Chikmagalur is a paradise for nature lovers. It has many beautiful hills and waterfalls and visitors from all over the world throng to Chikmagalur making it a popular picnic spot in Karnataka. This is the place where coffee was grown for the first time in India. Coffee lovers must take time to visit the coffee Museum here. The visitors get an opportunity to see all the coffee making process, right from how it is planted to how it is brought in front of us in the form of a cup of hot coffee. The Coffee Museum is situated in a beautiful garden decorated with coffee plants and decorative plants and trees. It is an interesting sight to watch the various stages of growth in a coffee plant. India’s coffee history can be understood from the pictures and illustrations on the wall in this museum. It also showcases the latest technologies related to the industry and also exhibits coffee beans and powders of different types and quality.