Ramnagar Fort

Varanasi, India

Visit Ramnagar Fort, a 17th Century palatial retreat on the Eastern Banks of the Ganges.

This red sandstone fortress is the ancestral home of the Maharaja of Banaras, although today the fort houses a temple and a museum displaying the lavish Royal Collection, which contains an array of priceless artifacts, such as: vintage cars, historic weaponry and antique clocks.

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