St. Angelo's Fort



          This historical fort, built in 1505 AD by Sir Fancisco DeAlmeiyda, the first Portuguese Viceroy of India,, is situated near the sea coast about 2 KM away from Kannur town. This fort has a legendary past. Having witnessed several wars for seizing the control of the fort, the British flag flew over it finally in 1790.
         Now this fort is under the control of the Archaeological department. It attracts a large number of tourists.

Muzhappilangad Beach



       Muzhappilangad beach is situated about 5 k.m. north of Thalassery and 15 k.m. from Kannur. There is an unpaved road winding through coconut groves, leading to the beach. The beach is about 5 k.m. long and curves in a wide area providing a good view of Kannur beach on the north. To the South and about 200 metres away from the beach there is a beautiful island called the "Green Island" which adds to the allure of the beach. Such a conjunction of beach and island is rare

Payyambalam Beach



Payyambalam is the beach in Kannur town. It is long and clean. Flat laterite cliffs jutt into the sea at one end. Picturesque and incredibly beautiful. The well laid out gardens and the massive landscaped sculpture of mother & child greet the visitor to Payyambalam. The beach is only walking distance from Fort St. Angelo.

Meenkunnu Beach



Situated at Azhikode its hardly few kilometers from the town. The virgin beach is a tourist's paradise with golden sand & surf.

Parassinikkadavu Temple



18 KMs north of Kannur on the banks of the Valapattanam River, in a setting of great natural beauty, stands the Shri Muthappan Temple at Parassinikkadavu. Steeped in legend, its all hallowed spot. Open to all, this is the only place where one can see Theyyam performed all around the year.

Dharmadam Island



Beside the Muzhappilangad beach 100 metres offshore lies the Dharmadam island surrounded by rivers and sea.

Aralam wild life sanctuary



A tranquil mega sanctuary on the slopes of the Western Ghats covered with tropical and semi evergreen forests. Herds of deer, elephants, boar and bisons are quite common. Leopards, jungle cats, various type squirrels and rare species of birds have been found here. Around 160 species of birds have been found here. Certain species of birds, which are considered extinct, have also been found here. It is 60 kms from Kannur Railway station.

Pythal Mala



            Sixty four K.Ms away from Kannur and 44 K.Ms north east of Thaliparamba lies Pythal Mala the beautiful, calm hillock near the Kerala - Karnataka boarder. 4,500 Ft. above sea level; this hill is abundant in flora and fauna. Trekking 6 Kms would take one to the top of the hil.

Snake Park



          On the way to the Parassinikkadavu Temple, 16 Kms from Kannur, is the Snake Park, the only one of its kind in the state. The demonstration of snakes is held every hour at the Snake Park.

         The snake Park set up by the Visha Chikista Kendra at Pappinisseri, has been a centre of attraction to both foreign and domestic tourists. This Kendra offers effective treatment for snake bites with almost hundred per cent cure. This is the only place, perhaps where Ayurveda and Allopathy are effectively combined for curing snake bites

Arakkal Kettu



2 km. from Kannur Town, steeped in History; it was the Beebi (Queen) of Arakkal, Kerala's only Muslim Royal family that controlled parts of the coast and even Lakshadweep.

Handloom Factory



Kannur has been famous for its cotton handlooms since time immemorial. It is an important item for foreign trade. Several weaving centres and export flourish here. The Germans developed the Handloom industry by bringing frame looms. Earlier it was the pitlooms which was traditional industry of Kannur.
 
The handloom products from Kannur have an unprecedented demand in USA, UK, Japan and other European countries.The inimitatable quality and designs have given it a monopoly status similar to the Japanese in electronics.

Hanveev…  A product of Kerala State Handloom Developmental Corporation is presently exported to the USA and many European countries. The product include sarees to shirts, ready-mades to furnishing, table clothes to mats, napkins to pillow covers, cushion covers to bed spreads, curtains to draperies, potholders to aprons to anything in made up fabric.

Gundert Bungalow



20 KMs from Kannur, near Thalasseri town on the national high way at Illikunnu : Dr; Herman Gundert ,the revered German Missionary, scholar,lexicographer lived in this bungalow for 20 years from 1839.It was here that one of the first malayalam dictionaries and the first malayalam newspaper took shape.

Folklore Academy



Kannur’s long history has been dominated by the Kolathiri Raja’s based in Chirakkal and the Pazhassi Raja’s from Kottayam in Thallassery. History shows that Kannur has contributed a lot for the Folk arts of Kerala and today Kerala Folklore Academy at Kannur acts as the central hub for development of folklores and main objective being promotion of the traditional art forms of Kerala.

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