Places to visit in Shimoga
 
Bhadravathi  It is an industrial town in shimoga distict 256 km away from Bangalore,which was earlier known as "Benkipura".There is a13th century Lakshminarayan Temple in Hoysala style.The Visveshwara Iron and Steel works,a cement factory and a paper factory function at this place on the banks of Bhadra river.
Ikkeri It was a capital town of the Keladi Nayakas from 1512, and a place very near to Sagar. The Aghoreshwara temple is a 16th century monument of great attraction. There is also a Paravathi temple nearby. 
Keladi is another place nearby, the orginal capital. It has the Rameshwara and Veerabhadra temples. There is also a Museum.