A large number of interesting tourist attractions of pre-colonial and colonial heritage can be located in and around the Puducherry town. It is home to several famous Indian spiritual centres such as the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Auroville, Matri Mandir and Manakula Vinayagar Kovil. Puducherry also has some fascinating churches mostly built by the French; Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Church of the Capuchins, Notre Dame des Anges Church, Church of Our Lady of Lourdes and Church of Our Lady of Good Health. Meeran, Jamai, Kuthbha and Mulla Mohhoamed are the popular mosques in Puducherry. These religious places symbolize Puducherry's religious and ethnic diversity.

The Museums and the Arikamedu archeological site share fascinating historical information about Puducherry with their visitors. Other tourist attractions include the Children's Park and Dupleix Statue, Gandhi Statue,Botanical Gardens, Bharathi Park and Raj Nivas