Complete Pincode Directory for Andhra Pradesh

Coffee-growing tribal valley in the Eastern Ghats — accessed by one of India's most scenic narrow-gauge railway routes from Visakhapatnam.

India's longest publicly accessible caves at 3.2 km — black limestone galleries with a natural meditation chamber the Buddhists used in the 5th century.

Million-year-old limestone caves in the Eastern Ghats — stalactites, stalagmites, and a natural Shivalingam revered by the local Jatapu tribe.

Hilltop sandstone fort on a 300-metre gorge of the Pennar river — the 'Grand Canyon of India' viewed from a 13th-century Kalyani Chalukya rampart.

Hilltop shrine to Goddess Durga overlooking the Krishna river — the spiritual heart of Vijayawada and a major Dussehra destination.

16th-century Vijayanagara temple famous for the hanging pillar, the giant monolithic Nandi, and India's largest temple ceiling fresco.

Visakhapatnam's main city beach — 1.5 km of sand along the Bay of Bengal with the Kursura submarine museum and Kailasagiri hill on either flank.

One of India's 12 Jyotirlingas and one of the 18 Shakti Peethas — Shiva and Parvati share a single hilltop sanctum on the Krishna river.

The hill-top abode of Lord Venkateswara — by visitor count and donation receipts, the busiest and richest Hindu temple in the world.

5th-century rock-cut Hindu caves near Vijayawada — four storeys carved into a single sandstone hillside, with a colossal reclining Vishnu inside.