State : Meghalaya, in the
north east of India.
Best time to Travel : September to March.
The State Museum of Meghalaya
The museum has a habitat section showing the living places of tribes,
instruments used for hunting, fishing appliances, weapons, agricultural
implements, transport equipment, domestic articles like pots, spoons, water
jug, tobacco box, baskets.
Tribal Research Institute
The displayed exhibits include the colourful textiles, especially the
shawls and garments worn by the local people, wooden and bone images, totems
and masks, weapons and utilitarian implements, baskets and jewelry.
Botanical Garden & Museum
Just 2 km from the city of Shillong
is the Botanical Garden & Museum. The museum exhibits several species of
the plant kingdom. Most of the plants displayed here are the found in
Meghalaya. There are also some rare to find orchids on display.
Arunachal Pradesh Museum
About 3.5 km away from Shillong
is the Arunachal Pradesh Museum. The museum is here to display the exquisite
items of Arunachal Pradesh. If you are not able to visit Arunachal Pradesh,
then do visit this place.
Butterfly Museum
This is about 1 km from Shillong.
Meghalaya is home to numerous variety of butterflies, in exotic colours and
patterns. If you have not yet seen them, the do visit this museum, which
displays a wide spectrum of butterflies found in Meghalaya.
