Places to visit in Jodhpur, Rajasthan

12 places to see in Jodhpur, including monuments & heritage, villages & hidden gems, museums. Each page has the best time, how long to plan, and what is open on the date you choose.

• Arna Jharna Desert MuseumJodhpur, Rajasthan · MuseumsKomal Kothari's quarry museum of desert life, starting with a gallery of a hundred brooms.
• Balsamand Lake and PalaceJodhpur, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsA 12th-century lake with a red sandstone summer palace on its dam, five minutes from Mandore.
• Bishnoi Villages and KhejarliJodhpur, Rajasthan · Villages & Hidden GemsVillages that have protected trees and blackbuck since 1730, an hour out of Jodhpur.
• Ghanta Ghar and Sardar MarketJodhpur, Rajasthan · Monuments & HeritageThe clock tower square where the blue city starts, and where the mirchi vada is.
• Jaswant ThadaJodhpur, Rajasthan · Monuments & HeritageThe translucent marble memorial to Jaswant Singh II, a quiet ten minutes from Mehrangarh.
• Kaylana LakeJodhpur, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsJodhpur's 1872 reservoir in the granite hills, where the city goes for sunset.
• Mandore GardensJodhpur, Rajasthan · Monuments & HeritageThe old Rathore capital: red sandstone cenotaphs built like temples, and a rock wall of painted heroes.
• Mehrangarh FortJodhpur, Rajasthan · FortsRao Jodha's 1459 fort on the rock above Jodhpur, with the best-run fort museum in the state.
• OsianJodhpur, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesSixteen temples from the 8th and 9th centuries at the edge of the sand, an hour north of Jodhpur.
• Rao Jodha Desert Rock ParkJodhpur, Rajasthan · Eco TourismRestored desert rock and native plants right under the walls of Mehrangarh, with marked trails.
• Toorji ka JhalraJodhpur, Rajasthan · Monuments & HeritageA 1740s stepwell dug out from decades of rubbish in 2014, now the old city meeting point.
• Umaid Bhawan PalaceJodhpur, Rajasthan · Palaces & HavelisA 1929 famine-relief palace in golden sandstone, one wing of it a museum you can walk into.

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