Museums in Varanasi

Ramnagar Fort stands across the Ganges from the main ghats, its crumbling sandstone turrets housing one of India's most eclectic private museums. The Maharaja's collection includes vintage cars, ivory chess sets, ornate palanquins, ceremonial weapons and an astronomical clock.

Home to the original Lion Capital of Ashoka, now India's national emblem, and other Buddhist artifacts..

The Bharat Kala Bhavan on the Banaras Hindu University campus houses one of India's finest collections of Indian miniature paintings, stone and bronze sculpture, and decorative arts. Highlights include Mughal and Rajput paintings and Buddhist relics from Sarnath.