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| » Girdkot and Sardar Market |
Vibrant with activity, the colourful bazaar, near Clock Towers, is a favourite with shoppers. It has narrow lanes dotted with tiny shops selling a range of exquisite Rajasthani textiles, handicraft, clay figurines Rajasthani of camels and elephants, marble curios with inlay wrok and Rajasthani silver jewellery. |
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| » Mehrangarh Fort |
 This impressive fort, set on a high hill was built by Rao Jodha in 1459 AD, when he shifted his capital from Mandore. Standing guard to the city below, it overlooks the rugged and rocky terrain and houses a palace, intricately adorned with long carved panels and latticed windows exquisitely wrought from red sandstone. |
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| » Jaswant Thada |
 Jaswant Thanda Is a pillared marble memorial to the popular ruler Jaswant Singh II(1878-95). The ancient capital of Marwar has cenotaphs of the Jodhpur rulers. Rare portraits of Jodhpur's rulers are also displayed at Jaswant Thada. |
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| » Government Museum |
| The Government Museum has a large and fairly interesting collection. There are many stuffed animal, inclusing a number of desert birds in two glass cases, each with a thorn bush. The military section includes cumbersome wooden biplane models and an extraordinary brass battelship |
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| » Umaid Bhawan Palace |
 Umaid Bhawan is popularly called Chittar Palace by the local public, the foundation of this grand piece of architecture was laid on 1929 by Maharaja Umed Singh. It is made on the Chittar Hills in South Eastern direction of the City. Now it has been divided into 3 functional parts, one having a five-star hotel, one is the residence of the royal family and one has been opened for public where a few pictures, arms, swords, and other things used by the royalties have been exhibited. |
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