Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India

Ootacamund is better known as Ooty is a town and the district capital of the Nilgiri district in Tamil Nadu of India.It is located 80 km north of Coimbtore.It is situated at an altitude of 2,240 meters (7,350 feet) above sea level. It is a popular hill station located in the Nilgiri Hills.

The town is connected to the rest of India by road and rail, and its historic sites and natural beauty attract tourists Ooty is well connected by road from Bangalore, Mysore, Coimbtore. Nearest airport are Coimbtore which is 96 km away, and Kozhikode (141km) and Bangalore (309km).

Tourist Attractions

Government Rose Garden

The Government Rose Garden ( formerly known as Jaylalithaa Rose Garden, Centerary Rose Park and Nootrandu Roja Poonga) is the largest rose garden in India. It is situated on the slopes of the Elk Hill in Vijayanagaram of Ooty. Today this garden has one of the largest collection of roses in the country with more than 20,000 varieties of roses.

Ooty Botanical Gardens

The 22-acre Ooty Botanical Gardens  is maintained by the Government of Tamil Nadu. The Botanical Garden is lush green and well maintained. A flower show along with an exhibition of rare plant species is held every may. The gardens have around a thousand species both exotic and indigeneous of plants, shrubs, ferns, trees, herbal and bonsai plants. The garden has a 20-million-year old fossilized tree.

Ooty Lake

Ooty lake covers an area of 65 acres. The Boat house is established alongside the lake, which offers boating facilities to tourists, is a major tourist attraction in Ooty.The lake was formed by damming the mountain streams flowing down Ooty valley. The lake is set among groves of Eucalyptus trees with a railway line runnig along one bank. During summer season in May, boat races and boat pageantry are organized for two days at the lake.

Stone House

Stone house is th first bungalow constructed in Ooty. It was built by John Sullivan and was called as Kal Bangala by the tribals (kal means stone in tribal language). Today, it is the official residence for the principal of the Government Arts College, Ooty.

Toda Huts

There are a few Toda Huts on the hills above Botanical Garden, where Todas still dwell. Although many Toda have abandoned their traditional distinctive huts for concrete houses, a movement is now afoot to build traditional barrel-vaulted huts.

Ooty Mountain Railway

The Nilgiri Mountain Railway was built by British in 1908 and was initially operated by the Madras Railway Company. The railway still relies on its fleet of steam locomotives. The NMR comes under the jurisdiction of the newly formed Salem division. In July 2005, UNESCO added the Nilgiri Mountain Railway as an extension to the World Heritage Site of Darjeeling Himalaya Railway, the site then became known as "Mountain Railways of India" after it satisfied the necessary criteria, thus forcing abandonment of the modernization plans. For the past several years diesel locomotives have taken over steam on the section between Coonoor abd Udhagamandalam.. Local people and tourists have led a demand for steam locos to once again haul this section.

St. Stephen's Church

St. Stephen's Church is located on the road to Mysore in Ooty. It is one of the oldest churches in the Nilgiri District.

Wax World, Ooty

A wax museum that houses life size look-alike wax statues of personalities of Indian history, culture and heritage housed in a 142-year-old bunglow located on Ooty- Coonoor road.

Tribal Museum

The Tribal Museum is part of the campus of Tribal Research Centre which is in Muthorai Palada (10 km from Ooty town). It is home to rare artifacts and photographs of tribal groups of Tamil Nadu as well as Andaman and Nicobar Islands and anthropological and archaeological primitive human culture and heritage. The Tribal Museum also displays houses belonging to Toda, Kota, Paniya, Kurumba and kanikarans.

Deer Park

Deer Park is located on the edge of Ooty Lake. It is considered as one of the high altitude Zoo in India aside from the Zoo in Nainital, Uttarakhand. This park was formed to house a number of species of deers and animals for traveler to view.
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