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The Mangalore Airport is located close to the museum. From the airport, one can take a bus or a taxi to reach this place. There are many buses that one can take to reach the museum. If not by bus one can also travel by taxi to reach this place. The Udupi Railway station is located close to this place. From the railway station, one can take a bus or a taxi to reach the museum. One can visit this museum anytime throughout the year.

There are many places where one can stay around the museum. The prices too are affordable. Some of the names of the places are Sharada International, Hotel Krishna Comfort, Hotel Karthik Estate, Hotel Swadesh Heritage, Hotel Summer Park, etc. There are also many places for one to eat food. Some of the names of the restaurants are Cafiya Restaurant, Zara Restaurant, SS Family Restaurant, Malika Fine Dining, Manpasand Restaurant, etc.

Manjusha Museum: It is located at Dharmasthala. In this museum, one gets to see vintage cars, temple chariots and other ancient artefacts. This museum is a privately owned one. Dr Veerendra Hegde is the curator of this museum. The Manjunatha Temple is quite famous. Dr Hegde has managed to maintain various paintings, sculptures, cars, precious stones, etc for almost 35 years. One also gets to see other artefacts like terracotta coins from the Mauryan period, a 300-year-old Veena and a large collection of exotic vintage cars. Dr Hegde also loved photography. Thus in this museum one gets to see all the pictures that he has captured with his camera.

Amulya Shodha Museum: It is a privately owned museum. Khandoba Rao. H is the founder of this museum. In this museum, one finds many antiques that take one back to the time of their ancestors.  There are many swords, household utensils, statues, statues made of bronze, nickel and other alloys, paintings, idols of Gods, etc. that one finds here in this museum. The Nanya darshini is a part of this museum that deals with coins. The coins are from different parts of the world and there are descriptions given below these coins which state their importance. The Malenadu darshini is also another part of this museum and it focuses on the cultural variety in the Malenadu region of Karnataka. Malenadu has its own forests, agrarian systems and traditions. There is a model of the Malenadu tile house and also a theme of Shivappa Nayaka's palace here. In this museum, there is also another section that is called Bharata Darshini and this section deals with common objects of the olden times.

The St. Aloysius Museum: This museum is also called Aloyseum. It was started in 1913 by an Italian Jesuit Priest Fr. Chiapi. He started the museum with minerals, herbarium and with a collection of Roman Coins which was actually a gift from Italy. In the museum today there is the main hall and five side halls. One gets to see a variety of things in the museum-like a Neolithic period stone axe, pieces of the Berlin Wall, articles from the Holy Land, a collection of lamps, a large collection of cameras, rare stamps, currency notes of various countries, the first computer of the St. Aloysius College, collection of radios, gramophones, television sets, etc.

Sri Mangala Devi Temple: It is dedicated to Mangala Devi who is a form of Goddess Shakti. This temple dates back to approximately the 9th century. Mangalore actually derives its name from the main deity of this temple. There is a four-armed statue of the Goddess in the sitting position here which is worshipped. The Navratri festival is celebrated here on a grand scale.

Kudroli Gokarnath Temple: This temple was actually consecrated by Shri Narayana Guru for the Billava community because this community was not allowed to enter any other temple in this area. The temple was consecrated in 1912. The main deity of this temple is Lord Gokarnanatheshwara who is a form of Lord Shiva. This temple and the temples surrounding it are built in the Tamil Nadu style where the temples are decorated with murals that show various mythological legends. This temple has a huge compound with marble flooring everywhere. There are also many fully equipped air-conditioned marriage halls in this temple. The Dussehra festival is celebrated on a grand scale here. During the festival time, this temple is lit up beautifully with lights and the entire road at Kudroli is filled with stalls that sell food and souvenirs.