Among the most spectacular places to visit in Mysore, Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts is dedicated to visual arts such as paintings, applied arts, drawings, photojournalism, and the history of art.

A stoppage in Thrillophilia’s Mysore Artisan Walk, the academy offers an exclusive opportunity for art lovers to meet several artisans and experience seeing them engaged in the age-old handicrafts production process. Enjoy the chance of speaking to the artisans as they educate you about the various aspects of creating visual arts and art forms.

Location: Indian Text Book Press campus, Siddarthanagara, Mysuru, Karnataka 570011, India

Timings: 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM (closed on Sunday)

Experience a very different kind of museum visit as you walk into the rail museum, one of the most visited places to visit in Mysore. Close to the city railway station in Mysore, this museum is the second one of its kind after the first one in New Delhi.

It is more like an educational and informative tour through the making and functioning of locomotives in India. This museum also exhibits ancient locomotives and carriages that are still in working form and are being used by the Indian Railways even today.

Location: KRS Rd, Opp. CFTRI, Medar Block, Yadavagiri, Mysuru, Karnataka 570005

Timings: 10:00AM–5:00PM

Established in 1995, the Regional Museum of Natural History is among those tourist places in Mysore which are bound to attract nature lovers. One of the units of the National Museum of Natural History, the museum was constructed to educate people about nature and its preservation.

The museum has three galleries, namely the Biological Diversity, Life through the Ages, and the Discovery Center. These galleries cover a lot of varied topics, including but not limited to the evolution of life, mangrove forests, tropical rainforests, as well as a mini weather station. There is also a small botanical garden within the museum that houses several local trees and medicinal plants.

Location: T.N.Pura Road, Opposite Nandini Milk Dairy, Siddhartha Nagar, Mysuru, Karnataka 570011, India

Timings: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (closed on Tuesday)

Dedicated to music, Melody World Wax Museum is one of the most delightful Mysore Tourist Places to visit for lovers of music. Located inside a heritage building, the Museum has been in existence since 2010 and boasts over 300 musical instruments from the country as well as the rest of the world.

Reportedly, the collection is the largest of its kind in Karnataka. Walking through the 19 galleries in the museum, you will come face to face with approximately one hundred life-like wax effigies of prominent musicians, each honouring a special genre of music..

Location: 1, Vihara Marga, Kurubara Halli, Siddhartha Layout, Mysuru, Karnataka 570011, India

Timings: 9:30 AM to 7:30 PM