Places to visit inside Bangalore city

Heritage and landmarks

• Bangalore Palace: the Tudor-style palace at Palace Grounds. Check their current fees and timings.
• Vidhana Soudha: the state legislature building. You see it from outside, ideally lit up in the evening.
• Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace: a wooden palace near the old fort area in the south of the city.
• Bull Temple and Dodda Ganesha Temple, Basavanagudi: two old temples close to each other, with Bugle Rock Park next door.

Parks and lakes

• Cubbon Park: central and green, with the State Central Library inside.
• Lalbagh Botanical Garden: the glasshouse, the lake and the old rock formation are the main draws.
• Sankey Tank: a quieter lake in Malleswaram for an evening walk.

Indoor stops for heat or rain

• Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum: hands-on science galleries near Cubbon Park.
• Aquarium Paradise, Palace Grounds: India's longest underwater tunnel, a jellyfish room and indoor waterfalls. Open every day from 10:30 AM to 8:00 PM.
• Snow City: right next to the aquarium at Palace Grounds.

A central day plan

Palace Grounds is a handy base because Bangalore Palace and Aquarium Paradise are both there, and Cubbon Park is not far.

• Morning: Cubbon Park and the Visvesvaraya museum.
• Midday: Bangalore Palace.
• Afternoon to evening: Aquarium Paradise. Fish feeding by an expert diver is at 6:30 PM every day, and on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays a mermaid show runs at 7:40 PM. Show timings can change, so confirm on the mermaid page.

Note: Mermaid show timings keep changing. Always call +91 96063 11881 or check with the staff at the ticket counter before you come for the mermaid show.

Aquarium Paradise tickets

Book on the tickets page. AQUA100 gives ₹100 off online bookings. Ticket counters close at 7:15 PM. Bags and outside food are not allowed inside, and there is no bag storage.

Getting around

The metro covers much of central Bangalore. For Palace Grounds, Cubbon Park station on the Purple Line is about 3.4 km away, with autos and cabs from there. See how to reach by metro.

More ideas: places near Bangalore Palace and short trips inside the city.

About Aquarium Paradise

Aquarium Paradise is at Palace Grounds, Jayamahal Main Road, opposite TV Tower, J.C. Nagar, Bengaluru 560006, inside the Fun World complex next to Snow City. It is open every day from 10:30 AM to 8:00 PM, ticket counters close at 7:15 PM, and you can call +91 96063 11881 with questions.