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1 Sights Mizoram State Museum MUSEUM (Macdonald Hill, Zarkawt; ski chalet chantilly virginia admission 5; h9.30am5pm Mon-Fri) This museum has interesting exhibits on Mizo culture. It s up a steep lane from Sumkuma Point past Aizawl s most distinctive church, whose modernist bell- tower spire is pierced by arched windows.