Historic & Heritage
Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace
A two-storey teak palace of 1791, all carved pillars and painted arches, in the old city near the fort.
45 min
₹20
Devotional & Spiritual
Dodda Basavana Gudi (Bull Temple)
40 min typical visit
Free entry
6:00 AM – 8:00 PM
A 16th-century temple around a 4.5-metre monolithic Nandi bull carved from a single granite boulder.
Don't miss
- Monolithic Nandi
- Dravidian architecture
- Groundnut fair in winter
- Basavanagudi lanes
- Time needed
- 40 min
- Entry
- Free
- Best time
- Morning
- Photography
- Restricted
Works well for
Family
Seniors
Solo
Kids
Tips from our editors
The Kadalekai Parishe groundnut fair each November or December fills the surrounding streets and is worth timing a visit for.
Where it is
Close by
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Parks & Gardens
Lalbagh Botanical Garden
240 acres laid out by Hyder Ali in the 1760s, with a Crystal Palace glasshouse, a…
1 hr 30 min
₹25
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Parks & Gardens
Cubbon Park
300 acres of trees and colonial buildings in the middle of the city, closed to traffic on Sundays and…
1 hr 15 min
Free entry
Markets & Shopping
Commercial Street and Russell Market
The cantonment shopping district — clothes, shoes and jewellery on Commercial Street, and a 1927…
1 hr 30 min
Free entry