The Vellore Fort is the primary tourist attraction in the district headquarters Vellore. Vellore Fort is the most significant landmark which attracts more tourist.The fort is known for its architecture, grand ramparts, and for the excellent network of canals that guard the fort on all sides and it is said that the canals surrounding the fort was once had as many as 10,000 crocodiles, all eager and ready to feast on any intruder into the fort.The Vellore Fort is regarded as the best military architecture in South India and one of the best in India.The golden temple of Sripuram is a another landmark which attracts all spiritual tourist which is situated at the foot of a small range of green hills in a place known as "Malaikodi". The temple with gold covering, has intricate work done by artisans specializing in temple art using gold.In 1981, the Post and Telegraph Department of India released a postal stamp of the Vellore Fort.
