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Did you think a museum is a place where you see only old artifacts like clothes, weapons and manuscripts? Think twice! How about a museum dedicated only to documenting money or one in which you see age-old trains only? If that is not exciting enough why don't you check the museum of brains which showcases 600 samples of human and animal brains in different stages of growth or illness? Or head to the toilet museum and learn the history of mankind's involvement with ablutions in the most intricate ways!
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RBI monetary museum, Mumbai
The Reserve Bank of India, India's Central banking institution, aims at documenting and preserving the monetary history of India. According to the RBI, the museum aims to exhibit the money through various phases of Indian history and also aims at stimulating research and study on the evolution of money around the Indian ocean.
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Nizam's museum, Hyderabad
Lesser known than the famous Salarjung museum, Nizam Museum or H.E.H Nizam's Museum is a museum located in Hyderabad. Popularly known as Purani Haveli, this was a palace of the erstwhile Nizams and the museum showcases the gifts received by the last Nizam of Hyderabad. Among the attractions are a 1930 Rolls Royce, 200 year-old proclamation drums and a 150 -year-old manually operated lift. The museum was opened on February 18, 2000 by the Nizam Trust to the general public.
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Heritage transport Museum, Gurgaon
Sprawling across four levels, the Heritage transport museum on the outskirts of Delhi showcases the evolution of transportation in India and contains everything from sophisticated engine powered cars to humble hand drawn carts.
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Rail museum, Delhi
We agree this one is quite popular and you may have heard of it but it still doesn't take away its uniqueness. The open air museum has 10 real size exhibits of various trains of the Indian railways. Static and working models, signaling equipments, antique furnitures, historical photographs and related literature are displayed in the museum. Don't forget to check out the star attraction - The Faery Queen built in 1855 , the best preserved steam locomotive engine of her age. Other noteworthy coachs include the Prince of Wales(1875) and the Mharaja of Mysore's saloon(1899).
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Museum of Toilets
The Sulabh International Museum of Toilets, is possibly the world's only museum dedicated to documenting the history of toilets since the dawn of mankind. It displays the evolution of toilets and the different designs of toilets.
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NIMHANS Museum, Bengaluru
If you have always been fascinated about how the human brain works and even how it looks like in real life here is your chance to see over 600 samples of brains at the unique NIMHANS brain museum in Bangalore. Find out all about how the brain works, what diseases affect it and yes, there is a rat's and duck's brain too!
