Bangalore is the capital of  state Karnataka in India and is Known as the Garden City for its beautiful places,  lush landscape, lakes and temperate climate, it is one of the places which explains the glory of India. Now it is famous as   hub of software Industries. Likely,  Bangalore city has its own historic importance for its architectural museums and temples. This is the place for everyone and Bangalore is known to be one of the top tourist destination of India. Likely, the famous tourist destinations to visit in Bangalore are stated below:

Top Tourist Spots in Bengaluru

Bengaluru is one of the top tourist spots for gardens, Nature lovers, temples and palaces. Especially climate in Bengaluru is one of the best in entire India. You will never feel the extreme climates as in North and South of India.

Bangalore Palace

Bangalore palace is built in the year 1887, the palace is situated in the middle of the  city and is center of attraction of the garden city. Tudor style of Architecture can be observed. The palace is in about 800 acres, and  is built in a manner similar to medieval castles in Normandy and England. One can really appreciate  interior boasts of elegant wood carvings and Tudor-style architecture.

Tipu’s Palace

The summer palace of Tipu Sultan was built in Bangalore. The entire structure is built of teak wood and gives you an idea of the architecture, ethnic Mughal lifestyle. This palace  was constructed in 1781-1791 AD and is beautifully decorated with floral motifs on the walls and ceilings. one can observe the  structures of pillars, arches , balconies etc of those days. The British had used as there secretariat till 1867 AD  after the death of great legend Tippu sultan.

Vidhan Soudha

Vidhan Soudha, built in the year 1954 and the  architecture of the building is based ont the neo Dravidian style and it presently known to be the Legislative Assembly of the state of Karnataka and also a part of the Karnataka secretariat. Here you can find out that the doors of the Cabinet room are made of pure sandal wood.

Attara Kacheri

Attara kacheri which means “eighteen storeyed buildings”. This two storeyed building is built in European classical style and is now it is being used as  High Court building. This is known to be the prefect blend of vidhana soudaha.

Places for Children and entertainment:

Cubbon Park

This is the right place for children. Here the  green park is  about 250 acres and is known to be for children amusement park . The park consists of  doll museum and a toy train for entertaining children.The attractions of this park are illuminated “fairy fountain” and the elegant Greco-colonial style buildings and the imposing, red Gothic structure within this park is Seshadri Iyer Memorial Hall, which houses the public library.

Fun World

This resembles like Disney land which is present in 12 acres and is again place for the children who can enjoy the most of there time.

Aquarium

Aquarium, which is Known to be the second largest in India. The Aquarium consists of wide range of Pisces of Aquatic life.

Famous temples to visit in Banglore:

Begur

Begur is one of the oldest Shrines in Karnataka of about 1100 years old.  It is about  13 km from Bangalore. In olden days it was known to be as “Nimbapuri” and “Bhaskarkshetra”. It was known to be as a Jain piligrim centre because of the Five feet headless jain statue of sharanappa.

Bull Temple

Bull Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva’s Vahana (vehicle), Nandi the bull. Here you can find a huge monolithic statue of the sitting bull of about 4.5 meters tall and 6mts long that draws a large number of people to this place every day and is known to be present before the temple is built.

ISKCON Temple

ISKCON are centers of spiritual learning through Godly association, where a visitor is inspired to learn more about Spiritual life. The temple consists of  idols of Sri Radha Krishna-Chandra, Sri Krishna Balarama & Sri Nitai Gouranga. One can really have the pleasant feeling by visiting this place. You can find peaceful  atmosphere in this place.

Shiva Statue

Here you can find the  statue of Lord shiva in a position of Padmashan ( Lotus position) which is about 65 feet high .  It really gives a mythological experience.

Museums and planetariums in bangalore:

Jawahar Lal Nehru Planatarium

Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium is a must see place in Bangalore . This is a great place to know the  factual knowledge on astronomy. If you have time you can also watch the shows of astronomy which is organised by the planetarium daily.  Here you may find the future astronaut in your children and also gain a different feeling by viewing the show on astronomy .

VIisveswarya Industrial andTechnologicalL Museum

This museum is named after  the person M. Visveswaraya , as a token of respect who built many famous dams in Karnataka, this Science museum also consists of models of machines and also portrays the application of science and technology in industry and human welfare.  One can find an airplane and a steam engine in the compound and inside the museum one can find five galleries which is dedicated to a different  aspects of technology

Gandhi Bhavan

Gandhi Bhavan describes  the life of the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi who struggled and got freedom for India and this place displays with pictures and Photostats of his letters which helps the future generations to know the struggle fought by the great freedom leaders.

Places to visit for Art lovers in Bangalore :

Venkatappa Art Gallery

This place is for the art lovers . The gallery displays 600 paintings through out the year. You can also find collections of scenic displays, Water colour paintings, Plaster of Paris works and other works of art of the famous artist Venkatappa and some contemporary artists are on display. There is a separate section for the wooden sculptures also.

Top Gardens in bangalore:

Lal Bagh Garden

This is one of my favorite place as I like roses very much as the name itself indicates Red roses which remain blooming all through the year in this garden. This is also known for the botanical species and is really a good place for the botanical tour. The other attraction of this place is  beautiful lake with a water spread over an area of 1.5 Sq.Kms and is dotted with picturesque tiny islands .

Ramohally

This place is about   28 kms form Bangalore and is famous for big banyan tree spread over 4 acres.

Resorts in Bangalore:

Nandi Hill

Nandi Hill is Situated at a distance of about 60 kilometers from the city and is known to be  picturesque spot . It is a popular health resort especially you can find many people visiting this place during summer . The shimmering lake and the green valley gives you a pleasant feeling and make you relax. This place is located at an altitude of about 1,615 m above sea level Tipu’s drop, a 600-metre high cliff offers a fantastic view of the plains down below.

Bangalore Tour Map

Here is the tour map for bangalore if you are planning to travel in Bangalore.