If you’re looking for a day-trip destination, we can help out. Situated 35 miles away, Ooty is worth hopping in the car for. Ooty Lake, Government Botanical Gardens and Ooty Rose Garden alone make the drive out worthwhile. The locals will also probably point you toward Kozhikode, 40 miles away. If you can only see one attraction here, let it be Kozhikode Beach. (But we’d also recommend Beypore Beach and Thali Shiva Temple.)