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Indian Museum (Jadu Ghar)vsVictoria Memorial Hall
Indian Museum and Victoria Memorial Hall are both endorsed by professional reviewers. Overall, Victoria Memorial Hall is preferred by most writers compared to Indian Museum. Victoria Memorial Hall ranks #1 in Kolkata with positive reviews from 4 sources like Lonely Planet, Fodor's and Afar Magazine.
Indian Museum (Jadu Ghar)
Frommer's
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
27 Jawaharlal Nehru Rd, Kolkata 700016, India
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Frommer's "Containing things beautiful, unusual, and ancient, the museum is known to locals as Jadu Ghar, the House of Magic." Full review
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The textiles-and-decorative-arts gallery is most impressive. It can be difficult to find, however -- ask for assistance.
Fodor's "India's oldest museum has one of the largest and most comprehensive collections in Asia, including one of the best natural-history collections in the world." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Mostly a loveably old-fashioned place that fills a large colonnaded palace ranged around a central lawn." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The country’s largest museum, is a vast and stolid colonial edifice full of unheralded oddities and treasures hidden in plain sight." Full review
Victoria Memorial Hall Frommer's Fodor's Lonely Planet
Afar Magazine
1 Queen's Way, Kolkata, India
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Frommer's "Billed as one of the city's top attractions, but... it's more likely to excite Rajophiles." Full review
Fodor's "Surrounded by extensive, carefully manicured gardens, and preceded by a typically sober statue of Victoria herself, it remains a major symbol of the British Raj." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"The incredible Victoria Memorial is a vast, beautifully proportioned festival of white marble: think US Capitol meets Taj Mahal." Full review
Afar Magazine "Dedicated to Queen Victoria, Victoria Memorial Halls adds sparkle to my city Calcutta (Now Kolkata) the former Capital of British India." Full review
