Kekayon Puppet Museum is situated on Jl. Wonosari KM 7 No.277 Baturetno Village, Bantul Region, Yogyakarta. Architecturally speaking, this 1.1 ha wide building complex is made in accordance to traditional Javanese architecture and dominated by Joglo shape. The first time entering this building, you will encounter a room named Sasono Pratelo which functions as an auditorium equipped with audio visual facilities to give visitors a basic understanding about the collections of this museum. Besides being a recreational site, Kekayon Museum also brings educational purposes, especially related to the history of each wayangs, and the story related to each one. The rarest collections of wayang in the museum is the 100 personifications of Kurawa, the archenemy of Pandawa, and the 250-year old Wayang Golek originated from Jepara. There are also puppets and costumes in detail representing characters from the Ramayana Ballet performance, such as Rama, Shinta, Rahwana, Hanoman, and others.

The Museum provides 9 small exhibition rooms displaying different wayang characters in each room.  There is a much larger room named Pendopo, a traditional ornate of open air pavilion with a pyramid–styled roof, used to accommodate social activities such as wedding, art exhibition, meeting and shadow puppet performance. There are a lot of things to describe about wayang, so if  by any chance you are interested in visiting the museum, you should hire a guide with you to explain about each wayang you encounter. For example, Wayang Purwa, is a kind of wayang that’s performed in the Kediri area, made from buffalo skin. Wayang Gedhog on the other hand tells the story of Dewi Candrakirana, Wayang Klithik tells the story of Damarwulan and Minakjinggo, Wayang Dupara tells the story of Diponegoro, and Wayang Suluh tells the story of the struggle experienced by the Indonesian citizens to seek independence from the colonialist. There are also wayang collections from other countries outside indonesia, such as Wayang Potehi dari China, and puppets used in Thailand, Amerika, and India. Besides wayang, Kekayon museum also displays many collections of traditional mask, especially masks used in traditional art performance related to wayang story from all over Indonesia.

The main purpose of the establishment of the museum is the preservation of National Cultural Heritage, especially the wayang culture and others related to that. It is also a facility to develop the Youth Domestic Tourism, as a means to provide more awareness and understanding for the younger generation about the culture of their noble ancestors. Kekayon Puppet Museum is open for public everyday from 8:00 AM to 15:00 PM and is subject to substansial booking given early notification. The admission fee is only IDR 3.000 but you can receive guide book for an additional IDR 2.000.

According to local residents, there are two versions related to the formation of Kiskendo Cave. The first one points that it was founded by a hermit in the name of Ki Gondorio in the 1700s. One day the hermit, who was also the caretaker of the cave, dreamnt of entering a cave that resembles a kingdom. In that dream, he was given a vision to name the 15 rooms of the cave. After waking up from his sleep, he named the 15 rooms in the cave according to what was given in the vision. The second version points that the existence of the cave originated from the epic wayang folktale of Ramayana. According to the story, once upon a time there was a kindom named Kiskendo Kingdom, which was ruled by a king named Mahesosuro. That kingdom was believed to be located at the same location of the cave. The relation to the story emerged because of the carved relief at the mouth of the cave, which displays a scene from the epic folktale.

Apart from the stalagmites and stalactites clinging on the roof of the cave, it is believed that the cave treasures a well known legend about the fight between Mahesosuro, Lembusuro and Jathasuro against Sugriwo and Subali. As described previously, Kiskendo Cave contains 15 rooms each with a different name according to that from the folktale. They are :

1. Lidah Mahesosuro : or tongue of Mahesosuro, which displays a rock that possesses a tongue. Reputedly, the rock was believed to be the tongue of King Mahesosuro which was cut by his arch enemy, Subali, to prevent him from coming back to life.

2. Pertapaan Ledek : a meditation site for and advance career in art

3. Pertapaan Santri Tani : a meditation site for and advance in the agriculture field

4. Pertapaan Subali : a place where Sebali used for meditating before his battle against Mahesosuro and Lembusuro (the ox-headed man)

5. Sumelong : a hole that penetrates to the top, which according to myth was used by Subali to escape from the cave because the entrance was blocked by Sugriwo.

6. Lumbung Kampek : a place to store valuable goods and treasures of the Kiskendo Kingdom.

7. Selumbung : the food shed of Kiskendo Kingdom.

8. Gua Seterbang : a part of Kiskendo cave that is connected to the south sea

9. Keraton Sekandang : the center of Kiskendo Kingdom. The place where Subali fought against Mahesosuro and Lembusoru.

10. Pertapaan Kusuman : a meditation site for high human degree

11. Padasan : the water source of Kiskendo Kingdom

12. Sepranji : the livestock center of Kiskendo Kingdom

13. Babat Kandel : a batch of rocks that resembles the human intestines. Reputedly, it was the intestines of Mahesosuro which was discarded by Subali.

14. Sawahan : a place to plant paddies

15. Selangsur : the place where Kiskendo soldiers fought against Subali

Apart from the 15 rooms inside Kiskendo Cave, there are other natural tourism sites adjacent to Kiskendo Cave. Some of them are Sumitro Cave (around 50 meters away), Grojogan Sewu (a 20-meter high waterfall), Watu Blencung (an old stone 250 meters abouve the cave, and Gunung Kelir (a limestone which is shaped like a sail ship).