hrs. – 20:00 hrs.

Details

http://www.jktourism.jk.gov.in/List/Listdetails.aspx?52734E46697354352F5A4465456B426F55303253552B46476D52426A6A4877394738494C4B3851397030773D

3. Attari (Wagah) Border

About

  • Most of us are familiar with the name Wagah which is actually the Pakistan side of the border and its Indian name is Attari Border

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16:30 hrs. – 18:30 hrs.

Details

http://punjabtourism.gov.in/Punjab.html#/attraction/2/wagah

4. Jallianwala Bagh

About

  • An innocent crowd of 2000 people was set on fire on 13 April 1919, which included women and children
  • A group of insane British soldiers headed by General Dyer were held responsible for the massacre
  • To escape the gunfire, many of them jumped into well

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6:30 hrs. – 19:30 hrs.

Details

http://punjabtourism.gov.in/Punjab.html#/attraction/106/jallianwala-bagh

5. The Partition Museum

About

  • There has been a lot of stories and memories related to the partition
  • This museum located in the town of Amritsar has an exhaustive collection of this painful event

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10:00 hrs. – 18:00 hrs.

Monday Holiday

Details

https://www.partitionmuseum.org/

6. Gobindgarh Fort

About

  • Punjab has been the border state that has faced a lot of turmoil
  • A display and understanding of this is made available to the public from Feb 2017

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10:00 hrs. – 22:00 hrs.

Details
https://fortgobindgarh.com/

7. Lala Lajpath Rai’s House Museum

About

  • The ancestral house of Lala Lajpat Rai, a great patriot whose contributions towards the freedom struggle are many
  • To know the biography and get a feel of what a man Lala Lajpat Rai was, visit and experience this place

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Details

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/Lajpat-Rais-Jagraon-legacy-in-a-shambles/articleshow/45188652.cms

8. Dr. Dewan Singh Kalepani Museum

About

  • A museum that portrays the life history of a
    • Patriot
    • Freedom Fighter
    • Poet
    • Doctor

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9:00 hrs. – 17:00 hrs.

Monday Holiday

Details
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/museum-brings-to-life-dr-diwan-singh-kalepani/articleshow/64343308.cms

9. Jang E Azadi

About

  • This project was an idea to set up multiplexes for the heroes of the Indian freedom struggle
  • It is spread on 25 acres land in the periphery of Kartarpur
  • Aimed at disseminating the knowledge of the rich cultural heritage of the state and country in the mind of the youth

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10:00 hrs. – 18:00 hrs.

Details
https://jalandhar.nic.in/tourist-place/jang-e-azadi-memorial/

10. National Martyrs Memorial

About

  • In memory of the national youth heroes, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru
  • Daily flag-lowering ceremony is held both from Pakistan and India Side

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6:00 hrs. – 22:00 hrs.

Details
https://ferozepur.nic.in/tourist-place/the-national-martyrs-memorial-hussainiwala-border/

11. Maharaja Ranjit Singh War Museum

About

  • A gesture of tribute to the courageous soldiers who struggled and laid their lives for a secure life of hundreds of millions of people in the nation
  • A museum that was built on keeping up the museum with the international standards

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9:00 hrs. – 17:00 hrs.

Monday Holiday

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12. War Memorial and Museum

About

  • Being the sword arm of the country, Punjab, a museum that stands as a record from the time of Alexander in 326 BCE

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9:00 – 18:30 hrs.

Monday Holiday

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13. Shahid E Azam Museum

About

  • The museum is a commemorative tribute to Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh and his compatriots who raised the banner of revolt against British Imperialism to wrest freedom for mother India.

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10:00 – 16:45 hrs.

Monday Holiday

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14. Museo Camera

About

  • In addition to the knowledge about photography, it also hosts a collection of photographs on freedom fighters like Gandhi, Patel, etc.

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11:00 hrs. – 19:00 hrs.

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15. Chor Gumbad

About

  • Surrounding the Gumbad is Subhash Park, in the middle of which there is a Statue of great Freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose.

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8:00 hrs. – 18:00 hrs.

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16. Samadhi of Todar Singh

About

  • A statue of the Rajput leader of Bhiwani with a lot of information written below

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24 hrs.

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17. Army Heritage Museum

About

  • Amidst the following with Annandale at its backdrop
    • Snow-clad mountains
    • Deodar trees
    • Lush greenery
    • Huge lawns
  • Modern and traditional weapons, uniforms, flags, armory are the main attractions

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10:00 hrs. – 14:00 hrs.

15:00 hrs. – 17:00 hrs.

Monday Holiday

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18. The Dagshai Jail Museum

About

  • A place where Mahatma Gandhi was imprisoned during the freedom struggle

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9:30 hrs. – 12:30 hrs.

14:30 hrs. – 17:30 hrs.

Monday Holiday

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19. Tibetan Museum

About

  • A place to know Tibet’s struggle for freedom. Tibet is a friend of India

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9:00 hrs. – 17:00 hrs.

Monday Closed

Saturday Closed

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20. Himachal State Museum

About

  • Contains artifacts from Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, including Himachal history, which is a rare collection

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10:00 – 17:00 hrs.

Monday Closed

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21. Dharamshala War Memorial

About

  • A large painting drawn on the wall depicts the true spirit of the nation and gives a patriotic feeling

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8:00 hrs. – 20:00 hrs.

22. Saurabh Van Vihar                                           

About

  • A Park with a lake named after a freedom fighter Saurabh Batra

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9:00 hrs. – 19:00 hrs.

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23. Scandal Point

About

  • Famous for Lala Lajpat Rai Statue

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9:30 hrs. – 22:30 hrs.

Monday Holiday

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24. Subhash Baoli

About

  • Believed to have cured the freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose of his ill health

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25. Bharat Mata Temple

About

  • The human manifestation of India whose true name is Bharat

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7:00 hrs. – 17:30 hrs.

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26. Nana Rao Smarak Park

About

  • A historical place in the memory of Nana Rao who is a famous patriot and warrior of 1857

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8:00 hrs. – 17:30 hrs.

Monday Holiday

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27. Anand Bhavan

About

  • The ancestral home of Jawaharlal Nehru, now a museum of Indian Freedom Struggle

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9:30 hrs. – 17:00 hrs.

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28. Akshaya Vat

About

  • Many freedom fighters were hung from this tree that has a significance

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29. Jhansi Fort

About

  • A lot of history related to Rani Lakshmi Bai is mentioned and the fort is completely dedicated to her

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8:00 hrs. – 18:00 hrs.

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30. Allahabad Museum

About

  • Many remembrances related to Indian freedom struggle along with that of Allahabad (now Prayagraj) is kept here

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10:30 hrs. – 16:30 hrs.

Monday Holiday

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31. Nehru Park

About

  • Statue of Ram Prasad Bismil, the poet who wrote Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna is the main attraction here

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Timings

24 hrs.

32. Dilkusha Kothi Place

About

  • This is a standing example of getting to see the ruins of the British Colonies which were demolished by our unsung national heroes

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Timings

8:00 hrs. – 19:00 hrs.

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33. Khusro Bagh

About

  • This park was the center of activities during the British Times

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Mon-Sat

6:00 hrs. – 21:30 hrs.

Sunday

6:00 hrs. – 19:00 hrs.

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34. Ashoka Pillar

About

  • A part of India’s national emblem about the emperor Asoka can be found here

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5:00 hrs. – 20:00 hrs.

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35. Kakori Shaheed Smarak

About

  • The conspiracy case that some freedom fighters got involved in after they stole money from the train to raise funds. A memorial for them

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8:00 hrs. – 16:00 hrs.

36. Chandrashekhar Azad Park

About

  • The park where British police were informed of Chandrashekar Azad’s whereabouts by his friend
  • He sacrificed his life by not surrendering to the British

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5:00 hrs. – 20:00 hrs.

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37. Phool Bagh

About

  • An ancient charming tree that was recently used by the Britishers to hang freedom fighters by the British Govt.

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Timings

11:00 hrs. – 21:00 hrs.

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38. Shahid Smarak

About

  • A tall well-built stupa in the memory of those who laid their lives for the nation

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24 hrs.

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39. Govt Museum Jhansi

About

  • Weapons, Statues, Dresses, and Photos of the Chandela Dynasty along with a gallery of the Gupta period
  • In addition, comes an exclusive gallery on Rani Lakshmi Bai

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10:30 hrs. – 16:30 hrs.

Monday Holiday

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40. British Residency

About

  • This building, now in ruins, was associated with the 1857 first war of Indian Independence

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41. Tomb of John Russell Colvin

About

  • On July 5, 1857, British troops suffered heavy losses at Agra due to the aggressive Indian Freedom Fighters
  • This tomb is a testimony of that

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42. Swarna Jayanti Park

About

  • A park with great landscaping and statues of freedom fighters like Rani Lakshmibai, Tatya Tope, etc

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NA

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43. Company Gardens Allahabad

About

  • Recognizes the great contribution and martyrdom of Chandrashekar Azad and holds a museum with details on him

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Timings

5:00 hrs. – 21:00 hrs.

44. Netaji Bhavan

About

  • A house where Netaji escaped out of India and where he spent most of his childhood days, is now a museum

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Timings

11:00 hrs. – 16:30 hrs.

Monday Holiday

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45. Nehru Museum of Science and Technology

About

  • It was the hill detention camp earlier
  • British made it a jail to captivate the freedom fighters

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9:30 hrs. – 12:30 hrs.

15:00 hrs. – 18:30 hrs.

Saturday. Sunday Holiday

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46. Batasia Loop

About

  • It contains a monument of Gorkha Soldiers that took part in pre and post Indian freedom struggle.

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6:00 hrs. – 17:00 hrs.

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47. Bose Museum

About

  • This is a place that showcases the involvement of the brothers of Bose in the freedom movement
  • Also highlights the Haripura Congress and their correspondences

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9:30 hrs. – 16:30 hrs.

48. Sri Aurobindo Bhavan

About

  • The birthplace of the great saint Sri Aurobindo Ghosh

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6:00 hrs. – 20:00 hrs.

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49. Buxa Fort

About

  • A fort that reminds us of the history of Indian Freedom Struggle

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Timings

24 hrs.

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50. Chandannagar Museum

About

  • A highlight on the spectacles from the freedom fighter Kanailal Dutta is noteworthy on this museum

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11:00 hrs. – 17:30 hrs.

Saturday Holiday

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51. Kolkata Police Museum

About

  • Apart from the history of Kolkata police, it also hosts the items seized during the Indian Freedom Struggle

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11:00 hrs. – 17:00 hrs.

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52. Amar Kutir

About

  • A host for many famous freedom fighters, yes, many of them took refuge in this very Kutir, known as Amar Kutir

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8:00 hrs. – 18:00 hrs.

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53. BBD Bagh

About

  • Named after the three young Indian Independence freedom fighters – Benoy, Badal, and Dinesh, who shot dead the Inspector General of Prisons

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54. Shaheed Minar

About

  • In 1969, it was rededicated to the martyrs of Indian Freedom Struggle and was renamed

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Timings

10:00 hrs. – 17:00 hrs.

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55. Mother’s Wax Museum

About

  • Real exact same replica wax models of Indian Freedom Fighters are an attraction of this place

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Timings

12:00 hrs. – 19:30 hrs.

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56. India Gate

About

  • A lot many warriors and fighters names are inscribed on this magnificent gate

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NA

Details

http://www.delhitourism.gov.in/delhitourism/tourist_place/india_gate.jsp

57. Salimgarh Fort

About

  • So many freedom fighters were seen in this place which has a jail along with a mosque

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58. National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum

About

  • It is built by a freedom fighter Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay to collect and preserve traditional Indian art and crafts

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10:00 hrs. 17:00 hrs.

Monday Holiday

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59. Sri Aurobindo Ashram

About

  • This ashram has a Samadhi of the great freedom fighter, philosopher, poet and rishi

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7:30 hrs. – 22:00 hrs.

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60. National Philatelic Museum

About

  • The stamp collection that ranges from culture to art to history to personalities and freedom fighters

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10:00 hrs. – 17:00 hrs.

Saturday
Sunday Holiday

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61. Qudashia Park

About

  • It still holds the historical ruins of the 1857 first war of Indian Independence

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NA

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62. Raj Ghat

About

  • A peaceful place where Mahatma Gandhi’s Samadhi rests.

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6:30 hrs. – 18:00 hrs.

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63. Nehru Museum and Planetarium

About

  • It takes us back to the times where there used to be a lot of talk about our freedom struggle

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9:00 hrs. – 17:30 hrs.

Monday Holiday

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64. Swatantrata Senani Museum

About

  • The museum contains the following artifacts
    • Documentaries
    • Portrayals
  • Of the people who laid down their life

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65. Gyarah Murti

About

  • A beautifully sculpted sculpture depicting Mahatma Gandhi leading the followers during a peaceful protest

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Timings

24 hrs.

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66. Nehru Memorial Museum

About

  • Teen Murti Bhavan, a residence of the first prime minister of India for 16 years till death.

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9:00 hrs. – 17:30 hrs.

Monday Holiday

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67. Mutiny Memorial

About

  • Erected by the Public Works department, it tells us a tale in detail about those who fought in the Delhi Field Force during the rebellion of 1857

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9:00 hrs. 17:00 hrs.

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68. Longewala War Museum

About

  • Highlights
    • Tankers
    • Ammunition
    • Bunkers
    • Show on Battle of Longewala
    • A great road within the desert

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10:00 hrs. – 18:00 hrs.

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69. Chittorgarh Museum

About

  • Displays collection of artifacts belonging to the royal family of Chittorgarh.

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9:30 hrs. – 17:30 hrs.

Details

http://museumsrajasthan.gov.in

70. Jaisalmer War Museum

About

  • Showcases the complete details with captions at various places over locks evidently visible

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9:00 hrs. – 18:00 hrs.

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71. Amar Jawan Jyoti

About

  • Built to commemorate the martyred and unknown soldiers who died during the Indo-Pak war of 1971

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Timings

24 hrs.

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72. Jaipur Wax Museum

About

  • You get to see life-sized wax models of freedom fighters

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10:00 hrs. – 18:30 hrs.

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73. Maharana Pratap Museum

About

  • Rarely, we have an opportunity to get the reality of the ancient battles and the toughness, our heroes faced, their sacrifices for freedom to our Motherland

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7:30 hrs. – 19:00 hrs.

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74. Haldighati

About

  • The sacred place where Maharana Pratap fought bravely

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10:00 hrs. – 19:00 hrs.

Details
http://haldighati.com

75. Sardar Patel National Memorial

About

  • An interesting museum on the first president of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who fought for country’s unity

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9:30 hrs. – 17:00 hrs.

Monday Holiday

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