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Vechaar Utensil Museum, Ahmedabad, India

 
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Distance from city center: 5.9mi
snehism's pictureby snehism History & Culture travel tip
added on the 19th of April, 2011
Could there be anything better than this for those who love utensils? A collection of thousands of utensils made of so many different metals and collected from hundreds of cities and villages of India. Big to small, old to new, every utensil is different from the other. Interestingly all of the old utensils made of any metal had the scientific reasons for its use or the usage convenience clearly explained. Along with this museum, there is a very traditional and old restaurants which servers the locally traditional food! Yumm. Quite amazing place in the out skirts of the Ahmedabad.

Address:
Vishala Village Resturant,
Opp. Vasna Toll Naka

Price:
Rs.10

Opening Hours:
13:00 to 15:00 and 17:00 to 22:30

How to get there:
Local buses and rickshaws can take you there easily. It's a little far from the city

 
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