bengaluru is known for many things its famed temperate weather its young population courtesy the number of colleges and it firms and of course its infamous traffic but when it comes to tourism the city doesnt exactly feature in the top five cities to visit in india in fact locals themselves rack their brains for things to do when their outoftown friends visit the city citing a lack of cultural and historical places of interest in bengaluru often people use bengaluru as a base to travel to other tourism hotspots in the state on world tourism day we give you the lowdown on what you can do in the city depending on what your plan isexperience bengalurufood indiranagar for upmarket dining experiences and global cuisines koramangala and kammanahalli for walletfriendly fare thindi beedhi in vv puram for local street food and malleswaram for typical south indian ootadrink there are several hotspots that are known for their innovative cocktails and allround chilledout ambience there are also loads of microbeweries across the cityshopping mall culture is a big thing in bengaluru there are several upmarket places across the city as well as street shopping in areas like commercial street and jayanagarwalks take a stroll through lalbagh visit the churches in the mg road area or check out kr market as part of a walking tour you can even combine a hobby like photography or cycling with a tour of one part of the city road trips out of bengaluruheritage mysuru was the britishera capital of the state which is the seat of the royal family the wadiyars and plays host to the famed dasara celebrations of south india there are also several forts and temples within a 200 km radius of the citywildlife there are national parks at bannerghatta bandipur nagarhole and kudremukh that are within driving distance from bengaluru as well as the kabini wildlife sanctuarytrekking if youre the outdoorsy type then head to ramanagara kanakapura madhugiri savandurga or nandi hills for trekking adventureshill stations want a break from the city chickmagalur and coorg are the most popular hillstation options near bengaluruheres how to improve tourism in the cityheritage structures while the city has a bad reputation where heritage structures are concerned a 2015 governmentsponsored study found that it has over 800 heritage structures they need to be promoted and maintained adequatelypublic transportation since bengaluru is known for its gridlocks public transport needs to be improved so that people can better access tourism spots infrastructure roads need to be improved and maintained to decrease travel time between places of interestexpertspeakthe image that bengaluru has of being a city that has no places of interest to visit is totally unjustified the climate itself was a tourist draw as were the lakes and forts the city boasts of there are several heritage buildings and structures that pertain to every religion however development got in the way and the pub city moniker gave bengaluru tourism a hit what was originally a