Sawai Jai Singh II's open-air observatory of nineteen masonry instruments, including the world's largest stone sundial, accurate to two seconds.
This is the one site where a guide genuinely transforms the visit — the instruments mean nothing without explanation. Hire one at the gate or take the audio guide.
Must visit
The working royal residence at the centre of the old city, part museum, part private home, with textile…
Must visit
The 1799 'palace of winds' — a five-storey screen of 953 latticed windows built so royal women could…
The jewellers' bazaar of the old city — kundan, meenakari and loose gemstones, in shops that have been…
Rajasthan's oldest museum in an Indo-Saracenic hall of 1887, holding carpets, miniatures, arms and an…