Best Places To Visit Near Marathahalli Bangalore

Marathahalli is an eastern suburb of Bangalore and is well connected to all the cities. ISRO Headquarters is located near Marathahalli. There are best places to visit near Marathahalli in Bangalore like museums, temples, stadiums, palaces, gardens and more attractions. Let us see the list of the best places.

HAL Heritage Centre and Aerospace Museum  

The HAL Heritage Centre and Aerospace Museum is the first Aerospace museum in India and showcases the growth of the Indian aviation industry and HAL for six decades. This museum has displays of  various aircraft engine models, helicopters, flight simulators and a mock Air Traffic Control Tower and Indian aviation history. It is located at a distance of around 2.4 km from Marathahalli.

Entry Timings - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Entry Fee - Rs.50 for adults and Rs.30 for students and children up to 18 years.

St.Mary’s Basilica, Bangalore 

St. Mary’s Basilica is one of the oldest churches in Bangalore. In the 17th century, it was built as a thatched hut and was formerly known as ‘Chapel of Kanikkai Madha’. This church was reconstructed during the years 1856-1882 and was built in the Gothic style with narrative art, arches and stained glass windows. It is at a distance of around 12.6 km from Marathahalli. 

Entry Timings - 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
Entry Fee - Free

Lalbagh Botanical Gardens 

This Lalbagh Botanical Gardens is the oldest botanical garden in Bangalore and is spread over 240 acres with over thousand varieties of flowering plants and huge trees that are 100+ years old. can be found at a distance of 14 km from Marathahalli.

Entry Timings - 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Entry Fee - Free

Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum  

The Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum was established in memory of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya who was an Indian civil engineer, administrator and statesman. Also he is regarded as the maker of modern Mysore. This museum displays industrial products, scientific models and engines. It is situated at a distance of 14 km from Marathahalli.

Entry Timings - 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Entry Fee - Rs.85 per person and free for children below 5 years,army,navy,airforce                  

Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium 

The Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium is a theater developed for education and entertainment in astronomy, space science  and related fields. It projects images of stars, planets and more. It also depicts an informative and entertaining show called The Sky Theatre Show about the marvels of the universe, the planets and the solar system. It is situated at a distance of 14.3 km from Marathahalli.

Entry Timings - 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Entry Fee - Rs.75 for adults and Rs.50 for children.

Cubbon Park  

The Cubbon Park was started in 100 acres earlier and was later expanded to 300 acres  with various plant and flower species. This park is within the premises of famous people’s statues and is located at a distance of 14.3 km from Marathahalli.

Entry Timings - 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Entry Fee - Free

Suvarna Vidhana Soudha 

This Suvarna Vidhana Soudha is the legislature building of Karnataka state in Belagavi district and was inaugurated by President Pranab Mukharjee on 11th October, 2012. This was named Suvarna Vidhana Soudha celebrating the Golden Jubilee of Karnataka’s formation day. It was constructed within an area of 60,398 sq.m with an Assembly hall consisting 300 seats, a Council hall consisting 100 seats, a Central hall consisting 450 seats, 38 ministerial chambers and 14 meeting halls along with conference halls, and a banquet hall. It is at a distance of 14.3 km from Marathahalli.

Entry Timings - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM only from Monday to Friday. Closed on Saturday and Sunday 

Entry Fee -  Only Outside View up to 25 minutes.

Bangalore Palace

Bangalore Palace is a 19th century palace that was constructed in an area owned by Rev.John Garrett who is the first principal of Central High School in Bangalore. It was now known as Central College. This palace is located at a distance of 14.9 km from Marathahalli.

Entry Fee - Rs.230 for Indians and Rs.460 for foreign visitors
Entry Timings - 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM, Closed on Mondays

Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat

The Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat is a visual art complex in Bangalore that has 18 galleries. Out of 18, 13 galleries are a collection of paintings, sculptures and folk art with Mysore paintings and leather puppets. Other galleries are meant for exhibitions of works by reputed artists.This Parishat runs the College of Fine Arts. It is located at a distance of 15 km from Marathahalli.

Entry Timings - 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Entry Fee - Rs.50 per person

Sri Gavi Gangadhareshwara Swamy Devasthanam

Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple is also known as Gavipura Cave Temple and has the best architecture that came out by cutting the rock. Lord Shiva is worshipped here daily in the name of Gangadhareshwara. This temple is situated in Bangalore and at a distance of 17.4 km from Marathahalli.

Entry Timings - 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Entry Fee - Free

ISKCON Temple

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness(ISKCON) Temple is also known as the Hare Krishna Movement. This temple worships Lord Krishna and they promote Bhagavadgita, Krishna philosophy and bhakti yogas internationally. This temple can be found at a distance of 26.2 km from Marathahalli.

Entry Timings - 4:30 AM to 12:30 PM and 4:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Entry Fee - Free

Dodda Ganesh Temple & Bull Temple

The Dodda Ganesh temple was built in 1971 and has a monolithic statue(formed of a single block of stone) of Lord Ganesha with 18ft height and 16ft width. It is also known as Shakthi Ganapathi or Satya Ganapathi.The Bull temple is one of the oldest temples in Bangalore which is opposite to Dodda Ganesh temple has a large statue of Nandi with a height of 4m and is carved out of a single granite stone and polished with a mixture of charcoal powder and peanut oil. This temple is called Dodda Basavanna Gudi and is located at a distance of around 16.7 km from Marathahalli.

Entry Timings - 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM in Dodda Ganesh Temple
                6:00 AM to 8:00 PM in Bull Temple
Entry Fee - Free

Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace, Bangalore

The Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace is an ancient building of the Mysore Empire in Bangalore. Tipu used to come to this place for his summer vacation. Hyder Ali started construction work of this building in 1781 and was completed by Tipu Sultan in 1791 and was built entirely of sticks. It is at a distance of around 15.2 km from Marathahalli.

Entry Timings - 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM on weekdays, 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM on weekends
Entry Fee - Rs.15 for Indian Visitors and Rs.200 for foreign visitors

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium 

The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium(Mangalam Chinnaswamy Stadium), is a cricket stadium in Bangalore. It has a former name known as Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium now changed to Mysore State Cricket Association. This stadium has a seating capacity of around 40,000 members. Matches like ODI, T20 Internationals, Test cricket and other kinds of matches were held here. This stadium is 12.6 km away from Marathahalli.

Entry Timings - 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Entry Fee - Starts from Rs.750

These are the best places to visit near Marathahalli covering devotional places, entertaining places and infotainment shows. Book the city tour packages from Marathahalli operated by private tour operators and enjoy the visits at nearby attractions with a hassle free trip in your vacation time.