Rich with cultural heritage, historical monuments of the ancient era this old city of India offers its visitors some renowned residence of royal kings and princes. These residences are now converting into museums for luring the visitors. These museums also comprises of the forts and places constructed by the Dutch architect.
Hill palace Museum constructed in the year of 1865 was the official residence of the royal family of Cochin. Today this Hill palace museum is a major center of attraction for tourist. It is a heritage museum wealthy of all sorts of royal leftovers consisting of royal furniture "Simhasana". Arakkal Palace & Kannur Fort is considered as the only royal residence of Muslims in Kerala. The unique specialty of the fort is the secret underground tunnel that proceeds to Thalessery palace. Koyikkal Palace offers two museums for its visitors these are Folklore museum and Numisamtics Museum. Numisamtics Museum is 18 km from Thiruvanantpuram, famous for its exclusive collection of coins of different ages from different parts of the world.
Houses, Bungalows & Memorials of Kerala which are converted into museums includes Vasco House, Thakur House, Pierce Leslie Bungalow, Koder House, Bishop's House, Bastion's Bungalow, Gundert Bungalow, Mannadi, and Chittur Garumadam. Each building is unique for its culture, history and tradition, ushers its visitors for a calm exploration.
Nalukkettu or Etiquette offers the most prevalent architectural style of traditional culture and history of Kerala. It has a unique structure of low sloping roofs and brick walls to match the climate situation and texture of the place. These museums are contributing a lot for making the place a paradise of photoghphers.
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