Gundamagere Lake

A major pilgrimage temple in Doddaballapura taluk, unusual for its single idol showing Subramanya (Kartikeya) and Narasimha back to back — a serpent-and-Narasimha shrine that draws large crowds, especially at the Naga festivals.

A hill fort of about 1,100 m in Doddaballapura taluk with a summit Shiva temple, reached by a popular trek along the railway line — one of the best-known day-trek hills near Bengaluru.

A scenic hill near Sakkaregollahalli in Doddaballapura taluk, climbed for its rock outcrops and wide views — a lesser-known trek in the northern belt.

A regional Shani (Saturn) temple at Chikka Madhure in Doddaballapura taluk, drawing devotees on Saturdays for Shani pooja.

A rocky hill at Avathi north of Devanahalli, climbed to the Sri Lakshmi Thimmarayaswamy (Narasimha) hill temple, with old fort traces and wide views over the northern plains.

An ornate Vijayanagara-style Venugopala (Krishna) temple inside the Devanahalli fort walls, with finely carved pillars and a gopura — the principal temple of the old fort town.

A 16th-century oval stone fort at Devanahalli near the Bengaluru airport, the birthplace of Tipu Sultan — with bastioned ramparts, gateways and old temples inside the walls, the district’s flagship heritage site.

The village of Manne, the ancient Manyapura, a capital of the Western Ganga dynasty around the 8th century — with the old Kapileshwara Shiva temple and a Chola-period Someshwara temple, a little-known heritage site west of Bengaluru.

A cone-shaped granite hill near Dabaspet, revered as "Dakshina Kashi" — a pilgrimage-and-trek climb to the Gangadhareshwara and Honnadevi cliff temples, past a Nandi statue, the Patalaganga spring and the ghee-that-turns-to-butter miracle.

A large tank on the edge of Hoskote east of Bengaluru, a birding spot that draws migratory waterbirds in winter.