Places to visit in Jaipur, Rajasthan
16 places to see in Jaipur, including monuments & heritage, palaces & havelis, weekend getaways. Each page has the best time, how long to plan, and what is open on the date you choose.
Open the Jaipur guide- Albert Hall MuseumJaipur, Rajasthan · MuseumsThe 1887 Indo-Saracenic state museum, with a real Egyptian mummy in the basement.
- Amber FortJaipur, Rajasthan · FortsThe Kachwaha hill palace above Maota lake, and the best-preserved of the Hill Forts of Rajasthan.
- City Palace JaipurJaipur, Rajasthan · Palaces & HavelisThe Kachwaha city palace of 1727, with the peacock gate and the two giant silver urns.
- GaltajiJaipur, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe spring-fed kunds and monkey-filled temples in a gap in the ridge east of Jaipur.
- Govind Dev Ji TempleJaipur, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesJaipur's presiding Krishna, moved here from Vrindavan around 1735.
- Hawa MahalJaipur, Rajasthan · Palaces & HavelisA five-storey screen of 953 windows built in 1799. Best seen from across the road.
- Jaigarh FortJaipur, Rajasthan · FortsThe garrison fort above Amber, home of the Jaivana, the largest wheeled cannon ever made.
- Jaipur Walled CityJaipur, Rajasthan · UNESCO SitesThe 1727 planned grid inside the wall, painted pink in 1876 and never repainted.
- Jal MahalJaipur, Rajasthan · Palaces & HavelisThe palace in the middle of Man Sagar lake. Seen from the bund, not entered.
- Jantar MantarJaipur, Rajasthan · Monuments & HeritageThe 1734 stone observatory whose 27 metre sundial still reads time to two seconds.
- Jhalana Leopard ReserveJaipur, Rajasthan · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesLeopard safaris inside the city limits, with sightings more reliable than most tiger parks.
- Nahargarh FortJaipur, Rajasthan · FortsThe ridge fort above Jaipur, built as a retreat in 1734. Go for sunset.
- Panna Meena ka KundJaipur, Rajasthan · Monuments & HeritageThe criss-cross stepwell behind Amber town. Look from the top, the steps are roped off.
- Patrika GateJaipur, Rajasthan · Monuments & HeritageA 2016 gateway of painted arches by the airport, built for photographs and very good at it.
- Sambhar Salt LakeJaipur, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsThe largest inland salt lake in India, with winter flamingos and a working salt railway.
- Sisodia Rani ka BaghJaipur, Rajasthan · Palaces & HavelisA 1728 terraced Mughal garden on the Agra road, built for a Sisodia queen.
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