Mysuru Palace (Amba Vilas)

🏘️ Agrahara, Mysuru

The seat of the Wadiyar dynasty and the city's crown jewel. The present Indo-Saracenic palace, designed by Henry Irwin, was completed in 1912 after a fire destroyed the earlier wooden one. On Sunday and holiday evenings, and through Dasara, it is lit up by nearly 100,000 bulbs.

St. Philomena's Cathedral

🏘️ Lashkar Mohalla, Mysuru

🚗 About 2 km from Mysuru

A soaring neo-Gothic cathedral, completed in 1956 and inspired by Cologne Cathedral. Its twin spires reach about 53 m, and the stained-glass windows and crypt are worth a quiet visit.

Lalitha Mahal Palace

🏘️ Siddhartha Layout, Mysuru

🚗 About 5 km from Mysuru

A gleaming white palace built in 1921 by Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV to host the Viceroy of India. Styled on St Paul's Cathedral in London, it now operates as a heritage hotel.

Daria Daulat Bagh (Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace)

🏘️ Srirangapatna

🚗 About 17 km from Mysuru

Teak summer palace of Tipu Sultan with painted murals, set in gardens.

Gumbaz (Tombs of Hyder Ali & Tipu Sultan)

🏘️ Srirangapatna

🚗 About 17 km from Mysuru

Domed mausoleum of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan with carved ebony and ivory doors.

KRS Dam (Krishnaraja Sagara)

🏘️ KRS (Krishnarajasagara)

🚗 About 20 km from Mysuru

Stone dam across the Kaveri designed by Sir M. Visvesvaraya and completed in 1931, forming a huge reservoir.

Chennakeshava Temple, Somanathapura

🏘️ Somanathapura

🚗 About 35 km from Mysuru

UNESCO-listed 13th-century Hoysala temple with exquisite stone carvings.

Shravanabelagola (Gommateshwara)

🏘️ Shravanabelagola

🚗 About 85 km from Mysuru

Jain pilgrimage town where a 57-ft monolith of Bahubali (about 983 CE) crowns Vindhyagiri hill.

St. Anne's Church, Virajpet

🏘️ Virajpet

🚗 About 100 km from Mysuru

Gothic church with a tall spire, built in 1868 on the site of a church founded in 1792.

Madikeri Fort

🏘️ Madikeri

🚗 About 120 km from Mysuru

17th-century fort, rebuilt in stone by Tipu Sultan, with the old palace and a small museum.

Edakkal Caves

🏘️ Wayanad

🚗 About 125 km from Mysuru

Rock shelter high on Ambukuthi hill with Neolithic carvings.

Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebidu

🏘️ Halebidu

🚗 About 150 km from Mysuru

12th-century Hoysala temple covered in intricate carvings; a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Chennakeshava Temple, Belur

🏘️ Belur

🚗 About 155 km from Mysuru

Hoysala masterpiece begun in 1117, famed for its carved bracket figures; a UNESCO World Heritage Site.