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Crafts Museum vs Jantar Mantar
Both Crafts Museum and Jantar Mantar are recommended by travel writers. On balance, Crafts Museum ranks slightly better than Jantar Mantar. Crafts Museum is ranked #4 in New Delhi with positive reviews from 5 reviewers like Michelin Guide, Fodor's and Afar Magazine.
Crafts Museum
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Bhairon Rd, New Delhi 110001, India
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Fodor's
"This charming museum near the Purana Qila houses thousands of artifacts and handicrafts."
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Frommer's
"This serves as an excellent introduction to what's out there... picking up anything nearly as beautiful is akin to winning a lottery."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Set up like a traditional village, this captivating, rambling museum aims to preserve the traditional crafts of India."
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Afar Magazine
"With over 35,000 pieces ranging from textiles to clay, the space is a welcoming community of artisans and art lovers."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"The tastefully arranged Craft Museum offers an interesting insight into Indian crafts and rural arts and traditions."
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Jantar Mantar
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Connaught Place, New Delhi, India
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Fodor's
"This odd grouping of what might seem like random modern sculptures is actually a huge sundial and open-air observatory."
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Concierge
"Jantar Mantar (meaning "instruments for mathematical calculation") is an observatory built by Sawai Jai Singh II of Jaipur back in 1724."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The most eccentric-seeming of Delhi’s historic sites, Jantar Mantar... is an odd collection of curving geometric buildings."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"An observatory built by Sawai Jai Singh II of Jaipur back in 1724."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"The Jantar Mantar of Delhi, an early-18C astronomical observatory, was designed on the request of the emperor, by the founding maharaja of Jaipur, Jai Singh II."
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The Jantar Mantar of Delhi, an early-18C astronomical observatory, was designed on the request of the emperor, by the founding maharaja of Jaipur, Jai Singh II.
