Kalvarayan Hills
Part of the Eastern Ghats, the Kalvarayan Hills are known for waterfalls, forest streams and trekking routes, and are often called the "poor man's hill station".
Gomukhi Dam
A dam counted among the main sights of the Kalvarayan Hills area, and an easy stop to combine with a trip to the hills.
Sri Veeratteswarar Temple
This temple at Tirukoilur is one of the eight Veeratta shrines, and is praised in the Thevaram hymns of Sambandar, Appar and Sundarar.
Ulagalanda Perumal Temple
A well-known Vishnu temple at Tirukoilur, home to Ulagalanda Perumal (Thiruvikrama Swami) and Pushpavalli Thayar.
Kabilar Kundru
A rock in the middle of the Pennai river at Tirukoilur, associated with the poet-saint Kabilar and maintained by the state Archaeological Department.
Aadhi Thiruvarangam
An ancient shrine of Ranganatha Swamy, also called Utharangam and Aadhirangam, with the Thenpennai river close by.
Thirunarungondai
A hillock with a Jain cave and two temples, to Parsvanatha and Chandraprabha. The cave was a monastery for Jain monks in the 8th–9th century.
Melnariyappanur St. Anthony's Church
A roughly hundred-year-old shrine to Saint Anthony of Padua, near Chinnasalem.
Parikkal Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple
A Lakshmi Narasimhar temple at Parikkal village in Ulundurpet taluk, named by the district administration among the district's best-known temples.
Rishivandiyam Arthanareeswarar Temple
The Arthanareeswarar temple at Rishivandiyam, named by the district administration among the district's best-known temples.