The top stops along the way from Salem to Pondicherry (with short detours) are Promenade Beach, Paradise Beach Puducherry, and Grange TreeTop Adventure. Other popular stops include Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Devasthanam, Pichavaram Mangrove Forest, and Gangaikonda Cholapuram.
Pondicherry Museum, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Botanical Garden, Promenade, Auroville, Chunnambar Boat House, Church of Sacred Heart of Jesus, Villianur Temple Car Festival, Ousteri Lake, Serenity Beach, Paradise Beach, Rock Beach, Statue of Dupleix, Bharati Park or Government Park, Jawahar Toy Museum, Kanniga Parameswari .
