exit 5 nj turnpike AP State Museum MUSEUM (Map p898; Public Gardens Rd, Nampally; admission 10, camera/video 100/500; h

1 Absorb the meditative 3Admire incredible carved 6 Sit back and enjoy the vibrations of monks past at images at Veerbhadra Temple view on one of India s most Sankaram (p 913 ), Bavikonda in Lepakshi (p 918 ). scenic train trips to Araku and Thotlakonda (p 913 ) (p 913 )

AP State Museum MUSEUM (Map p898; Public Gardens Rd, Nampally; admission 10, camera/video exit 5 nj turnpike 100/500; h10.30am5pm Sat-Thu) The continually renovated State Museum hosts a rather dusty collection of important archaeological finds from the area, as well as a Buddhist sculpture gallery, with some relics of the Buddha and an exhibit on Andhra s Buddhist history. There are also Jain and bronze sculpture exit 5 nj turnpike galleries, exit 5 nj turnpike a decorative-arts gallery and a 4500-year-old Egyptian mummy. The museum, like the gorgeous Legislative Assembly building exit 5 nj turnpike (Map p 898 ) down the road (both commissioned by the seventh nizam), exit 5 nj turnpike is floodlit at night.