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Albert Hall & Ram Niwas
The Museum Mile
A museum in an Indo-Saracenic palace, dawn pigeon flocks and night-time floodlights. The zoo and gardens next door.
The southern museum mile: the Indo-Saracenic Albert Hall with its Raj-era collection in Ram Niwas garden, then up the street, Moti Dungri hill with its Scottish castle and, at its foot, the city's best-loved Ganesha temple beside the white marble Birla Mandir. Half a day joining imperial Jaipur to living faith.
Who it suits
the palace museum Moti Dungri and Birla evening lights
Staying here
Stay in nearby C-Scheme; come here for the museum and temples.
In the evening
After sunset Albert Hall glows amid pigeon flocks: the best frame.
Getting there
A walk from the New Gate · rickshaw from Badi Chaupar
What to see
Raj Mandir CinemaThe film matters less than the room and the crowd; book the ticket online before you goDetails →
Albert Hall MuseumAs much an architectural set piece as a museum, and the best floodlit facade in townDetails →
Moti Dungri Ganesh TempleWhere the city blesses new cars and wedding cards, busiest and best on WednesdaysDetails →
Birla MandirA modern Hindu temple in white marbleDetails →
Masala ChowkA curated, hygienic one-stop for the city's street food, ideal and safe for first-time visitors.
Where to eat
Bar PalladioJaipur's most photographed and stylish bar-restaurant, cocktails and Italian food in a Mughal-blue garden.
Soul Brewing CompanyWidely regarded as Jaipur's best microbrewery for genuinely fresh, brewed-on-site craft beer and a lively-but-comfortable vibe.
SteamAn iconic Rambagh Palace venue, with a genuinely unique heritage setting paired with dependable Mediterranean cooking and a full bar.
Suvarna MahalJaipur's grandest palace-dining experience, set in the Maharaja's former dining hall at Rambagh.
Where to stay
Narain Niwas PalaceFaded-grandeur 1928 palace with a famous garden cafe
Rambagh PalaceThe 'Jewel of Jaipur': the former Maharaja's palace, now a Taj hotel
Other areas of Jaipur
Areas on the map
In the app: the city's areas on the map, the places inside and a route.
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