Detourmap
Places worth the detour in Karnataka
Detourmap lists 36 places in Karnataka, India, across 2 kinds of detour. Best known: Hampi. 14 rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
- Places
- 36
- Oldest
- Hebbal Kittaya Inscription 750
- Little known
- 14 of 36
- Share of India
- 6%
Karnataka 36
All 36, best known first.
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1.Hampi
Archaeological · Iconic
Ancient and medieval monuments, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India
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2.Pattadakal Group of Monuments
Archaeological · 8th century · Renowned
World Heritage site with 7th and 8th century temples
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7.Dudhsagar Falls
Nature · Notable
Tiered waterfall located on the Mandovi River in the Indian state of Goa
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8.Vijayanagara
Archaeological · Notable
Now ruins, previously the capital of Vijayanagara Empire founded in the 14th century
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10.Kali Tiger Reserve
Nature · 20th century · Notable
Protected area and tiger reserve in Karnataka, India
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23.Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
Nature · 20th century · Hidden gem
Wildlife sanctuary in Karnataka, India
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33.Hebbal Kittaya Inscription
Archaeological · 8th century · Hidden gem
Inscription stone in Bangalore
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34.Malleshwaram inscriptions and hero stones
Archaeological · 17th century · Hidden gem
Inscription stone in Bengaluru
Elsewhere in India
Questions about this page
What is the best known place worth the detour in Karnataka?
Hampi. Ancient and medieval monuments, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India. It leads because more Wikipedia language editions cover it than any other place here.
How many places worth the detour are there in Karnataka?
36: 28 nature & landscapes and 8 archaeological & historic sites. 14 of them are little known — they carry a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages.
What is the oldest place on this map in Karnataka?
Hebbal Kittaya Inscription, dated to 750. 10 of the 36 places here carry a founding date at all.
What counts as Karnataka here?
Wikidata's own administrative boundary: a place is in Karnataka if its located in the administrative territorial entity chain leads there. Karnataka is a first-level division of India, the same level as a state or a province.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.