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Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace
Two-storey teak palace inside the old Bangalore Fort, begun under Hyder Ali in 1781 and completed in 1791, now an ASI-maintained monument with a small museum on Tipu Sultan.
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🌿 Hidden SpotsBugle Rock Park
A shady 16-acre park around an ancient gneiss outcrop behind the Bull Temple, with an old watchtower, walking paths, an amphitheatre and a fruit-bat colony.
🌿 Hidden SpotsGavi Gangadhareshwara Temple
A Shiva temple carved into a natural cave in Gavipuram, known for the granite sun and moon discs in its forecourt and the Sankranti evening when sunlight reaches the linga.
🌿 Hidden SpotsHalasuru Someshwara Temple
A Shiva temple in Halasuru with Chola-era roots, reworked under Kempe Gowda II, with a 16th-century gopura and a 48-pillar hall carved with scenes like Shiva and Parvati's wedding.
🌿 Hidden SpotsKadu Malleshwara Temple
A Dravidian-style Shiva temple in Malleshwaram, developed in 1669 by Venkoji, step-brother of Shivaji; the Nandishwara Teertha shrine stands just in front.
🌿 Hidden SpotsPuttenahalli Lake (Puttakere)
A small neighbourhood lake of about 13 acres in JP Nagar 7th Phase, ringed by a walking track of roughly 920 m and revived over years by local residents.
🧭 Unique ExperiencesJohnson Market
A 1929 market complex in Richmond Town, built on land once used as horse stables; most trade now happens on its outer edge, with kebab, biryani and tea spots in the lanes around it.
🌿 Hidden SpotsDodda Ganapathi Temple
A Basavanagudi temple built around a monolithic Ganesha about 18 ft high and 16 ft wide, beside the Bull Temple with Bugle Rock garden behind. The idol is periodically covered in butter.
🌿 Hidden SpotsSri Dharmaraya Swamy Temple
An old Dravidian-style temple in the Pete dedicated to the Pandavas, Krishna and Draupadi. It is the ritual centre of the Bengaluru Karaga, whose night procession starts and ends here each spring.
🌿 Hidden SpotsTurahalli Forest and Tree Park
A patch of scrub and dry deciduous forest off Kanakapura Road near Uttarahalli and Banashankari 6th Stage, with a 38-acre tree park on one side. Researchers have recorded 139 bird species here.
☕ Independent CafésBrahmin's Coffee Bar
Standing-only South Indian breakfast counter running since the 1960s. The short menu is idli, vada, khara bath, kesari bath and filter coffee, served with green coconut chutney and no sambar.
🌿 Hidden SpotsLalbagh Botanical Garden
240-acre botanical garden run by Karnataka's Horticulture Department, begun by Hyder Ali around 1760, with an 1889 glass house and the 3,000-million-year-old Lalbagh Rock topped by a Kempegowda watchtower.