There is a lighthouse from where one can get a panoramic view. The Government Museum offers a good collection of sculptural art and crafts of Tamil Nadu. A fine beach landscape with sands of different colours is another interesting aspects of Kanniyakumari. Palm leaf utility articles of Kanniyakumari are very famous. Vivekananda Memorial is a rock projecting out of Ocean in South side, where Swami Vivekananda sat in long and deep meditation.
Everyday people gather here to watch the sunrise and sunset.
But to watch the sunset and the moon rise on Full Moon day is an experience that lives in one's memory for life. The Vivekananda Rock Memorial built in 1970. There is a ferry service to visit the memorial. Other Places of Interest Kudirai Mazhitheri is a natural spring which is 12 kms from Tiruchendur. Nanguneri is famous for its Thothadri Temple .