As you might expect, the museum offers multiple galleries covering the life of the 40th U.S. president and displays such artifacts as the suit Reagan wore on inauguration day and the chest X-ray showing a would-be assassin's bullet lodged close to his heart. Don't expect a dry recounting of presidential history, however. This museum makes abundant and productive use of multi-media to pull you along as you follow the president through his early years growing up and as a high school athlete, as a radio sports announcer, as a Hollywood movie star, and as a U.S. Army officer. You'll also learn about his entry into politics and his service as a two-term governor of California prior to the presidential campaigns that eventually landed him in the White House.

As is the case with most presidential museums, the content is biased in favor of the president with scant attention paid to the Iran-Contra Affair or other controversial aspects of the Reagan years. Overall, however, the museum deserves high marks for presenting an accurate and clear portrait of the president's two terms in office.

Ample attention is also paid to Reagan's wife, Nancy. A Hollywood starlet herself, she met her future husband on a movie set. Visitors will see examples of Mrs. Reagan's trademark designer clothes and other examples of the elegance she brought to the White House.

The couple had been married for more than 50 years at the time of the president's death in 2004 of complications arising from Alzheimer's Disease. A particularly poignant artifact in the museum is the handwritten statement the president prepared to announce to the world the tragic diagnosis.

Reagan's gravesite is located at the museum as well. It is a simple and tasteful memorial overlooking the California countryside he loved so much.

The museum has many attractions, including a section of the Berlin Wall, a poignant symbol of the Cold War which ended in the collapse of the Soviet Union during Reagan's term, a three-fourths scale replica of the White House rose garden and an F-14 “Tomcat” fighter plane.

The most dramatic sites, however, are a full-scale reproduction of the White House Oval Office, recreated just as it looked during Reagan's presidency and the display of Air Force One, the presidential Boeing 707 that carried Reagan and six other presidents on diplomatic missions around the world. Visitors are able to walk through the plane and see it configured just as it was during Reagan's presidency.

Amenities include a café, pub and two museum stores. Parking is more than adequate and wheelchair accessible.

As its name implies, the facility is also a working library for historians to use in understanding the Reagan legacy. The library includes more than 55 million pages of administration and personal documents, over 1.6 million photos, more than 55,000 video and audio tapes and more than 670,000 feet of film.

The Reagan Presidential Library and Museum is one of 12 similar presidential facilities that have been established across the country. It is privately funded through donations, admission fees, gift shop receipts and facility rentals.

Having lived in Delhi for some years, I have had the opportunity to be exposed to its myriad wealth in the form of historical monuments, art galleries, museums, places of worship and centers of classical dance performances.

Dilli Haat is a treasure trove, a fascinating, picturesque, modern day village situated in the heart of a bustling city, which represents a miniature India.

As I bought an entrance ticket and entered the gates leading to this unique attraction, my eyes were greeted by an original and creative landscape. Spread over an area of about 6 acres, I marveled, as I strolled leisurely across the complex, paved with stone and brickwork, skillfully interspersed with grass, flowering shrubs, towering eucalyptus and fruit trees. The minimal built up area was used mainly to display an extensive range of skillfully crafted handicrafts and ethnic wares by artisans from diverse states of India. The typically North Indian architecture using slate stone and latticed brickwork gave an authentic appearance.

I visited each counter, examined and admired the skilled craftsmanship of the artisans. As I interacted with them, I appreciated the fact that the customers had the convenience of a direct link with the craftsmen, thereby, enabling negotiation in purchasing exclusive handicrafts and antique pieces.

I was captivated by the wide variety of shawls and stoles from Kashmir, in stacks and stacks of vivid, shimmering hues and vibrant contrasts. Even for the discerning eye, there was a varied range of shawls in silk and wool, plain shades, alongside richly embroidered stoles in silken threads, priced at the lower end of Rs.100 to as much as Rs.100,000. The celebrated pashmina shawls, moderately priced around Rs.2500- Rs.5000 had soft, earthy tones in a choice of plain or embroidered variety.

Moving on, the next counter had a fascinating array of Indian tunics (long kurtas and short kurtis) displayed with traditional embroidered Kashmiri jackets, all at easily affordable prices. This was followed by an exhibit of bedspreads, cushion covers, letter holders, manufactured in the famous Benaras silk, and richly woven brocades and tissues.

The Rajasthan counter was resplendent with traditional miniature paintings from Udaipur, painstakingly painted with a single hairbrush, using a natural stone colour on special handmade paper, wood or silk. Side by side, were placed artefacts in marble, alabaster and soapstone with delicate inlay work using precious stones like malachite, lapis lazuli and mother- of-pearl.

The next counter had intricately designed artefacts from Karnataka known as "bidri' in an attractive alloy of zinc and copper, inlaid with pure silver sheets or silver wires. Thereafter, I got engrossed in an interesting display of curios in shell and sandalwood from Kolkata.

But it was late now. I was pleasantly tired, and though tempted to linger on and sample the exotic Indian dishes served up at the Haat, time being a constraint, I had to return home.

To conclude, Dilli Haat is truly a tourists' paradise, a show window in the midst of a lush green setting, a destination where one can pick up a charming memento or gift to adorn our homes.