ANTHROPOLOGICAL MUSEUM

In the Anthropological Museum, devoted to the Andaman and Nicobar tribes, include weapons, tools and also rare photographs of the region's indigenous people Sentinelese, taken on April 26, 1967, when a party of Indian officials make the first contact with the tribe.

After scaring the aborigines, the visitors marched into one of their hunting camps and make off with the bows, arrows and other artefacts now displayed in the museum. The anthropologist charged with documenting the expedition noted afterwards that "the whole atmosphere was that of conquering hordes over-running conquered territory".

AQUARIUM (FISHERIES MUSEUM)

Situated near Andaman Water Sports Complex, Aquarium exhibits species of marine life peculiar to the islands and found in the Indo-Pacific and the Bay of Bengal.

SAMUDRIKA NAVAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Further west along MG Road in Port Blair, opposite A & N Tourism's Teal House Hotel, the Samudrika Naval Maritime Museum is an excellent primer if one is heading off to more remote islands, with a superlative shell collection and informative displays on various aspects of local marine biology. One of the exhibits features a cross-section of the different corals one can expect to see on the Andamans' reefs. Followed up with a rundown of the various threats these fragile plants face, from mangrove depletion and parasitic star fish to clumsy snorkellers.

ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA MUSEUM

Situated near to Andaman Teal House, this museum and research library exhibit a good variety of Sponges, Corals, Butterflies, Centipedes, etc.

MINI ZOO & FOREST MUSEUM

Port Blair has a small Zoo, which houses some of the species, which are found no where in the world. There are about 200 species of animals inhabiting the zoo including the Nicobar Pigeon and the Andaman Pig. The Saltwater Crocodile Breeding Programme has been very successful and the many crocodiles, which were bred here are now in wild waters among the dense mangrove forests. Though the tourists are also using these waters for swimming, there has been perfect harmony between the swimmers and the crocodiles.

Situated at Haddo, near to the Zoo, this museum offers an insight into forest activities through scale models and displays decorative pieces made of famous woods like Padauk, Marble, Peauma, Gurjan, Satin Wood, etc.