Free things to do in Bangalore

1. Read a book in silence with strangers

   Cubbon Reads gets a few hundred people to sit on mats in Cubbon Park and read without talking.

   EasyCubbon Park2 hrsFree

2. See the Bull Temple and the cave temple nearby

   Two old temples a short walk apart: a giant monolithic Nandi and a Shiva shrine cut into rock.

   EasyBasavanagudi1.5 hrsFree

3. Walk a full lap of Sankey Tank at dusk

   A lake path between Malleshwaram and Sadashivanagar, full of walkers and quiet once the light goes.

   EasyMalleshwaram1 hrFree

4. Find what's left of old Whitefield

   Before the tech parks, Whitefield was an 1882 settlement for Anglo-Indian families, and a few old bungalows still stand.

   EasyWhitefield2 hrsFree

5. Visit Someshwara Temple, then circle Ulsoor Lake

   One of the oldest temples in the city sits a short walk from a big lake that few people use.

   EasyHalasuru2 hrsFree

6. Walk the KR Market flower market at dawn

   Before sunrise the flower floor at KR Market moves more jasmine and marigold than you've seen in your life.

   MediumKR Market2 hrsFree

7. Go birding at Hesaraghatta at sunrise

   The city's last big grassland has close to 300 recorded bird species and almost no crowds.

   MediumHesaraghattahalf dayFree

8. Walk the walls of Devanahalli Fort

   A fort near the airport first built around 1501, with Tipu Sultan's birthplace inside the old town.

   MediumDevanahallihalf dayFree

9. Walk Chickpet and Avenue Road on a weekday

   The oldest market streets in the city sell everything from silk saris to secondhand textbooks.

   MediumChickpet3 hrsFree

10. Walk from Hebbal Lake to Lalbagh

    About 13 km from north to south on foot, and you'll know how the neighbourhoods connect.

    HardNorth to southfull dayFree

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