Falaknuma Palace
The building is in classical style with a two-storeyed deep and colonnaded verandah carrying a pediment.

Falaknuma palace, a rare blend of Italian and Tudor architecture built by Nawab Vikar-ul-Umra Bahadur, is located about 5km south of Charminar. Constructed over a period of nine years and covering a total area of 9,39,712 sq. mts, it is located on a hillock 2000 ft high from the ground level. The palace is laid out in the shape of a scorpion with two stings spread out as wings in the north. Often referred as the 'Mirror of the Sky', the palace houses Oriental and European treasures including a large collection of paintings, statues, furniture, manuscripts and books. Read more..

Birla Science Centre
Located in the heart of the city of Hyderabad on the panoramic hillock of Naubat Pahad, is the B.M. Birla Science Centre. It is one of the most prestigious institution in the country recognised both as an institute of Higher education and for research and development of science. The Birla Science Center houses a number of sections such as a Planetarium, a Science Museum that contains an archaeology and fine arts gallery, Dinosaurium, a Science projects division and so on. The science centre remains closed on the last Thursday of every month. 
B.M. Birla Planetarium - Inaugurated in 1985, India’s most modern B.M. Birla Planetarium, is the first of its kind in the country. The cosmic presentations here have highlighted various mysterious of the Universe. The planetarium offers daily sky shows in Telugu, Hindi and English. Courses on Astronomy and Astrophysics are also conducted here. 
The visiting time is from 10.30A.M to 3.00 P.M. The entry fee is Rs. 12 and children below five are not allowed inside the planetarium.
Science Museum - The B.M. Birla Science Museum which showcases India’s own achievements in science is the second phase of the science centre. Opened in 1990, the science museum encloses an archaeology and fine arts gallery that comprises unique archaeological exhibits both excavated and collected. This archaeological gallery is further divided into a stone sculpture gallery, wood carving gallery, gallery of miniature paintings and so on. 
The visiting time is from 10.30A.M to 8.15 P.M.
Dinosaurium - The third phase of the science centre, Dinosaurium opened in 2000, is a unique natural history gallery which has a collection of smaller fossils of dinosaur eggs, marine shells, fossilized tree trunks etc. The major highlight here is the rare and magnificent fossil of a 160 million years old Dinosaur, Kotasaurus, belonging to the Lower Jurassic age.

Contact :
The Director
B.M. Birla Science Center, Adarsh Nagar, Hyderabad - 500463
Phone : 040 23235081 / 23241067
Fax : 040 23237266
E-mail : Contact Now
website : www.birlasciencecentre.org

The Salar Jung Museum
One of the oldest museum in the city, Salar Jung Museum has the largest compilation of personally collected artifacts from all around the world. Situated at Afzal Ganj, the museum houses more than 43,000 art objects and 50,000 books in the 38 rooms spread over three floors of the building. Open timing:10 to 7pm. Closed on Sundays and public holidays. Read More...

Contact
Salarjung Museum,
Afzalgunj, Hyderabad - 500002
Phone : 040-523211
E-mail : Contact Now

Health Museum
The Health Museum with its unusual collection of medical paraphernalia was started in 1948. The exhibits in the museum include models, charts, specimens, photographs etc. giving all the necessary details about how to maintain and improve health. The museum is divided into two sections, one is related to nutrition and health and the other dedicated to Motherhood and Childbirth. It has a medical library. The museum located in the Public gardens in Nampally, conducts lectures and play films related to health are shown on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Entry to the museum is free and the visiting hours are from 10.00 A.M to 5.00 P.M in winter and 11.00 A.M to 9.00 P.M in summer. It will be closed on Fridays and public holidays.

AP State Archaeological Museum
Located in the picturesque Public Gardens in Nampally, the Andhra Pradesh State Archaeological Museum has a rich collection of antiques and art objects of the country. A compilation of sculptures, paintings, arms and artifacts etc. dating back to the 2nd century BC are displayed in its various galleries. Apart from these, the unique feature of the museum is its Modern Art Gallery that has a sizeable collection of paintings and sculptures of contemporary artistes of Hyderabad. The impressive museum building, built by Nizam VII in 1920, itself is a fine example of Indo-saracenic architecture. It is open from 10.30 A.M. to 5.00 P.M. except Mondays. Photography is allowed only by permission.