Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum :
It was established in 1961A, which has royal collection of art treasures by masters like Raphael, Titian, and Murillo as well as modern, western and Indian paintings, Graeco-Roman exhibits, Chinese and Japanese art and a large collection of contemporary Indian art.and has an outstanding collection of the portraiture of Raja Ravi Verma, a 19th century portraitist. Another interesting collection of houses Chinese and Japanese porcelain artefacts. On the ground floor; treasure troves of the Roccoco period in art and also has a set of crystal furniture specially made for Sayaji Rao Gaekwad. The bed and chairs were part of his personal room. They also have royal rooms decorated as they had been in the olden days.
Nazarbagh Palace :
Palace was built in old classical style, the Gaekwads used this palace on ceremonial occasions. It now supposedly houses the royal family heirlooms.
Makarpura Palace:
A beautiful palace built in Italian style. This palace is now used by Indian Air Force as a training school. Not open for public as a showcase.
Laxmi Vilas Palace:
This was originally built for the residence of the royal family. It is an extravagant mansion built in the Indo-Sarcenic style. A remarkable collection of old armoury and sculptures in bronze, marble and terracotta. The palace is arches drawn from a variety of traditions like South Indian, Central Indian, North Indian and Islam. The entrance has exquisite carvings as well as stuffed tigers placed on the walls. The Darbar Hall has mosaic floors, seven domes, 12 chandeliers, intricately sculpted cedar balconies and a silver throne. It is spread over an area of 720 acres with gardens and a golf course. Also know for its working condition Shastragar (weapons room).
Kirti Mandir:
The family mausoleums of the Gaekwad rulers are decorated with murals made by Nandlal Bose. The memorial busts are shown by the eager old caretaker happy to have a rare visitor. The central spire is 110 ft high and an inner dome decorated with a series of specially commissioned frescoes, now it is used for gallery and Rangoli Darshan.
Tambekarwadi:
This is an 8th century Narayan temple, and which is famous for its wall paintings
Vadodara Museum and picture gallery
Founded by the Gaekwads in 1894 and it as founded specially for museum only, for this museum houses, among others, miniature paintings and narrative paintings by different artists. Maharaja Sayajirao III Gaekwad of Baroda brought and collected choice items from across the world - Silver plated Copper Trays from Tanjore, a Shiva Natraja from 11th Century South India, 6th Century Sculptures from Shamlaji in Gujarat, an exquisite 9th century ivory-inlaid book box from North India, and a Jain bronze dating to 5th century AD, A mummy from Egypt and they bought after payment of 1 Cr Rupees in those days.
The upper floor of the museum has a natural history, ethnology and geology. The adjoining Art Gallery has a great collection of European old masters - Veronese, Giordano, Zurbaran, some Flemish and Dutch scholl paintings; Turner and Constable, a collection of Mughal miniatures, and valuable palm-leaf manuscripts of Buddhist and Jain origin. There are dusty Egyptian artefacts, Greek sculptures and 18th Century Paithani textiles. Not even the museum officials are aware of that wonderful contraption, the Delhi Bungalow, located on the premises - a solid looking structure, it used to be dismantled and taken by the rulers to the Delhi durbars.
Nyaya Mandir
As its named it was built as court and it is now is the home of the Baroda district court today. It is know for it is Byzantine style construction.
MS University Building:
This was constructed in 1880 and boasts of the second largest masonry dome in India and towers to a height of 144 feet which was built only for Education purpose and I am privileged to be part of this university.
Misc Locations:
Other places too are the Narsinhji haveli temple, the 1763 AD Maratha Brahmin Ganesha haveli, the Mandvi pavilion, Jumma Masjid, the Maqbara and the 1586 AD stepwell in Qutub Ud Din masjid. Baroda is also known for its bustling bazaars of silver and gold ornaments. A stone's throw away is the Sayaji Gardens a popular haunt for weekend visitors with its small zoo, mini railway museum, art gallery and the relatively new Sardar Patel Planetarium. The museum was completed in 1904, has a landmark collection of Tibetan and European art and also houses the famous Akota bronzes dating back to the 5th century AD.