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Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore

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Vidhan Soudha, located at the North-Western end of Cubbon Park, now functions as a home of the state legislature. Back in 1956, it took four years, 5000 laborers and 1500 artisans to complete this magnificently striking building. The building represents South Indian Architecture with both British and Ismalic design. Here are a few important and must-know pieces of information- Map How to reach there Vidhan Soudha is located in Kasturba Road, Bangalore. The City Bangalore has access to Metros and Vidhan Soudha can be easily reached via Metro station, Cubbon Park in the purple line. Other than metros, it can be reached via local buses, cabs and own vehicles. Visiting Hours Vidhan Soudha can be visited when there is no assembly. One of the best times to visit is during the late evening hours when you can see the building naturally as well as when it is well lit once the sunsets. Architecture The impressive structure is the largest legislative building in India....

Thread Garden, Ooty

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Located on the same road as Bout House, Thread Garden offers greenery produced by handweaving colored embroidery threads with canvas and wire. The designs are flawless and the colors more real than the natural flora. They used the technology called " Four-Dimensional hand-wound Embroidery" without needles and machines. It is one of the unique art of creating natural-looking plants and flowers. The flower and plant in the thread garden are more perfect and attractive than the natural flora. The main thing is that the artifacts should be protected from direct sunlight and artificial light. Here are a few important and must-know pieces of information- Map How to reach there Thread Garden is located in Nilgiri district and is 1km from the Ooty bus stand. There are a few ways to reach the Thread Garden. One can either have a walk till the garden or else one can take the facility of local buses, auto-rickshaw or taxi. Thread Garden is located on the same road as tha...

Government Aquarium, Bangalore

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Bangalore Aquarium , also known as  Government Aquarium , is the second-largest aquarium  in India. It is located at the entrance of Cubbon Park  in Bangalore, India , and was established in 1983. It has a variety of exotic cultivable as well as ornamental fish on display. It is very near to Vishweshwaraya museum. The aquarium is administered by the Karnataka  State Government Department of Fisheries.  Here are a few important and must-know pieces of information- Map How to Reach Government Museum is located in Kasturba Road, Bangalore. The City Bangalore has access to Metros and Government Aquarium can be easily reached via Metro station, Cubbon Park in the purple line. Other than metros, the aquarium can be reached via local buses, cabs and own vehicles. Visit Duration The Government Aquarium is spread on two floors and to full excursion of its premises, we would suggest you take 2-3 hours.  Timing and fees Governme...

ISKCON Temple, Bangalore

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Located on the West of Chord Road and built-in 1997, it has now become one of the heritage to place to go. The temple is also known as Sri Radha Krishna Chandra Temple. It has the ISKCON's largest temple complex. The main hall that embraces the three shrines, including the main one, is a huge hall of 10,000 sq feet. The ceiling of the hall is festooned with remarkable paintings made by the Russian painters. Here are a few important and must-know pieces of information- Map How to reach there The Temple is located on the West of Chord Road, and can easily be accessed via various means like auto-rickshaw, cab, local buses or via nearby metro. Bangalore city has a facility of Ola as well as Uber. Timing After Aarti, the Temple is open from 7:15 AM till 1:00 PM and then closes for a short time. In the evening it is open from 4:15 PM till 8:15 PM. During weekends and public holidays, Temple timings are 4:30 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. without any ...

Thunder World, Ooty

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Also know as Dinosaur Park, Thunder World is a themed amusement park located in Ooty. Thunder World connects you with the past era where dinosaur exists. It creates an illusion about the world of spirit. Divided into many smaller parts, Thunder World is fun for children as well as adults. Here are a few important and must-know pieces of information- Map How to reach there The park is located in Mani Vihar in Ooty. And there are various means to reach the Thunder World. One can take an auto-rickshaw which will directly drop you to Thunder World. Also, it is within walking distance from Ooty Lake. Visitor Duration The park is spread in a small area and to enjoy the full premises, we would suggest you take 2-3 hours. Timing and Fees The Park is generally open from 10AM till 5PM, which might extend if its a summer. The entry fees for the park(excluding rides) is around Rs. 50. Though entry fees are subject to change. Sections in Park There are various sec...

Pondicherry Museum, Pondicherry

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The Puducherry Museum is located on Saint Louis Street, which was a former law building. The museum is located in the former Law Building. The museum has a collection of rare bronzes and stone sculptures from the Pallava and Chola dynasties and artifacts excavated from Arikamedu. Here are a few important and must-know pieces of information- Map How to reach there The Museum is located in Saint Louis Street and easily accessible via google maps. There are various means to reach the museum, a few of which are hiring scooty or car or via auto-rickshaw. Visitor Duration The Museum is spread in a small area of around 2 floors. To enjoy and learn from its premises, we would suggest you take 2 hours. Specialty Out of many attractions, the major attraction is the central space with 3 unique transport mechanisms - a coach, a palanquin (sedan chair) and a pousse-pousse (an earlier version of the rickshaw). Moving ahead, another major attraction is the bronze gallery ...

Place to Bee, Ooty

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Place to Bee, Ooty Situated on the Sargan Villa Club Road in Ooty and earlier aims to provide in depth knowledge about the anatomy of a bee and the manufacture of honey from its nascent stage is now converted into a restaurant still aiming to cover the depth knowledge about various types of bees and manufacture of honey. Here are few important and must know pieces of information- Map How to reach Place to Bee is located in the heart of Udhagamandalam (Ooty) and can be easily accessed via auto-rickshaw or own vehicle. Visitor Duration Though the cafe is not much big, but it still covers every aspect of how the honey is manufactured from the bees. To enjoy and learn from its premises, we would suggest you to take 2 hours. Pros Education- Its by far the best place for anyone to learn about bees as it covers a lot of knowledge about the anatomy of bees and honey manufacturing process. Food- One can learn as well as enjoy the delicious food at the restaurant. ...