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
Parks & Gardens
Lalbagh Botanical Garden
1 hr 30 min typical visit
₹25 entry
6:00 AM – 7:00 PM
240 acres laid out by Hyder Ali in the 1760s, with a Crystal Palace glasshouse, a 3,000-million-year-old rock outcrop and the city's best morning walk.
Don't miss
- Glass House
- Lalbagh Rock and watchtower
- Lake and birdlife
- Republic Day flower show
- Time needed
- 1 hr 30 min
- Entry
- ₹25
- Best time
- Morning
- Photography
- Allowed
- Parking
- Available
Works well for
Family
Couple
Seniors
Kids
Solo
Tips from our editors
Free before 9am for walkers. The flower shows around 26 January and 15 August are spectacular and extremely crowded.
Where it is
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Devotional & Spiritual
Dodda Basavana Gudi (Bull Temple)
A 16th-century temple around a 4.5-metre monolithic Nandi bull carved from a single granite boulder.
40 min
Free entry
Must visit
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