Nearby Attractions in Thiruvananthapuram

Nearby Attractions in Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram is a historic city with many historical structures, museums and palaces. Though this is one of the busiest cities of India, it is noted for its greenery seen in all places. There are many monuments worth visiting and you need to plan earlier to visit them all. There are many museums here like Palace Museum, Legislature Museum, Kerala Science and Technology Museum and Chacha Nehru Children’s Museum and palaces like Kuthiramalika Palace, Kowidar Palace, etc. Some of them like museum and Kodiar palace are located nearby and are easily accessible by walk from one to the other.

Last Updated: 16/08/2012

• Kovalam Beach

  Thiruvananthapuram

  Distance from Thiruvananthapuram :16 km;

  Time to Reach from Thiruvananthapuram :0h, 20 m

  Kovalam Beach is a beautiful place near the Kovalam village and is noted for its grove of coconut trees. It is called the paradise of the south and it started to become popular after the construction of the beach resort, Halcyon Castle by Maharani Sethu Lakshmi Bayi of Travancore in late 1920s. In s...

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• Kuthiramalika Palace and Museum

  Thiruvananthapuram

  Distance from Thiruvananthapuram :5 km;

  Time to Reach from Thiruvananthapuram :0h, 12 m

  Kuthiramalika Palace was built by Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma in 1840 and is situated near the Padmanabhaswamy Temple. The sculptures of 122 horses are carved into the wooden wall brackets in its southern side and so the palace got its name. After the death of Swathi Thirunal in 1846, it was abandone...

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• Napier Museum

  LMS Vellayambalam Road, Thiruvananthapuram

  Distance from Thiruvananthapuram :3 km;

  Time to Reach from Thiruvananthapuram :0h, 8 m

  Napier Museum is a natural history museum established in the year 1855. In 1874, the old building was demolished and the construction of the new building was started and it was named after Lord Napier the then Governor of Madras. It was built of Indo-Saracenic style and has natural air conditioning ...

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• Padmanabha Swamy Temple

  Thiruvananthapuram

  Distance from Thiruvananthapuram :1 km;

  Time to Reach from Thiruvananthapuram :0h, 3 m

  Shree Padmanabha Swamy Temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and is one of the 108 Divya Desams of Vaishnavism. The principal deity is seen here in Anantha Sayanam posture. The platform in front of the vimanam where the deity rests is called Ottakkal Mandapam as it is carved out of a single massive sto...

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• Attukal Bhagavathi Temple

  Thiruvananthapuram

  Distance from Thiruvananthapuram :3 km;

  Time to Reach from Thiruvananthapuram :0h, 6 m

  Attukal Bhagavathi Temple is famous among the women devotees who throng here during the annual Attukal Pongala festival. Attukkal Devi is considered to be the supreme preserver and destroyer capable of delivering all the wishes of her devotees.  ...

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• Beema Palli

  Vallakkadavu, Thiruvananthapuram

  Distance from Thiruvananthapuram :6 km;

  Time to Reach from Thiruvananthapuram :0h, 13 m

  Beema Palli is one of the suburbs of Thiruvananthapuram and is located on the way to the airport. The place got its name from the famous mosque located here named Beemapally. It is noted for the annual Urus or festival.  ...

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• Chacha Nehru Children’s Museum

  Thiruvananthapuram

  Distance from Thiruvananthapuram :1 km;

  Time to Reach from Thiruvananthapuram :0h, 3 m

  The Chacha Nehru Children’s Museum is one of the fascinating places in the city and has rich collection of dolls that are collected from various parts of the world. It has a mini aquarium within its premises with good collection of colorful fishes. The very first children’s literature wr...

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• Light House Beach

  Kovalam, Thiruvananthapuram

  Distance from Thiruvananthapuram :11 km;

  Time to Reach from Thiruvananthapuram :0h, 17 m

  Light House Beach is one of the popular beaches of Kovalam and is a long stretch of sandy beach and is one of the three beaches at this location. It is largest among the three and is named after the lighthouse standing here which measures to a height of 30 meters. The fringes of palm trees and the c...

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• Neyyar Dam

  Neyyattinkara Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram

  Distance from Thiruvananthapuram :38 km;

  Time to Reach from Thiruvananthapuram :0h, 58 m

  Neyyar Dam is constructed across the River Neyyar in 1958 and is one of the famous picnic spots. There is a beautiful lake here. It is a gravity type of dam and is the home to many wild animals such as elephants, sambar deer, sloth bear, Nilgiri Tahr, jungle cat and langur.   There are many t...

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• Palayam Juma Masjid

  Thiruvananthapuram

  Distance from Thiruvananthapuram :6 km;

  Time to Reach from Thiruvananthapuram :0h, 13 m

  The Masjid I Jahan Numa is popularly called Palayam Pally and is one of the important mosques of Thiruvananthapuram. This masjid is more than two centuries old. There is a church nearby this mosque establishing the cultural harmony of the people....

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