Local favourite museum · Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
Folk Museum
Folk Museum is a museum in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh.
Folk Museum: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this museum: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Folk Museum
Season: Year-round; check weekly closing day (often Monday).
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Folk Museum — distance from nearby cities
- From Dharamshala (HP): about 3 km by road (3 km straight line) · directions · more places near Dharamshala
- From Dalhousie (HP): about 59 km by road (47 km straight line) · directions · more places near Dalhousie
- From Kullu (HP): about 100 km by road (80 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kullu
- From Manali (HP): about 101 km by road (81 km straight line) · directions · more places near Manali
- From Jalandhar (PB): about 155 km by road (124 km straight line) · directions · more places near Jalandhar
Coordinates: 32.24059, 76.33092. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Folk Museum
- Bhagsu Nag Temple · temple · Kangra · ~1 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Dalai Lama Temple, Tsuglagkhang Complex · temple · Kangra · ~1 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Bhagsu Nag Waterfall · waterfall · Kangra · ~2 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- C.N.I Church of St. John in the Wilderness · church · Kangra · ~2 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Triund Trek · trek · Kangra · ~3 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Sunset View Point · viewpoint · Kangra · ~4 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Naddi View Point · viewpoint · Kangra · ~4 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Naddi Hill Point Mcleod Ganj · temple · Kangra · ~4 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Mcleod Ganj Trekk · trek · Kangra · ~4 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- State War Memorial · fort · Kangra · ~6 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Aghanjar Mahadev · temple · Kangra · ~6 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Norbulingka Institute · attraction · Kangra · ~7 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Gyuto Tantric Monastery · Buddhist site · Kangra · ~9 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Chamunda Devi Temple · fort · Kangra · ~16 km · Very popular · Must-see
- Dhauladhar Nature Park (Zoo) · sanctuary · Kangra · ~20 km · Must-see
- Shaktipeeth Shri Bajreshwari Devi Temple,Nagarkot Kangra · temple · Kangra · ~21 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Kangra Fort · fort · Kangra · ~23 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Saurabh Van Vihar · park · Kangra · ~28 km · Well liked · Must-see
Other museums near Folk Museum
- Nicholas Roerich Art Gallery · museum · Kullu · ~100 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Virasat-e-Khalsa · museum · Rupnagar · ~141 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Jang-e-Azadi Memorial · museum · Jalandhar · ~149 km · Well liked · Must-see
- The Tibet Museum · museum · Kangra · ~2 km · Highly rated
- Kangra Art Museum · museum · Kangra · ~4 km
- War Museum · museum · Kangra · ~6 km · Highly rated
- Archaeological Museum Kangra Fort · museum · Kangra · ~23 km · Well liked
- Palampur Science Centre · museum · Kangra · ~33 km · Highly rated
- Bhuri Singh Museum · museum · Chamba · ~50 km · Well liked
- Amuzium illusion museum · museum · Kangra · ~53 km · Highly rated
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Frequently asked
Is Folk Museum open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Folk Museum yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Folk Museum?
Year-round; check weekly closing day (often Monday). Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
How far is Folk Museum from Dharamshala?
Folk Museum is about 3 km by road from Dharamshala (3 km straight line), 59 km from Dalhousie and 100 km from Kullu. Open the road-trip planner on Spotwander for turn-by-turn directions and stops on the way.
What are the places to visit near Folk Museum?
Nearby: Bhagsu Nag Temple (temple, 1 km), Dalai Lama Temple, Tsuglagkhang Complex (temple, 1 km), Bhagsu Nag Waterfall (waterfall, 2 km), C.N.I Church of St. John in the Wilderness (church, 2 km), Triund Trek (trek, 3 km), Sunset View Point (viewpoint, 4 km).