Tourist Centers:
Chidambaram is famous for its Nataraja temple, dedicated to the god Shiva. Kanyakumari is at the southern tip of India, where the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the Bay of Bengal meet. It is an important place of pilgrimage for Hindus.

Madurai is the centre of Tamil culture. Its most famous building is the Meenakshi Temple. In addition to its magnificent gopurams (gateways), it has a spectacular hall of a thousand pillars. Each pillar is individually carved.
Rameshwaram is remembered by Hindus as the place from which Rama went to Sri Lanka to find his wife Sita, who had been abducted by the demon god Ravana. The massive Ramalingeshwara Temple dates mainly from the 1500's and 1600's.Thanjavur was the great capital of the Chola emperors from the 800's to the 1000's.

The Brihadeshwara Temple, built by King Rajaraja I, is a World Heritage Monument. Built between 985-1012, it has a 14-storey tower, and superb stone sculptures.Tiruchirappalli, known as Trichy, has both famous temples and a fort perched on a rocky crag overlooking the town.
The temple town of Srirangam, 3 kilometres north of Trichy, is on an island in the middle of the Kaveri River. It has magnificent gateways and several shrines.Vellore is famous today for its Christian Medical College Hospital, regarded as one of the best in Asia.

A superb small temple in the fort is one of the best examples of building by the Hindu kings of the Vijayanagar Empire.
Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram), Poompuhar, Pichawaram, Point Calimere, Courtallam, Hogenakkal, Anamalai Sanctuary, Mudumalai sanctuary, Vedanthangal bird sanctary, Kalakkad and Vandaloor Zoo and Mundanthurai sanctary are other tourist centers.

At Madras:
Fort Saint George, San Thome, fort museum, mariana beach, snake park, Guindy park, Guindy deer sanctuary and children's park, Egmore museum, Valluvarkottam park, crocodile and Vandaloor Zoo, Muthukkadu Boat house.