Jaisalmer War Museum sits on the road outside town, where the Thar Desert context makes its subject feel immediate. Tanks, aircraft, artillery, photographs, and memorial displays tell the story of Indian Army operations in Rajasthan, especially the 1971 Battle of Longewala.
It is a different kind of stop from the fort and havelis, and best visited with some interest in modern military history. The museum also helps explain why this romantic desert city is still a strategic frontier town close to the Pakistan border.