VISAKHA MUSEUM

Better known as the Visakhapatnam municipal corporation museum, the  Visakha museum is a port city museum housing treasures from ancient history and artefacts if the Kalingadhara region. The museum was opened to the public in 1991 and since then, has been a popular tourist spot of Vizag. 

Ancient armoury, coins, silk costumes, jewellery, stuffed animals, diaries, periodicals, maps, and scrapbooks are all parts of some of the most famous exhibits of this museum. Early settlers of Visakhapatnam are said to have used these in ancient times. Moreover, there are also tasteful displays of warships, missiles and artillery in the museum.

A special exhibit to check out at this place is Vasco da Gama's maiden sea voyage, a searchlight reflector and Nehru's words saying “ to be secure on land, we must be supreme on the sea”.

Location: Dr NTR Beach Rd, opposite Palm Beach Hotel, Dutch Layout, Kirlampudi Layout, Chinna Waltair, Pedda Waltair, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530017

Price: Rs. 10 for adults and 5 for children

Timings: 11 AM to 7 PM