Nature and its wonders: Tourist Places to visit in Mysore | Top 10 places around Mysore to visit

Namma Mysore Darshana

Mysore is one of the most beautiful city in Karnataka and also one among the cleanest city in India
who doesn't know that its called our heritage city and Mysore Dasara.. !!

How do you reach Mysore and what places can you cover during Mysore trip?

This place is around 145km away from Bangalore. If you visit Mysore, You can visit and cover many places around it.

If you are coming to visit from Bangalore side, on the way to Mysore, you can visit below these places:

Somanath pura,

Gagana chukki, Bhara chukki
Sriranga patna
Rangana Thittu

Once you arrive In Mysore, you can visit the below places:

1. Mysore Palace
2. Chamundi Hills
3. Zoo Garden
4. St, Philomena's Cathedral, Mysore
5. KRS, Brindavan Garden
6. Exhibition(During dasara times)

7. Lalit Mahal Palace

8. Jagmohan Palace and Art Gallery

9. Regional History Museum

10.Melody World Wax museum

Chamundi Hills:

This is One of he famous hills and temple in Karnataka and must visit place in Mysore. Goddess Chamnudeshwari temple is in the top of the hills and we do have many frequent Govt buses(City buses) to the temple. Temple will be crowded during festive and any holiday seasons

Ride to the hill is exiting when the vehicle takes you to top of the hill and we do have symbolic idol of Mahishasura who got killed by Goddess Chamundi.

Zoo Garden:

Zoo Garden is one another must watch place in Mysore and the biggest zoo Garden in Karnataka and India too. this place is near to Bus stand and one can take auto or can get buses to reach the place. you will need a entire day time to watch all the animals relaxly. if you cannot walk there are mini travel facility which takes you around the Zoo

Please click on this below link to know more details on the Zoo Garden

https://knowaboutkannadalanguage.blogspot.com/2019/03/dont-forget-to-visit-zoo-garden-if-you.html

Dasara festival in Mysore:

Beautiful view of Mysore palace:

During Dasara time(Usually in the month of October) the whole city of Mysore will be beautifully decorated and attracts lacs of people around the world.

On Vijayadashami day, there will be a Dasara procession(Jambu savari) held and the procession will cover all the streets of Mysore.

The main attraction of this procession is the golden mantapa with Goddess Chamundeshwari idol and this will be carried by the decorated elephant.

the whole of the districts of Karnataka will also participate in the procession and bring the unique procession representation from their district and participate in the procession

Dasara celebration will begin before the 10 days with a lot of cultural programs, events, and some sports which represent the state,and also with food mela and other kinds of exhibitions.

A lot of visitors from all over India and the world visit which increases the attraction of Dasara.

KRS Brindavan Garden view:

KRS Brindavan garden is one more must-visit place in Mysore. It is located next to the KrishrajaSagara dam which is built for the river Kaveri and it spreads over an area of 60 acres of land.

The garden has a wide variety of greeneries and flower plantations. with the river Kaveri and greeneries, it's pleasant to visit this place. along with this garden has water fountains and a musical fountain show at night is a feast to watch for eyes. Timings would be around 6.30 - 7.30pm on weekdays and 6.30 - 8.30pm on weekends.

If you are planning to stay in Mysore in your travel plan, plan to visit Mysore palace Brindavan garden in the evenings, so that you can see both the garden and also musical fountains at night.

For kids also, the garden has swings and some small play area facilities and there are also boating facilities.

For people who want to stay at Mysore for their vacations, there are hotels in the garden itself, but this has to be pre-booked.

St, Philomena's Cathedral, Mysore:

St. Philomena's Cathedral church is a catholic church in Mysore. One of the old and big churches in Mysore, and also the tallest church in Asia. and this also attracts many tourists in Mysore. If you have enough time to roam in Mysore plan to visit the church too.

Melody World Wax museum:

this is a privately owned museum located in Siddhartha Nagar, Mysore and this will be an addition to the places around Mysore to visit. since this is privately owned, there is also an entry fee of 60 rs for entry(free for kids under 5 years of age). timings is 9.30Am to 7.30pm

This museum has a few wax creations of Indian cultural tradition and some western culture too..But They have the largest collections of musical instruments..This entire visit can be completed within 30min to 1 hour to the max.

Nearby you can also plan to visit the regional History museum which is maintained by govt of India and its entry is free here.

and there is a small play area for kids(with a video car race, trampoline, and virtual reality game, which can be used by paying some charges). and for kids above 10 years and adults, there is a horror world also which again needs a separate entry fee(around 100rs).

Click here to know about MelodyWorld Museum and pictures.

Regional Museum of Natural History

History Museum and melody museum is located nearby in Siddhartha Nagar, Mysore. and you can plan to visit both of them at once.

Regional History Museum is well maintained, spacious, and has quite a collection which exhibits on plants, animals, and geology of region of India.

They have unique sea shell collections, sculpture collections, butterfly collections, ecology representations, animal and human evolution representations, and many more. you need at least 2 hours to see this properly. it can be a good educational tour for kids