Northern Coast is in Tamil Nadu. The region consists of the districts of Ariyalur, Chennai, Cuddalore, Kanchipuram, Nagapattinam, Tiruvallur, and Tiruvarur.

Cities

• 1 Chennai (Madras) — the capital of Tamil Nadu. One of India's four greatest cities.

• 2 Chidambaram — also known as Thillai, since the place was originally a forest of the thillai, botanically known as excecaria agallecha shrubs, is an important pilgrim centre and a holy place for Saivites as the famous Nataraja Temple is located here
• 3 Cuddalore — town located along the Bay of Bengal, home to several temples and the famous Silver Beach

• 4 Kalpakkam (Chennai) — a few km away from Mahabalipuram which has the famous Indira Gandhi Atomic Power Plant, a nuclear breeder reactor)

• 5 Kanchipuram — 75 km from Chennai, one of the seven holy cities in the country, and a visit is believed to bestow salvation; renowned for its silk sarees

• 6 Karaikal —

• 7 Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram) — ancient temples and modern stone carvers, outstanding examples of Dravidian art and architecture

• 8 Mannargudi —

• 9 Mayiladuthurai —

• 10 Muttukadu —

• 11 Neyveli —

• 12 Pondicherry — the largest and former French colony in India offers a mixture of French and Indian architecture and culture

• 13 Poompuhar —

• 14 Sirkazhi —
• 15 Sriperumbudur —
• 16 Tiruvallur — famous for the temple of Sri VeeraraghavaSwami and the 40 foot tall Sri Viswaroopa Panchamukha AnjaneyaSwami

• 17 Tiruvarur —

• 18 Tranquebar (also called Tharangambadi) — port and site of a Danish Fort (now a museum)

• 19 Vaitheeswaran Koil —

• 20 Virudhaachalam —

• 21 Velankanni —

Other destinations

• 1 Auroville — a popular spiritual and religious site in Pondicherry state, very near to Chennai