Fossils, minerals and wildlife of Pakistan.
Islamabad, Pakistan Founded 1976
Founded in 1976, the museum collects and studies the plants, animals, rocks and fossils of Pakistan. It is popular with school groups and families.
Highlights include fossils from the Siwalik hills, a whale skeleton, gemstones from the northern mountains and dioramas of Pakistan's wildlife, from the markhor to the Indus river dolphin.
Archaeology
The life of the Buddha, told in Gandhara stone.
Military
Fighter jets, history and a park full of aircraft.
Archaeology
Five thousand years of South Asia under one red-brick roof.
History
The nation's story, from the Indus to independence.
Palaces & Homes
Akbar's citadel, Shah Jahan's Palace of Mirrors.
Military
Climb aboard a submarine that made history in 1971.
Archaeology
Buddhist treasures from the valley of Udyana.
Palaces & Homes
Jinnah's Karachi home, kept as he left it.
History
The road to 1947, beneath four granite petals.
Palaces & Homes
The birthplace of Quaid-e-Azam in old Karachi.
Palaces & Homes
The house where the poet of the East spent his last years.
Archaeology
Where Alexander's Greeks met the monks of Gandhara.