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NAME
Visakha Museum
OTHER NAMES
Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Museum
COUNTRY
India
ADDRESS
Beach Rd, opposite Palm Beach Hotel, Dutch Layout, Kirlampudi Layout, Chinna Waltair, Pedda Waltair, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530017
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About Visakha Museum
Visakha Museum is a renowned museum placed in Visakhapatnam. The museum was constructed to display the history of the Kalingandhra region. The museum is often seen filled with enormous tourists from around the world and makes it the most visited place of Vishakhapatnam.
How To Reach Visakha Museum
By Train
The nearest railway station to the museum is the Visakhapatnam Railway Station and Marripalem railway station which is distant at 6-10 km away and the distance can be covered in 20-30 minutes through a cab/ taxi or any public transport.
By Bus
If one is arriving by bus he/she must drop off at the closest bus stands or stops which are located not more than 5 km from the museum and these bus stations are Maddilapalem Bus Depot, Dwarka Bus Station Complex, and Vishakhapatnam Bus Stand, and Dwarka Stand and the time consumed to reach the museum is 10-12 minutes by hiring a taxi or can opt any public transport.
By Air
The airport closest to the museum is the Visakhapatnam International Airport which is located at a distance of 16 km and can arrive at the museum in 30-32 minutes via a taxi/cab or public transport service.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Visakha Museum
- The museum was begun by the N.Janardhana Reddy, in the year 1991 and this museum was started with an aim to store the artifacts collected from the Kalingandhra region.
- The amazing collection of the museum list involves some early-time ornaments, dresses, and coins also the crockery sets and manuscripts, and much more. The things like letters, maps, and scrapbooks are also part of the collection of the museum.
- The unique objects found in the museum will be the Vasco-da-Gama's maiden voyage and the Searchlight reflector 30.
- In honor of respect to Jawaharlal Nehru the museum also displays his great words like ?To be secure on land, we must be supreme at sea? which catches the attention of every person who visits the museum.
- The museum is also home to other such collections like planes, submarines, and also warships which are the most valued artifacts of the country.
- It is said that the Visakha museum also portrays the ancient objects exported from various other countries.
The land of the museum was earlier s Dutch Bungalow which was later transformed into a Visakha Museum
- The museum has some of the amazing collections from World War II, the unexploded bomb which was released by the Japanese at the time of war, and to see this person travel from around the world to visit the museum.
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