Tourism in Kurukshetra District offers an enriching experience to the visitors. It gives the opportunity to explore its historical and religious sites. Kurukshetra District being the place of great historic and religious importance has been developed as a big tourist centre, which is visited by a number of travellers. Kurukshetra is one of the great pilgrimages for millions of devotees from all over the country who visit this sacred land. This is the venue of the great war of Mahabharata and the birth place of the Bhagavad Gita. Kurukshetra District is known for its several holy places. Through these sites, the travellers can get a glimpse of its rich historical and cultural traditions.

Tourism in Kurukshetra District includes several exploring opportunities like temples and tanks, connected with the ancient Indian traditions and Mahabharata war. It covers a wide area with the present Panipat and north-west corner of the Jind district in the south and eastern part of the Patiala district in the west, and the Sarasvati River and Yamuna River at its northern and eastern boundaries respectively. Kurukshetra District is considered as a tourist delight, and there are about 360 Tirthas of religious and historic significance. Out of these near about 134 tirthas are being maintained by Kurukshetra Development Board, Kurukshetra. The foremost among the Kurukshetra tirthas are Brahmasarovar or Kurukshetra Tank, Sannihit Tank, Sthaneshwar Mahadev Mandir, Jyotisar, Baan-ganga, Bhisam Kund (Narkatari) Chandrakupa, Nabhi Kamal, Bhadrakali Mandir, Arnai Temple, Prachi Tirath Pehowa, Saraswati Tirath Pehowa, Prithduk Tirath Pehowa, Rantuk Yaksh Bir Pipli, Karan Ka Tila, etc.

Pehowa town is an ancient in the district and it derives its name from Prithu who was called the first king. It is an ancient place of pilgrimage. The town contains two very popular tanks, one sacred to Lord Brahma and the other to the goddess Saraswati. Tourism in Kurukshetra District also includes few more sites of archaeological interest which have yielded various objects of antiquarian interest and a distinctive class of pottery known as the Painted Grey Ware. Some of the places of archaeological interest include Raja Karan Ka Tila, Asthipura, Bhor Saidan, Bhagpura and Daulatpur, etc. Apart from these places, the other places of historical interest connected with the medieval period of Kurukshetra District comprise an ancient fort and mounds, Sheikh Chehli's Tomb and Madrasah, Pathar Masjid and Chini Masjid.

There is a museum in this district that is aimed at the awakening the people ethically, morally and culturally through the ideas and ideals of Lord Krishna. It was established in 1987. The gallery of this museum also preserves stone sculptures pertaining to Krishna legend ranging from 1st Century AD to 11th Century AD. All these places are worth visiting.