10 Best Places to Visit in Jaipur Check Photos and Location

Places to visit in Jaipur: The pink city of India, Jaipur, Rajasthan is known for its rich cultural heritage and beautiful architecture. If you like the royal vibes all around while you are spending your time in palace-cum- heritage hotel rooms, Jaipur is the only place you should head on to.

 It has a lot to offer that makes you feel that you are on planet Royal for your whole trip. You can feel the richness of heritage in architecture, food, apparel, and activities of Jaipur. We are taking you to the tour of incredible places to visit in Jaipur. 

It is a city of forts, palaces, and museums. If you are a heritage site lover, then nothing on this earth can make you more excited than Jaipur. Disclaimer: after reading this web page you may feel like as and when I get a small vaca break in this winter season, I must pack my bag and book my tickets for the royal ride to the Jaipur!!

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Let’s go to the pictorial and verbal tour of Jaipur that will be your handy guide while your first visit. If you have been to Jaipur before, then this may help you to explore the unseen face of places to visit in Jaipur.

Places to visit in Jaipur

Amber Fort

Amber Fort, the ultimate piece of royal heritage, built in the year of 1592. It is in limelight after the movie “Bajirao Mastani”. Amber fort is also known as Amer Fort, it is one of the most visited places to visit in Jaipur, located around 11 km from Jaipur, the amber fort is an artistic presentation of the skills and building knowledge of ancient emperors. Its red and sandy structure of the wall is the example of a vast cultural blend of Indian history. It is included in UNESCO World Heritage Site List as “Hill Forts of Rajasthan ”.

What to visit/do?

• Light and Sound Show in the evening
• Elephant ride
• Visit Diwan-e-Aam and Sheesh Mahal

Nahargarh Fort

It is the most beautiful hill fort located in Aravali hills. It is included in the list of places to visit in Jaipur because of its location. It is a famous sunset point and a picnic spot located uphill, from where you can see the scenario of the Jaipur city. Its stonework and carving are incredible in themselves. It is one of the strongest fort built to enhance the security system of the city in ancient times. As it is located on a hill, you can hire a cab till the bottom of the hill and do trekking to reach the top. But, trust me, once you reach the top in the evening and watch the sunset, it is going to be a worthy investment of time and effort.

What to visit/do?

• City night view from the top
• Sunset view
• Twelve queen boudoirs

City Palace

If you will ask any citizen of Jaipur about places to visit in Jaipur, you will hear the name of City Palace for sure. It is one of the best cultural heritage of Jaipur which depicts the royal history of Rajasthan. Its infrastructure has a blend of Mughal and Rajasthani emperorship. It comprises of courtyard, garden, museum and art gallery. City Palace was a seat of the emperor in ancient times.

What to visit/do?

• Chandra Mahal and Mubarak Mahal
• Pritam Niwas Chowk
• Maharani palace 
• Govindji Temple

Hawa Mahal

“Palace of Winds” is considered in places to visit in Jaipur because of its unique structure and the vision behind its construction. It has 953 mesh windows, made for Royal Rajput queen and her female family members to enjoy city view from Hawa mahal. It is a magnificent architecture standing tall for decades adding glory to Indian historical charm. It is built without stairs, instead of it, you will find slopes to navigate between the floors. Its structure of windows allows an ample amount of air in the Mahal, thus it was very cool in hot summers. Its structure is a replica of crown shape. 

What to visit/do?

• Gift items shopping
• Archaeological museum
• Pink City Bazar

Jaigarh Fort

In ancient times, each fort and palace has its own significance that adds value to the kingdom. Jaigarh Fort has its own dignity as it was huge storage of military range weapons at that time. The World’s largest cannon, Jaivanna is the center of attraction that makes Jaigarh important places to visit in Jaipur. Its name “Jaigarh” means fort of Victory is well- named according to its vital role in battles. It is spread in 3 Km as a part of the defense strategy located at “Cheel ka Teela”. 

What to visit/do?

• Artillery Museum
• City view
• Jaivanna cannon

Jantar Mantar Observatory

One of the largest observatories of the world, Jantar Mantar is located in Jaipur. It is one of the exceptional architectural places to visit in Jaipur. With the least amount of technology and the highly extraordinary knowledge of astronomy, Jantar Mantar is India’s largest Observatory with the largest sundial of the world. It is a clear presentation of the interest of the king of the Rajputana Dynasty. The precision and accuracy used while constructing this observatory makes it relevant to date.

What to visit/do?

• Light and sound show
• Orientation short film

Albert Hall Museum

It is the oldest museum in Jaipur. It is a vast collection of artifacts around the world in the form of 16 art galleries within the museums. It is situated in Ram Niwas Garden which allows you to take a look at the historic museum in yellow night light from the lawn. Albert Hall Museum is the replica of the London Based Albert Hall Museum. It has a collection of paintings from different parts of India, artifacts and an Egyptian mummy.

What to visit/do?

• Yummy food at one of the restaurants
• Zoo
• Horse ride
• Take a tour of Ram Niwas Garden

Galtaji Temple

It is one of the Hindu Pilgrimage situated in Aravali hill range. It is one of the religious places to visit in Jaipur. It has a small temple of Lord Rama, Lord Hanuman, Lord Brahma, Lord Surya, and Lord Vishnu and Hanuman. It is said that some portions of Ramayana were written at this place by Tulsidasji. Galtaji Temple known as Khole Ke Hanumanji is an example of a unique architectural construction included with seven kinds(water storage tanks made up with bricks).

What to visit/do?

• View of Aravali hills
• Blessings of God

Abhaneri Step Well

Originally named Abha Nagri(city of brightness) is the stepwell constructed to cop up with water scarcity in the region of Rajasthan. It comprises of small stairs through which ladies can reach to the end of the well and get water for a family. Chand Baori is one of the major attractions of Abhaneri which makes it one of the unique places to visit in Jaipur. It is one of India’s deepest land largest step well.

What to visit/do?

• Harshat Mata Temple
• Abhaneri Historical Place
• Chand Baori stepwell

Raj Mandir Cinema

Raj Mandir Cinema is a popular place to visit in Jaipur for entertainment lovers. It is a meringue shaped cinema hall with a capacity of 1300 seats. It is a tourist attraction that has zig-zag and curvy seating arrangements. It has a cafeteria lounge offering delicious delicacies. Its interior is designed in a way to give this a royal touch. RajMandir CInema is Fortunate enough to screen various public and private film premiers.

What to visit/do?

• Have a look of the architecture
• Watch a movie in Raj Mandir