Must-see attractions in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)

  • Museum of History & Heritage

    Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)

    Occupying a handsome 120-year-old heritage building within the Kerala Tourism complex, this intelligently presented museum traces Kerala's history and…

  • Napier Museum

    Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)

    Housed in an 1880 wooden building designed by Robert Chisholm (a British architect whose Fair Isle–style version of the Keralite vernacular shows his…

  • Shri Padmanabhaswamy Temple

    Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)

    Trivandrum’s spiritual heart is this 18th-century temple (closed to non-Hindus) in the Fort area, which fuses Keralan and Dravidian architecture and whose…

  • Puthe Maliga Palace Museum

    Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)

    Overlooking the Shri Padmanabhaswamy Temple tank, the opulent 18th-century palace of the Travancore maharajas is a classically Keralan world of…

  • Shri Chitra Art Gallery

    Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)

    Within the grounds of Trivandrum's zoo, this gallery displays paintings by the Rajput, Mughal and Tanjore schools, and portraits by renowned Keralite…

  • Zoological Gardens

    Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)

    Yann Martel famously based the animals in his novel Life of Pi on those he observed in Trivandrum’s Zoological Gardens. Shaded paths meander through…

  • Natural History Museum

    Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)

    In Trivandrum's Zoological Gardens complex (but not inside the zoo itself), the Natural History Museum contains hundreds of stuffed animals and birds and…

  • St Joseph's Cathedral

    Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)

    One of Trivandrum's major churches, the Roman Catholic St Joseph's is a whitewashed neo-Gothic creation from 1873, topped by a soaring bell tower added in…

  • Kanakakunnu Palace

    Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)

    Built for the royal family of Travancore, this early-20th-century palace is now mostly a venue for cultural events and performances.

  • Christ Church

    Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)

    Towards the north end of MG Rd stands this fine neo-Gothic Anglican church, notable for its stained glass and 19th-century tombs.

  • State Central Library

    Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)

    A red-brick neo-Gothic construction, built in 1900 to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.

  • Pazhavangadi Ganapathy Temple

    Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)

    A Hindu temple dedicated to Mahaganapati, a form of Ganesh, in Trivandrum's East Fort area.

  • Mateer Memorial Church

    Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)

    A graceful landmark church, 450m west of Trivandrum's Zoological Gardens, dating from 1906.

  • Secretariat

    Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)

    The brilliantly white neoclassical Secretariat building was founded in 1939.

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