Bhopal is a stunning city with numerous sights and activities. If you are a history buff then this city has lot to offer you. The City has royal history, rich heritage massive mansions. For nature lovers this city has Upper and Lower Lake and beautiful weather which will surely keep you engage. This however does not overshadow the idea of going for a weekend break beyond the city limits.
LAL BAGH PALACE
This grand palace was built by the Holkar dynasty between 1886 and 1921. It was constructed over three phases by Tukoji Rao Holkar II and Tukoji Rao Holkar III. It extends to an area of 72 acres, and once had one off the best rose gardens in the country. Its grounds still contain a statue of Queen Victoria. The European-inspired palace is a combination of various architectural styles such as Renaissance, Palladian and Baroque. Its well-restored interiors are decorated with chandeliers, ceiling murals, drapes, period furniture, paintings, mirrors, and sculptures of figures from Greek and Latin mythology. It also an Indian dining room, which was used to host traditional banquets.
BHOJPUR TEMPLES
Located on sandstone ridges typical of Madhya Pradesh, next to a deep gorge on the Betwa River, Bhojpur was the seat of Bhopal’s founder, Raja Bhoj, a Parmar Rajput who ruled Malwa in the 11th century. Raja Bhoj was known for his works on philosophy, poetry, medicine, veterinary science, phonetics, yoga and archery, his military leadership, and for establishing Malwa as an intellectual hub with a Sanskrit centre at Dhar. The temple is a simple square shrine supported by massive pillars, surmounted with an intricate corbelled dome. Though incomplete, Bhojeshwar Temple is worth seeing for the exquisite sculptures that cover its doorways and ceiling. Within the temple is a huge shivalingam, a cylindrical stone about seven-and-a-half to eight feet high and 17 to 18 feet in circumference rising from a tiered platform. Given its massive size, ropes and pulleys are used to offer milk to the lingam, which is dressed daily with fresh flowers. Walk around the temple to see the ramps used to haul stones up to the high roof of the temple. You can see plans of the temple complex etched on rocks. Across the gorge is a cave. Bhojpur also has the remains of a palace and an unfinished Jain temple. Pilgrims throng Bhojpur during Shivratri, when a religious fair occurs around the Bhojeshwar temple.
BANDHAVGARH TIGER RESERVELocated between the Vindhya and Satpura mountain ranges, Bandhavgarh National Park has always been associated with its tiger population, even long before it was turned into a tiger reserve. Those who come to observe the wild cat in its natural habitat can easily make sightings of the animal and its habitat and behavioural patterns. Aside from the tiger, one can easily spot sambar, spotted deer, chowsingha, nilgai, chinkara, sloth bear, jackal, hyena, langur, a large number of reptiles and over 240 species of avifauna. Bandhavgarh National Park was the former hunting ground of the Maharaja of Rewa and at present is a famous natural hub for white tigers. White tigers, now a major attraction around the world's zoos, were first discovered in Rewa, not far from here.
Within the park, there are a number of must-see spots including the Bandhavgarh Fort, the statue of reclining Vishnu (Sheshshaiya), Badi Gufa, Three Cave Point, Sita, Mandap, Raj Behra
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