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What to do and see in Mysuru (Mysore), Karnataka: The Best Specialty Museums
The kings of the Wodeyar dynasty set the bar high for the southern cultural capital of Mysore. Ornate palaces and the Gothic St. Philomena's Church with its 175-foot spires pack a visual punch; local institutions keep Carnatic classical music and dance in the public eye. A prominent 11th-century temple sits atop 1,000 steps on the city's outskirts. Dress to the nines and party like a rock star in celebration of Mysore heritage during the lively Dussehra festival, held for 10 days in October/November.
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1. Sea Shell Museum
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4.5 based on 31 reviews
Reviewed By curatorofmemories - Hyderabad, India
The museum is on way to Chamundi hills. Plan to spend around an hour here. Photography is allowed. Three sculptures made completely from sea shells is a must see- The Taj, Ganesh statue and Model of Philomena cathedral. On display are flowers made from kitchen discards like garlic flakes and onion skin. A small souvenir shop sells items made from shells at a very reasonable price
2. Chamundeshwari Celebrity Wax Museum
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4.5 based on 4 reviews
What better way to start your Mysuru Vacation than with a picture of your favorite celebrity? The figures are so realistic that you will be able to go home and brag about meeting Sir M Vishweshwarayya, Shikant Datta Vodeyar, Raghavendra Swami, Narendra Modi and more. The museum has over 50 wax sculpctures along with Kids Attractions. What are you waiting for ? Your favorite celebrity is waiting.
3. Rail Road Heritage Gallery
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4.5 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By curatorofmemories - Hyderabad, India
This gallery on Platform-1 of the Mysuru railway station has a nice working railway diorama showing various locomotives working. There is also a realistic scale model of the railway station. There are nice photographs showing the steam meter gauge era of the Mysore railways. You can club this visit along with visiting the railway museum which is located on the other side near platform no-6
4. Railway Museum Mysore
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4.0 based on 393 reviews
Reviewed By 133divya - Bengaluru, India
We had a wonderful experience to the Railway Museum,Mysore..It has everything to entertain small kids,be it a toy train ride,kids play area,miniature train bogies,cafe,and a shop..It’s a informative place too.. The best part was that it is maintained very nicely..very clean.. A must visit if u r with kids on a trip to Mysore..☺️
5. Jayalakshmi Vilas Complex Museum
6. R K Narayan House
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4.0 based on 27 reviews
Reviewed By 55venkataramanr - Chennai (Madras), India
I am one among the millions of fans of R K Narayan. My dream came true to visit his house. Simple independent house with garden and hall, bedrooms, kitchen, dining, upper level. The house has cool red oxide flooring, which made me nostalgic, as the house, I grew up also had red oxide flooring. The house furnitures are very simple. It conveys the simplistic life of R K Narayan. Happy to see the bookshelf. The house is decorated with lots of his quotations. It tells me that a writer is made not by surroundings, but from his mind. R K Narayan has made wonderful works from this house. Happy that government has taken over the house and maintaining it well. The admission is free. Government can have a theater here to show documentary about RK Narayan and also sell his books at discounted rate for next generation. Must visit for every reader, be it English or any language.
7. Melody World Wax Museum
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3.5 based on 204 reviews
Reviewed By HiralAmodia - Bengaluru, India
WHAT THEHEEBEE SAYS ABOUT MELODY WAX MUSEUM Before I share my experience, I want to recollect few words - "beautiful", "proud", "amazing skills", "rich heritage", "salute". These are the feeling with which I came out after a detailed visit to Melody Wax Museum. I leave it to my readers if you still want to read the review further, or just want to visit and experience. Having said that, let me share some more details about my experience at Melody Wax Museum. This is a delayed post. I visited Melody Wax Museum before the Corona pandemic and lock-down. Please stay at home and stay safe this till these bad times are over. This is a beautiful wax statue and musical instruments' museum housed in a cozy 100 year old private house at Mysuru. The museum is setup and maintained without any government aid my its owners - Mr and Mrs Mahesh Urs. Museum displays more than 1200 different musical instruments collected my the Mr and Mrs Urs for over 15 years. The collection of musical instruments include modern, traditional, community ingenious and some extremely rare musical instruments - all maintained very well and in working condition. Wax museum is sponsored and owned by Mr Shreeji Bhaskaran who has made wax statues by himself and making of wax statues is his hobby. Wax statues include delicately created life-size statues of famous personalities and community setups depicting lifestyles of communities. Whole museum and its collection is amazing. For any visitor, it will give a beautiful walk through the rich heritage and culture. This is particularly important to be visited by children who would get loads of knowledge by visiting through every corner of this museum. I wholeheartedly express my gratitude to Mr and Mrs Mahesh Urs and Mr Shreeji Bhaskaran for making their hobby public and giving an opportunity to everyone to admire the rich heritage and culture. Signing Off Hiral Amodia (TheHeeBee)
