Kozhikode district found a place in the world history with the discovery of the sea route to India in 1498 by the Portuguese Navigator Vasco Da Gama. Even today Kozhikode continues to be a center flourishing in both domestic and international trade, mainly in timber and tiles. Kozhikode is also famous for its delicacy – “Kozhikodan Halwa”. The places one can visit here are,

Just 15 minutes from the city centre is a place called Dolphin's Point. Here one can see dolphins playing in the sea in the early mornings. The long stretches of tree-lined beach, the Lions Club Park, the lighthouse, and two piers and the opportunity to soak in the evening breeze are the interests here.

Pazhassiraja Museum, run by the State Archaelogical Department, is a must see. This Museum displays ancient murals, antique bronzes and old coins, as well as models of temples, megalithic monuments. Also there is an Art Gallery containing paintings of Raja Ravi Varma and Raja Raja Varma.

Mananchira right at the heart of the city sites important institutions like the Town Hall, the Public Library and one of Kozhikode's oldest institutions the Commonwealth Trust's office. The large pond and park are well-known landmarks.

Kallai, once the bustling nerve-centre of Kozhikode's timber trade said to have been the largest trading centre in Asia, today seems a bit forlorn as hard times have hit on the timber trade.

Beypore is a small coastal town famous as a ship-building centre for centuries still known for its country crafts called uru built by traditional shipbuilders known as Khalasis. Beypore is still a favored destination for Arabs shopping for large boats.

Kozhikode is also famous for the ancient martial art of Kerala, Kalaripayattu. Tellicherry and Sulthanbatheri, previously known as Sultan's Battery, are also important trading centers of Kozhikode. The road from Kozhikode to Sultan Battery, though full of steep climbs and hairpin bends, offers a breathtakingly scenic drive.

Getting here
Kozhikode has an airport at Karipur which connects Kozhikode with other major cities of Kerala. Kozhikode also is served by a handful of costal expresses and several passenger trains. A well-built network of roads connects Kozhikode to all other parts of the state.