The commercial and industrial heart land of Andhra Pradesh, Vishakhapatnam or Vizag as it is more popularly known is home to India's largest Shipbuilding yard. Located on the eastern part of Andhra Pradesh along the coast of the Bay of Bengal, Vishakhapatnam with its golden beaches ,undulating green hills and Buddhist temples is a tourist delight. Visitors can visit the Simachalam Temple-situated 16 km from Vizag this 13th century temple dedicated to Lakshminarasimha Swamy, is one of the most exquisitely sculpted shrines of Andhra Pradesh; the beautiful beaches of Ramakrishna, Rishikonda and Lawsons bay; Dolphin's Nose which at 358 metres above sea level is famous for its lighthouse and its rock shaped dolphin; Kailashgiri, a scenic picnic spot popular for its view of the sea especially Bheemunipatnam and the magnificent statues of Shiva and Parvati; the one-million-year-old Borra Caves. Located at distance of 90 km from Visakhapatnam and spread over an area of 2 square kilometers on the Eastern Ghats, the Borra caves situated at a height 1400 feet above the sea level have several interesting structures like - a mushroom, a temple, a mosque, a church etc all made of limestone. Other interesting place worth visiting are the Sri Venkateswara Temple, the Three Hillocks, Indira Gandhi Zoological Gardens, the Andhra Universaity building and the nearby areas of :

Anantagiri (88 km.)	Araku Valley (120 km.)	Arasavalli (110 km.)	Bheemunipatnam (29 km.)
Chintapalli (165 km.)	Coringa (177 km.)	Draksharama (176 km.)	Kakinada (165 km.)
Kalingapatnam (143 km.)	Kondakarla Ava (48 km.)	Sankaram (45 km.)	Vizianagaram (60 km.)

                            

Visakhapatnam is 650 km from Hyderabad and 350 km from Vijayawada. Regular bus services are available to Hyderabad, \Tijayawada, Bhubaneswar, Chennai and Tirupati. The city is also connected toallmajor cities of the country by rail as well as by air.