Local favourite museum · Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Soil Museum
Soil Museum is a museum in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
Soil 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 Soil 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 Soil Museum — distance from nearby cities
- From Thiruvananthapuram (KL): about 15 km by road (12 km straight line) · directions · more places near Thiruvananthapuram
- From Kollam (KL): about 82 km by road (66 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kollam
- From Kanyakumari (TN): about 90 km by road (72 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kanyakumari
- From Tirunelveli (TN): about 113 km by road (90 km straight line) · directions · more places near Tirunelveli
- From Alappuzha (KL): about 173 km by road (138 km straight line) · directions · more places near Alappuzha
Coordinates: 8.43133, 76.98738. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Soil Museum
- Parasurama Swami Temple · temple · Thiruvananthapuram · ~5 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Rock-Cut Cave Shiva Temple, Vizhinjam · cave · Thiruvananthapuram · ~7 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Attukal Bhagavathy Temple · temple · Thiruvananthapuram · ~7 km · Very popular · Must-see
- Beemapally Masjid · dargah · Thiruvananthapuram · ~8 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- East Fort · fort · Thiruvananthapuram · ~9 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple · temple · Thiruvananthapuram · ~9 km · Very popular · Must-see
- Kuzhipallam Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Thiruvananthapuram · ~10 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Sreekanteswaram Temple · temple · Thiruvananthapuram · ~10 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Aazhimala Shiva Temple · temple · Thiruvananthapuram · ~11 km · Very popular · Must-see
- St. Mary Queen of Peace Basilica · church · Thiruvananthapuram · ~11 km · Must-see
- Palayam Juma Masjid · dargah · Thiruvananthapuram · ~11 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral · church · Thiruvananthapuram · ~11 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Napier Museum · museum · Thiruvananthapuram · ~12 km · Very popular · Must-see
- Kanakakkunnu Palace · fort · Thiruvananthapuram · ~12 km · Very popular · Must-see
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Statue · attraction · Thiruvananthapuram · ~12 km · Must-see
- Lourdes Syro-Malabar Forane Church, Trivandrum · church · Thiruvananthapuram · ~12 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Madre de Deus Church (Vettucaud Church) · church · Thiruvananthapuram · ~15 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Karikkakom Sree Chamundi Temple · temple · Thiruvananthapuram · ~15 km · Highly rated · Must-see
Other museums near Soil Museum
- Napier Museum · museum · Thiruvananthapuram · ~12 km · Very popular · Must-see
- Padmanabhapuram Palace · museum · Kanniyakumari · ~53 km · Very popular · Must-see
- Krishnapuram Palace · museum · Alappuzha · ~120 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Maharaja Swathi Thirunal Palace (Kuthira Malika) · museum · Thiruvananthapuram · ~9 km · Highly rated
- Puthen Maliga Palace Museum · museum · Thiruvananthapuram · ~9 km · Highly rated
- Palm-leaf Manuscript Museum · museum · Thiruvananthapuram · ~10 km
- Kerala Biodiversity Museum · museum · Thiruvananthapuram · ~10 km
- Keralam - Museum of History and Heritage · museum · Thiruvananthapuram · ~12 km · Well liked
- Museum Garden Park · museum · Thiruvananthapuram · ~12 km · Highly rated
- Natural History Museum · museum · Thiruvananthapuram · ~12 km · Well liked
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Soil Museum?
Year-round; check weekly closing day (often Monday). Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
How far is Soil Museum from Thiruvananthapuram?
Soil Museum is about 15 km by road from Thiruvananthapuram (12 km straight line), 82 km from Kollam and 90 km from Kanyakumari. Open the road-trip planner on Spotwander for turn-by-turn directions and stops on the way.
What are the places to visit near Soil Museum?
Nearby: Parasurama Swami Temple (temple, 5 km), Rock-Cut Cave Shiva Temple, Vizhinjam (cave, 7 km), Attukal Bhagavathy Temple (temple, 7 km), Beemapally Masjid (dargah, 8 km), East Fort (fort, 9 km), Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple (temple, 9 km).