2.What To See In Kodaikanal

What To See In Kodaikanal

  Listed below are some of the important places of tourist interest in Kodaikanal. Guided tours to select spots by taxi operators are available.

 Shenbaganoor Museum

    A six km-drive down the Ghat road leads to Shanbaganoor. Here Shanbagam trees [Michelia Nilagria] are found in plenty, hence the name of the village Shenbaganoor. Here a Natural History Museum is housed in The Sacred Heart College, a training centre and home to Jesuit priests. The museum named after Anglada, a European professor and priest, contains stuffed speciman of all the flora and fauna of this region. The collection of birds and butterflies is a great attraction to the tourists and lovers of natural history. Original burial urns of prehistoric times are on display. A visit to this museum is a veritable trek back in time to glimpse at things aged, but preserved for the posterity.  It remains open from 10 am to 12 noon and 3 to 5 pm in the evening.

Parks

Bryant park

  Kodai boasts of a number of beautiful parks and lawns landscaped by the British developers in the early days. Bryant Park is named after H.D.Bryant, the District Forest officer, Madurai who designed it in 1908. There is a variety of plants and ferns that would not normally grow in the plains. A 150 years old Eucalyptus tree adds special significance to this park. Garden lovers buy exotic plants developed by modern methods. Here a flower show is held during the month of May every year. Flowers, vegetables and fruits grown in and around Kodaikanal are displayed. [An English man by name Sir.Vere Henry Levinge, the then Collector of Madurai[1860-1867] had introduced numerous new species of fruits and flowers in the Kodai hills]. The town dons a festive mood these days. The Chettiar Park, 3 km from the town is a quiet place away from the din of city environment. It is home to some two acres of beautiful flowering plants and sculpted hedges laid out on wide forestlands.