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Tiruaparan Kundram, situated 8 km from Madurai, is first of the six abodes of Lord Muruga. This temple was built during the sixth century and it is evident from seeing the architecture of the temple that it was built using the rock-cut technique.

The ‘Temple City’ not only holds the history and pride of holding various temples, but also stands atop in having a national monument. “Thirumalai Nayakar Mahal”, a palace built by the king Thirumalai Nayakar with the help of an Italian architect, in the 17th century.

This is a twin temple. The temple in the southern side is dedicated to Sri Meenakshi the consort of lord Sundareswarar (Shiva) and the other to lord Sundareswarar. This is one of the biggest temple complexes of India.

Koodal Azhagar Koil is one of the 108 Divyadesams of the Vaishnavites, the idols of Vishnu and Lakshmi are huge and beautiful. The temple is beautifully situated near madurai. The gopuram here is fully inspired with lots of Gods.

Gandhi museum was the official residence of the District collectors of madurai for many years. This museum is a great historic tamukkam palace of Rani Mangammal during 1670.