Partition Museum
The world's first museum of the 1947 Partition, in the Raj-era Town Hall — oral histories and refugees' objects.
Closed Mondays. Allow at least 90 minutes; it is emotionally heavy.
90 min
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Amritsar
Guru Ram Das dug the holy pool and the city grew around it; Amritsar holds Sikhism's golden shrine, the garden where the Raj lost its legitimacy, and some of India's best eating.
Sarovar
1577
The tank
Guru Ram Das founds the city.
1801
Ranjit Singh
The Sikh empire gilds the shrine.
1919
Jallianwala Bagh
A massacre turns the freedom movement.
1947
Partition
The border falls thirty kilometers away.
Central Sikh Museum
Paintings of Sikh gurus, warriors and martyrs, with weapons and manuscripts, at the main entrance of the Golden Temple complex.
Free; visit after the morning at the temple.
45 min
Maharaja Ranjit Singh Summer Palace Museum
Ranjit Singh's summer palace in the Ram Bagh gardens, begun in 1819, restored as a museum of the Sikh empire with his Persian military manual and ivory miniatures.
It has had long closures; check it is open before going.
60 min
Gobindgarh Fort
The Bhangi misl's fort, rebuilt by Ranjit Singh between 1805 and 1809, now a heritage complex with the Toshakhana museum, live performances and shows.
Open until late; come for the evening light and sound show.
3 hrs