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Only listings whose highest listed price is ₹500 or less, cheapest first. Listings without price information aren’t included, because an unknown price isn’t a free one.

  • 🧭 Unique Experiences

    Freedom Park

    Central Bengaluru · Free entry (Karnataka Tourism)

    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.

    Why it’s here: Free

  • 🧭 Unique Experiences

    Dodda Basavana Gudi (Bull Temple)

    Basavanagudi · Free entry (Karnataka Tourism)

    A Vijayanagara-style shrine on Bull Temple Road, said to date to 1537, built around a monolithic granite Nandi about 15 ft tall and 20 ft long.

    Why it’s here: Free

  • 🌿 Hidden Spots

    Cubbon Park (Sri Chamarajendra Park)

    Central Bengaluru · Free entry (Karnataka Tourism); aquarium, toy train and museums inside charge separately

    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.

    Why it’s here: Free

  • 🛍️ Flea Markets

    KR Market Flower Market

    Old City (Pete) · Free entry

    Bengaluru's big wholesale flower market, where temples, weddings and florists buy marigold, mallige (jasmine), roses, chrysanthemum and kanakambara in bulk before dawn.

    Why it’s here: Free

  • 🌿 Hidden Spots

    National Gallery of Modern Art, Bengaluru

    Central Bengaluru · ₹20 Indian visitors; ₹500 foreign nationals; free for students/children up to Class XII with school ID (official site)

    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.

    Why it’s here: Up to ₹20

  • 🌿 Hidden Spots

    Lalbagh Botanical Garden

    Lalbagh · ₹30 adult entry 9am–6pm; free 6–9am and 6–7pm; children under 12 free (Karnataka Tourism). Flower shows priced separately (₹50–₹100).

    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.

    Why it’s here: Up to ₹30

  • 🧭 Unique Experiences

    Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium

    Central Bengaluru · ₹100 adults, ₹60 children under 16 (official site)

    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.

    Why it’s here: Up to ₹100

  • 🧭 Unique Experiences

    Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum (VITM)

    Central Bengaluru · ₹100 general entry (revised w.e.f. 1 Apr 2026); 3D show ₹50, Science on a Sphere ₹50, Taramandal ₹20, flyer simulator ₹60 extra; children under 5 free

    Science museum opened by Nehru in 1962 and run by the National Council of Science Museums, with an Engine Hall, a 1:1 Wright Flyer model with simulator, Science on a Sphere and a Taramandal.

    Why it’s here: Up to ₹100

  • ☕ Independent Cafés

    CTR (Shri Sagar), Malleshwaram

    Malleshwaram · About ₹150 for two (South First, March 2023); benne masala dosa ₹90 (News24, Jan 2025)

    A vegetarian tiffin room in Malleshwaram dating to the 1920s, also called Shri Sagar, known above all for its butter-laden benne masala dosa.

    Why it’s here: Up to ₹150

  • 🧭 Unique Experiences

    Museum of Art & Photography (MAP)

    Central Bengaluru · From ₹150 per exhibition (adult, excl. GST); free on Tuesdays; Infosys Foundation Gallery always free (official site)

    Five-floor, ~44,000 sq ft private museum opened February 2023, with 20,000+ artworks across six departments, a sculpture courtyard, a research library and tactile and audio-guided access.

    Why it’s here: Up to ₹150

  • 🧭 Unique Experiences

    Bangalore Palace

    Vasanth Nagar · ₹240 Indian adults, ₹460 foreign visitors; ₹120 children; camera ₹675 and audio guide ₹230 extra (Karnataka Tourism)

    A Tudor Revival palace modelled on Windsor Castle, built from the 1870s and later owned by the Mysore Wadiyars; part of it is open for ticketed visits.

    Why it’s here: Up to ₹460