If you’re looking for a day-trip destination, we’ve got a couple of suggestions. Sitting 30 miles away, Pondicherry is worth getting in the car for. Among the first stops you make here should be Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Paradise Beach and Raj Niwas. The locals are also likely to point you toward Kanchipuram, 30 miles away. If you can only see one thing here, make sure it’s Kamakshi Amman Temple. (But we’re also big fans of Varadharaja Perumal Temple and Ekambareshvara Temple.)