Tamilnadu has a great tradition of heritage and culture that developed over 2,000 years ago and still continues to flourish. This great cultural heritage of the state of Tamilnadu evolved through the rule of dynasties that ruled the state during various phases of history. Many of the ruling dynasties gave patronage to art and culture that resulted into the development and evolution of a unique Dravidian culture that Tamilnadu today symbolizes with.Botanical Garden:

This is the famous the park which is spread in 55-acre land area. This garden is situated at Dodabetta hill, and it is the top peak point of Ooty founded by John Sullivan. John was the collector from Coimbatore and also a discoverer of Ooty for summer season. Here tourist will be able to enjoy watching diverse flora, which includes 30 varieties of eucalyptus, and colourful avian city. Special events conducted in the summer season could be different experience for a tourist. The Summer Festival is performed every year in May. Tourist can enjoy events such as flower shows, cultural programs, dog-shows and trekking sports.

Museum:
This museum is situated on Mysore Road. It contains a wide collection of tribal arts and crafts through which tourist can learn about the history of this place. Educating tourist through available sources about the Nilgiri purlieu is the major concern of this museum. Its timings are 10 am to 5pm, and it is closed on every Friday, second Saturday and on national holidays.

St. Stephens Church:
This is another spot, which is located on Club Road of Ooty. This church is designed with gothic-style. This oldest church of Nilgiri hills is the good place to visit.

Ootacamund Club:
This club is added into the list of best preserved colonial clubs in the country. Playing golf or selecting different activities in this club is diverse experience.

Rose Garden:
This is the park located at 3 km distance from Charring Cross. The area of park is about 10 acres and there are more than 2000 varieties of roses in the garden.

Lake of Ooty:
lake of Ooty is one more spot where a tourist can watch the natural beauty of the hill station. It is just 2.5 km far from the local bus stand, and its founder is John Sullivan. This lake is turned as the most beatific spot of tourist in Ooty. The mini-train helps the visitors to take a round of the park. Boating is another option in this park and tourist can enjoy the fishing with other events as well. However, tourist has to take prior permission for fishing from the concern department.

NMR (Nilgiri Mountain Railway):
This is the most amazing part of journey of Ooty. This World Heritage Site covers a good distance of 46 kms through various Nilgiri Hills. There are 208 curves, 250 bridges and 16 tunnels throughout the journey. This journey starts from Mettupalayum, which is 1069 ft higher. The train takes approximately 290 minutes to reach Ooty, which is situated at the good height of 7,440 ft.

Adventure escapades:
Those people who love, hang-Gliding, Trekking and Angling kind of activities can reach the Ooty adventure escapades to enjoy some amazing sports.

Some nearby tourist spots of Ooty:
Coonoor: just, 10 kms away from Ooty where people can enjoy Dolphin's Nose Viewpoint, and many other things such as water falls and parks.

Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary: this is another spot, which is just 67 kms from Ooty bus stand. It is one of the largest populated areas of elephants in India. The wild dogs, Nilgiri langur (monkey), gaur (Indian bison), jackal, bonnet macaque, hyena and sloth bear are some big animals that visitors can watch in this sanctuary.

Avalanche: next-best spot near Ooty is an avalanche which is just 26 kms away from the city. Here people can do the fishing and some more water sports though, summer is the best season to visit this place.

Some more places like Mukurti (36 km), Pykara (21 km), Kalhatty Falls (12 kms) are other places for visitors.