Things to do in Mettupalayam, Tamil Nadu
Mettupalayam is a town in the Coimbatore District of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the second largest town in the Coimbatore district after Pollachi.
15 places to visit in and around Mettupalayam, best known first. Tap a place for directions, or let Turkart turn them into a day-by-day plan.
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- 1Catherine Falls
Catherine Falls is a double-cascaded waterfall located in Kotagiri, The Nilgiris District, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major tourist spot, located on the Mettupalayam road branching off at Aravenu.
- 2Ranganathaswamy temple, Karamadai
Ranganathaswamy temple in Karamadai, a town panchayat in Coimbatore district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. It is located 23 km from Coimbatore in the Coimbatore–Mettuplayam highway.
- 3Droog Fort, Coonoor
Droog Fort is a historic fort located 15 kilometres from Coonoor, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. The fort was used as an outpost by Tipu Sultan in the 18th century.
- 4Black Thunder
Black Thunder Theme Park Ltd is a theme park in Tamil Nadu, India. It is located on the National Highway on the foothills of Nilgiris.
- 5Nilgiri Mountain Railway
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway, colloquially called the "Toy Train" by locals, is a 1,000 mm metre gauge railway in Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908.
- 6Nilgiri Mountains
- 7Nanjundeswarar Temple, Karamadai
Nanjundeswarar Temple is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva in Karamadai, a village in Coimbatore district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, It is located 96 km from Erode.
- 8Katary Falls
Katary Falls is approximately 10 km from Coonoor in the Nilgiris district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. At 55 metres in height, Katary Falls is third largest waterfall in the Nilgiris; one can reach it by trecking.
- 9Arulmigu Manneaswarar Temple, Annur
Arulmigu Manneaswarar Temple is a historic temple located at Annur in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
- 10Ramakrishna Mission, Delhi
Ramakrishna Mission, Delhi is the Delhi branch of Ramakrishna Mission, a spiritual organisation established by Swami Vivekananda in 1897. The Delhi branch was established at Ramakrishna Ashram Marg on 4 May 1927.
- 11Doddabetta
- 12Sree Kattayattu Bhagavathi Kshethram
Kattayattu Devi Kshethram is a Devi temple situated in Peruvayal, a village near Kozhikkode, India.
- 13Rangaswamy Peak and Pillar
Rangaswamy Peak and Pillar is a rocky column in Kotagiri, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. It is located at a distance of 20 km from Kotagiri.
- 14Sim's Park, Coonoor
Sim's Park is in Coonoor, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. It is an important tourist place to visit in Coonoor, at a height of 1780 meters above mean sea level.
- 15Kodanad View Point