Tourism in Coonoor covers the tourist"s attraction sites which are hot listed among the national and international tourists. A visit to this spot will bring one an enchanting feeling. The tourist"s spots of worth importance like Sim`s Park, Pomological Station, Dolphin`s Nose Viewpoint, Dolphin"s Nose, Lamb`s Rock, Nilgiri Hills, Catherine Falls,
Law`s Falls and Pasteur Institute.
Ooty
Ooty is also known as the Queen of Hill Stations in India and it is one of the prime tourist importances in Coonoor. Ooty is located at about 19 km northwest of Coonoor. Ooty is an immensely popular tourist destination. Like Coonoor, Ooty is also set amongst the green setting of the Nilgiri hills and has many lakes, gardens, and buildings featuring colonial architecture of British times.
Pomological Station
Pomological Station is a research centre of the State Agricultural Department for persimmon, pomegranates and apricot.
Sim`s Park
Sim`s Park is an important place to visit in Coonoor. This amusement park is spread in an area of 12 hectare of land. The park has a collection of over 1,000 plant species, including magnolia, pines, tree ferns, and camellia. The botanical garden of Sim"s Park is partly developed in the Japanese style and derived its name from J. D. Sim, the secretary of the Madras Club in the year 1874. The key attraction of this amusement park is the annual fruit and vegetable show held in May.
Dolphin`s Nose Viewpoint
Dolphin`s Nose Viewpoint is one of the prime tourist important places in Coonoor. Dolphin`s Nose Viewpoint is 10 kilometres from Coonoor. It not only provides a panoramic view of the vast expanse of the Nilgiri Hills and Catherine Falls, which is one of the prime importances in Coonoor.
Lamb"s Rock
Lamb"s Rock is located on the way to Dolphin`s Nose of Coonoor. It is about 5 and a half km from Coonoor. Lamb`s Rock is another vintage point to view the fantastic landscape and the tea and coffee plantations of Nilgiris.
Droog Fort
Droog Fort is located at a distance of 13 km from Coonoor. The view of Droog Fort takes one into the past, with the ruins of a fort, which was once used by Tipu Sultan in the early phase of 18th century.
Law`s Falls
Law"s falls is one of the majestic falls in Coonoor. It is located about 5 kilometres from Coonoor, on the way to Mettupalayam.
Katary Falls
Katary Falls is a main place of attraction in Coonoor. It is the power station of which supplies a power of 1000KW near Selas to the local villages of Coonoor.
Pasteur Institute
Pasture Institute is one of the tourist"s attractions in Coonoor. It is located near Sim"s park and was started in 1907. This institute develops vaccination for rabies (dog bite disease) and Triple Vaccine (DPT, DT and TT). In earlier days, it played a vital role in the research of Influenza vaccine. Now it produces Tissue Culture Anti Rabies Vaccine (TCARV) and the DPT group of vaccines.
