National Rail Museum - National Rail
Museum is located In Chanakya Puri. It is unique in its collection
of rail engines and locomotives. India was among the countries which
had railway lines since 19th century. The locomotives in the museums
are displayed in open. But they also have a small in house museum
which gives the details of the progress and development in the
history of railway in India.
National Museum - Located on Janpath, National museum is one
of the treasure houses of the our glorious past. The museum has a
large collection of excavated items many of which date back to 2nd
and 3rd century B.C. The museum has separate section for the Harrapa
(Indus valley civilisation) collection. Recently the museum added a
very interesting section of Jewellery collection. Apart from the
regular sections the museum has regular exhibition on different
themes. Information about any such exhibition can be obtained from
the museum itself or from the tourist offices. A daily film show is
organised in the auditorium of the museum and it is closed on
Monday.
Museum of Natural History - The museum gives an over all
look of the evolution of Earth and its natural history. The museum
is located on the Barakhamba Road and is closed on Mondays.
Nehru Museum & Planetorium - The Teen Murti house was
the residence of India's first Prime minister Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.
After his death the house was converted into a memorial. The Nehru
memorial has a collection of gifts and many other items which he
possessed. Nehru Planetorium is within the compound of Teen Murti.
This planetorium gives a overview of the Indian Space program. There
are daily film shows which are screened in a specially designed
auditorium. These films are meant to give information about the
Universe or any other topic related to that. The Capsule in which
Rakesh Sharma went into space is also kept here.
Crafts Museum Crafts museums is at Pragati Maidan Grounds.
Open from 10am-5pm daily.
Gandhi Darshan & Gandhi National Museum Gandhi Darshan &
Gandhi National Museum is across Rajghat and Gandhi smriti is on
Tees January Marg
Dara Shikoh Library Dara Shikoh Library is an archaeological
museum in Civil Lines and is open from 10am - 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Dolls Museum - A unique museum of Dolls is located near the
ITO crossing on the Bahadur Shah Jafar Marg . These dolls are
collected from different parts of India as well as from other
countries of the world. These dolls reflect the tradition and
culture of the region from where they come. Children Book Trust of
India is In the same building. This is an organisation which is
committed to provide quality books for the little ones.
National Science Centre - National Science center is located
near Pragati Maidan. This center is famous for the models which can
be operated by the visitor himself. Children are particularly
fascinated by the mysteries of science. Open through out the week
except on Mondays.





