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St. Mark's Cathedral
A Church of South India cathedral at the west end of MG Road, built 1808–1812 as a garrison church and modelled on St Paul's in London; rebuilt after a 1923 fire.
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🧭 Unique ExperiencesVenkatappa Art Gallery
A public art gallery next to the Government Museum on Kasturba Road, built around the work of painter K. Venkatappa and also holding K.K. Hebbar's collection. Reopened in June 2025 after renovation.
🧭 Unique ExperiencesJawaharlal Nehru Planetarium
A planetarium run by the Bangalore Association for Science Education since 1989, with a dome sky theatre, an outdoor science park and regular astronomy talks and stargazing evenings.
🧭 Unique ExperiencesKarnataka Chitrakala Parishath
An art complex on Kumarakrupa Road founded in 1960, with galleries of permanent collections (including Nicholas Roerich, Mysore paintings and leather puppets), rented exhibition halls and a fine arts college.
🧭 Unique ExperiencesFreedom Park
A 21-acre public park on the site of the old Bangalore Central Jail, opened in 2008, where the barracks, watch tower and gallows area are kept alongside lawns and the city's main protest ground.
🧭 Unique ExperiencesRangoli Metro Art Center
A BMRCL-run cultural space along the MG Road boulevard, opened in 2013, with small art galleries, courtyards, the Rangasthala auditorium and room for craft fairs and workshops.
📚 BookstoresChurch Street
A 750 m cobbled street running parallel to MG Road, from Brigade Road to St. Mark's Road, packed with secondhand bookshops, cafes, restaurants and nightlife.
ExperienceVidhana Soudha Guided Walking Tour
Karnataka's legislature building, a granite Neo-Dravidian landmark completed in 1956. KSTDC runs booked 90-minute walks inside on select weekends, covering the Grand Steps and the Assembly area.
☕ Independent CafésKoshy's
Family-run café-restaurant that began as a bakery in 1940; the restaurant opened in 1952. It keeps its colonial-era wooden furniture, fans and mirrors and is known for its breakfasts.
📚 BookstoresBlossom Book House
Multi-storey new and second-hand bookshop founded by Mayi Gowda, who started in a small Brigade Gardens shop. Stock runs from manga to decades-old rare classics; there are three Church Street outlets.
🌿 Hidden SpotsCubbon Park (Sri Chamarajendra Park)
Roughly 300-acre park laid out in 1870 in the city centre, with 6,000+ trees, the red Seshadri Iyer Memorial Hall (State Central Library) and the 1864 Attara Kacheri (Karnataka High Court) at its edge.
🌿 Hidden SpotsNational Gallery of Modern Art, Bengaluru
Ministry of Culture modern art gallery in the restored Manikyavelu Mansion, a former merchant's bungalow on a 3.5-acre site, open since February 2009.