There are several attractions, located outside the city limits, popular among tourists. Some of them are,
The Padmanabhapuram Palace the old headquarters of Travancore Royal family, is one of the most attractive palaces, which no tourist can't afford to miss. The palace is recorded as World's largest Wooden Palace, by Guinness Books of Records. It is entirely made of teak and rosewood and have an exquisite flooring made of granite and a rare ayurvedic mixture with secret extracts to keep the floor cool in summer season and warm during rainy season. It has a grand Dubar Hall made out of rosewood and glass. The Palace houses a numerous rare antiques, including 600 year old spice bed, a rare bed made out of a special wood treated in various spices, to rejuvenate the kings as well as sandal pillars. The clock tower is one of the oldest in South Asia, that is still working. It is 65 km from Trivandrum City and is in the Kanniyakumari district of Tamil Nadu. However the palace and fort is still maintained by Kerala Government. The royal sword of Travancore Maharajas is preserved here, which is taken to Trivandrum as a grand procession during Arattu Festivals of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple.
Attingal Palace the erstwhile head-quarters of Travancore Queens who ruled a small province of Attingal within Travancore. The large palace, also houses one of the family temples of Travancore Royal Family. Much of the palace is off-limits to public, however its durbar hall and public areas are open to public.
Kerala Art College is affiliated with Kerala University and easy to find, being directly opposite the unmissable Chandrasekharan Nair (Football) Stadium. Housed in the grounds of an old colonial building with sprawling grounds behind, there are occasional art shows (eg: after graduation, circa early June) held upstairs, and the downstairs offers a large library with world art books. The grounds have many impressive sculptures from the students, who are friendly and may be keen to show you around the workshops.
Koyikkal Palace, Nedumangad
Aruvikkara Dam
Neyyar Dam
Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary
Ponmudi
SreeMahadeva Temple
Vizhinjam
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