21 Famous Places to visit in Hyderabad

Places to visit in Hyderabad: Hyderabad is the capital city of the State of Telangana in Southern India.

He is the major metropolis of Telangana and popular for its rich culture and history with monuments, mosques, temples, a rich and varied heritage in arts, crafts and dance.

It is also famous for Information and technology. Hyderabad is home to many traditional and ancient culture as a meeting point for North and South India and the famous Hyderabadi biryani.

Hyderabad was the capital of Andhra from 1958 to 2014, but when Telangana was created in 2014, it is part of Telangana, Hyderabad was made its capital.

21 Famous Places to visit in Hyderabad

Charminar, Places to visit in Hyderabad

Charminar is one of the most popular and historical tourist attractions in Hyderabad which is It was built in 1591 by Mohammad Quli Qutub Shah.

The original Charminar a huge construction in wood representing the tomb of the Muslim saint Imam Hussain was as charm to safeguard the city against the outbreak of cholera in the late 16th century.

When the epidemic subsided, the Charminar was rebuilt in stone and mortar at the same place where the original structure was built. It is an elegant rectangular edifice of four grand arches facing towards the four cardinal points.

The place is very crowded with small vendors occupying the entire road outside the beautiful heritage structure.

The iconic symbol of Hyderabad dates back to the 1500’s and is an interesting structure with 4 Minarets and 4 arches.

The area surrounding it is a busy street and jewelry market. You can find inexpensive bangles (bracelets) as well as very low priced ‘pearls’ which would make a cute item for young girls.

There are also a number of Pearl Shops supposedly selling the gem that the city is famed for.

Bira Mandir, Places to visit in Hyderabad

A temple dedicated to Lord Venkateshwara sits on the Hill top of Kalapahad, overlooking the Hussain Sagar Lake.

The architecture is a balance of North and South Indian styles of Temple architecture. A breath taking view of the city can be seen from the top of the temple, a monument of grandeur and magnificence in marble.

Golconda Fort, Places to visit in Hyderabad

Crawford Market, Mumbai (Bombay) This legendary fort once famous for its diamond market was the capital of the Qutub Shahi Kings who ruled the surrounding territories from 1518 A.D. to 1687 A.D.

The fort originally belonged to the Kakatiya’s who ruled the neighbouring areas from Warangal, their capital city.

They ceded it to Bahamanis, who changed its mud construction into masony from the Bahamanis, Golconda passed into the hands of their successors, the Qutub Shahis.

Nehru Zoological Park, Places to visit in Hyderabad

Situated in Bahadurpura, it contains a sanctuary and zoo containing 1500 species of birds, animals and reptiles.

It is located in a huge acres of area. It also has bicycles, battery vehicle, mini train and joy train ride facility to look over the zoo. There is also a Natural History Museum and a Nocturnal Birds’ park.

Public Garden, Places to visit in Hyderabad

Public Gardens is the one of the city’s oldest and largest gardens. Built in the year of 1846 by Nizam, this beautiful garden houses number of public buildings.

To the right of the main gate is a small beautifully constructed Mosque, where the 7th Nizam is said to have prayed every Friday. To the left are Jawahar Bal Bhavan and Indira Gandhi Auditorium where exhibitions and contests for children are held.

The important places in the public garden are Health Museum, Ajanta Pavilian, an open air auditorium named Lalitha Kala Bhavan and Archeological Museum.

The Telangana Legislative Assembly building is just adjacent to the Public Gardens.

Timings: 9 AM to 12 PM & 2 PM to 5 PM. Closed on Fridays.

Botanical Gardens, Places to visit in Hyderabad

Hyderabad Botanical Gardens is the first Botanical Garden in Andhra Pradesh now in Telangana and spread over 270 acres land in the Kothaguda Reserve Forest near the Hi-tech city, Madhapur.

The purpose of the construction of this garden is that varieties of trees and plants can be grown and preserved.

You can enjoy meditation, jogging, walk, martial arts and take fresh air. Kids have separate children park for them. There are many peacock in that forest part.

The park has wonderful walking tracks around 3km long and One can enjoy the walk and run in reserve forest for memorable experience. For children of all ages and adults can have great adventure games in the park.

The park has wonderful green lands with huge full grown trees to make immense visual experience.

The park has an interpretation center with various pictorial and 3D models of forests, wild life, National parks, Sanctuaries etc.

Special gardens include Herbal/ Medicinal garden, cactus garden and many others.

Entry Fee of Hyderabad Botanical Garden: ₹25 per Adult & ₹10 per Children

Timings: 06:00 AM – 6:00 PM. No holidays.

Salarjung Museum, Places to visit in Hyderabad

world famous Salarjung Museum displays around 35,000 antiques and art objects collected by Nawab Laser Jung III, Prime Minister to the Nizam of Hyderabad reputed to the World’s largest one-man collection.

The most important exhibits are Turban & Ivory chairs of Tipu Sultan, Aurangazeb’s diamond studded sword veiled statues of Rebecca and Margaret Mephistopheles.

Husain Sagar Lake, Places to visit in Hyderabad

It was built by Ibrahim Qutb Shah in 1562 AD and and is the connecting point of the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.

A nice place for jogging around or taking evening walk with loved ones witnessing a single stone carved statue of standing Buddha.

The breeze, the picturesque view of the water body and the statue of Gautama Buddha can lock you here atleast for an hour while chatting with friends or family, goofing around and posing for pictures. It is one of the major attraction in Hyderabad and peaceful place during the evening or sunset.

One can spend a lovely evening after the tiring office day or weekend. The boating was worth and when you go next to the statute you feel you have come to a different place. 

Hussain Sagar Lake is surely one of the popular attractions for tourists as well as locals in Hyderabad people.

Macca Masjid, Places to visit in Hyderabad

Macca Masjid situated very near to Charminar. It is one of the largest and most impressive mosques in South India.

A unique feature of Macca Masjid is its massive door arches and colonnades which were carved from single slab of granite. The Macca Masjid was started by Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah in the year 1614 and completed by the Mughal Emperor Arranges in 1687.

The University was founded in 1917 by Sir Akbar Hydri, Home Secretary to the Nizam Government who later became Prime Minister of the State in 1934.

The University was shifted to the present campus in 1939 at College of Arts. The architecture is a blend of Hindu(Ajanta) style and Perso-Arabic style. The University also has beautiful picturesque landscape garden.

Ramoji Film City, Places to visit in Hyderabad

The Ramoji Film City is situated about 35 kilometers from the Hyderabad city. A tour to the Ramoji Film Studio will tell you why it is acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records as one of the largest film studios in the world.

The studio has been set up by Ramoji Group in 1996 and lives upto its name of a “city” as it is spread over a vast area of around 2500 acres.

You feel as if you have entered a new city all together with hills, gardens, lakes, and at the same time flanked with spotless modern buildings. One can spend whole day but whole day is not enough.

We need at least 3 days to covers each and  every place and take appropriate picture of the city. It was really an amazing experience for family and friend trips.

There are many location which we are familiar in movies like railway station, airport, central jail, temple, garden and so on.

Some of the film which has been suited here are famous ’Bahubali’, ‘The dirty picture’ and many more.

Mahavir Harina Vanasthali, Places to visit in Hyderabad

Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park spread over 13,758 acres land and is located in Vanasthalipuram, which is around 15 kilometers from the city.

It was established in 1975 on this renowned saint’s 2500th birth anniversary. It was hunting capital in old age but now has been converted into a protected national park under the law.

One can see deer in plenty at all times. Peacocks are visible depending on the time. You won’t be disappointed with the deer spotting. But the overall experience will leave you dissatisfied.

The best time to visit this park in monsoons when beautiful flowers of different colors blossom and greenery all around.

The safari will take you to all the places where the deers used to stay. But in between you can see the peacocks as well as monkeys and other creatures while on the way.

Its best place for children that they can have a best memories in their life with lot of enjoyment and excitement.

Yadagirigutta Temple Nalgonda, Places to visit in Hyderabad

The place was named Yadagirigutta after a hermit called Yadavarishi who religiously meditated to be blessed by Lord Narasimha, who is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

The Temple of Yadagirigutta is situated at a height of 300 feet on a hill, in Nalogonda district of Telangana.

The temple is famous and attracts a huge number of local devotees and outsiders. The Prasadham is very popular locally mainly the ‘Pulihora’ is quite famous.

It is said that Lord Narasimha was satisfied with the hermit’s devotion and materialized in five different forms. The five different forms are Jwala, Yogananda, Lakshminarasimha, Gandabherunda and Ugra.

As legend goes, the first form of Narasimha was so fiery that the yogi wanted him to appear him in a peaceful fo rm. He then appeared in the form of Yoganarasimha, but the yogi is still not satisfied and he wanted to see him with his counterpart i.e. Goddess Lakshmi. So Narasimha appeared with goddess Lakshmi on his lap.

It is said that these three Narasimha forms were so fiery that the hermit could not endure it. Hence, they are worshipped inside the cave.

More places in Hyderbad to visit

Spanish Mosque*
Chilkoor Balaji Temple*
Chowmahalla Palace*
Shamirpet*
Falaknuma Palace*
Nagarjuna sagar*

How to reach Hyderabad

Hyderabad By Air

The airport is located at Begumpet(BPM). The airport is called Hyderabad old airport, with two terminals. The international terminal is named after Rajiv Gandhi and the domestic terminal is named after N T Rama Rao.

The airport is small compared to the current traffic it handles and it will prove inadequate to handle the increase in load in the near future.

A new international airport is being constructed in the suburb of Shamshabad, scheduled to be operational by April 1, 2008. It will replace the old airport.

Direct international connectivity to the airport is available from nearby countries, from the Middle-east and from Southeast Asia.

Flights connect places like Frankfurt, London (Birtish Airways by 2008), Amsterdam, New York etc in Europe and America.

Domestic connectivity is excellent with the network spanning almost all the important cities and towns on the Indian map. Hyderabad is slated to be a domestic hub from the time when the new airport would become operational.

The airport is at the heart of the city. Once you arrive, the best option is to take a prepaid taxi to your destination.

There is one run by the traffic police, where you can buy the prepaid coupon for the city’s standard taxis or autorickshaws. This is the cheapest and is adequate. There are others close by which offer better cars.

Hyderabad By train

Indian Railways runs its service to Hyderabad from all over India. There are three major railway stations serving the twin cities: Secunderabad Junction(SC), Nampally{Hyderabad Deccan(HYB)}, and Kacheguda(KCG). Another station is planned to open soon at Begumpet.

Hyderabad By car

If you don’t mind a long drive, Hyderabad is at a drivable distance from Bangalore (via NH7 – 552 km). It is 752 km from Chennai (NH9 and NH5) and 753 km from Mumbai (NH9 till Pune and the expressway to Mumbai).

The Bangalore Hyderabad section is part of the North South corridor which is being updated, and is a four-lane divided highway.

Hyderabad By Road or Bus

Hyderabad is well-connected to all parts of the Telangana and some parts of South Indian states. CBS / Imliban is the biggest station run by APSRTC (state-run) situated in Hyderabad and JBS / Jubilee Bus station is in Secunderabad.

Imliban is said to be the largest bus station in the world. APSRTC is in the guiness book of world records for having the highest number of buses in a particular state in the world.

Hyderabad Get around

There are many ways to get around in Hyderabad. It has good bus service, passable autorickshaw and taxi service and a grossly inadequate local train service.