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.