Watson Museum

The Watson Museum, considered to be one of the best among the seven such museums located across and managed by the Gujarat state Government, it has collections of precious objects from the princely State of Rajkot founded by the Jadeja Rajputs.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Tuesday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Thursday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    public holidays: closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: collections of precious objects from the princely State of Rajkot
Photo: Rahilarious, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mahatma Gandhi Museum, Rajkot and Rajkot Airport.

Museum
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Mahatma Gandhi Museum was formerly Alfred High School in was one of the oldest educational institutions in India which was active for 164 years where Mahatma Gandhi studied for a few years. is situated 210 metres south of Watson Museum.

Aerodrome
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is a public airport serving the city of , , . It is operated by the Airports Authority of India. It was the 4th busiest airport in after Ahmedabad, and until all scheduled commercial operations were shifted to on 10 September 2023. is situated 2½ km northwest of Watson Museum.

Railway station
is a railway station in , , . Its station code is BKNG. It serves city. The station consists of 3 platforms. is situated 2 km southwest of Watson Museum.

Watson Museum

Latitude
22.30024° or 22° 18′ 1″ north
Longitude
70.80192° or 70° 48′ 7″ east
Open location code
7JJG8R22+3Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1192158114
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q7974841
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Tamil—“Watson Museum” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “ওয়াটসন জাদুঘর”
  • Panjabi: “ਵਾਟਸਨ ਮਿਊਜ਼ੀਅਮ”
  • Tamil: “வாட்சன் அருங்காட்சியகம், ராஜ்கோட்”
  • Tamil: “வாட்சன் அருங்காட்சியகம்”

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Highlights include Jubilee Park and Centre For Sight, Rajkot.

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