Folklore museum : It is in Mysore University campus, west of the city. The exhibits include carved wooden figures from Karnatakan villages, pieces with panache, decorative masks and ceremonial headdresses and some spectacular 'thogalu bombeeata' (leather shadow puppets). The wooden puppets include a 10 headed demon Ravana.

Railway museum is near the railway station.

Mysore Zoo : One of the best zoos in India with pretty gardens (Admission Rs 20, Camera Rs 10, closed on Tuesday). The animals include four white tigers, nine Bengal tigers, a range of primates, elephants, bears, birds and Rhinos.

Karanji lake nature park : It is just past the Mysore zoo is a heaven for bird watchers (Admission Rs 10, Camera Rs 10).

Other attractions of the city are Government House on Irwin road, formerly the British Residency, statue of Raja Chamarajendar Wodeyar, silver jubilee clock tower, Rangacharlu memorial town hall, statue of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar at KR circle and the towering St. Philomina's church. It is one of the largest church in India built between 1933 and 1941 in the neo-Gothic style.