There are a number of places worth visiting in Calicut. Kappad is the place where Vasco da Gama set foot for the first time when he came to India on May 27, 1498. There is a small stone monument at the beach to commemorate that event.

Situated next to Pazhassirajah Museum is an art gallery displaying paintings of Raja Ravi Varma.

While in Calicut, Dolphin's Point is a good place to watch dolphins playing in the sea early in the morning. On this beach are also situated Calicut Town Center, Lions Club, and a lighthouse.

Two crumbling piers, more than hundred years old, stand out into sea at Calicut beach. The Calicut beach is easily accessible from Calicut city and provides a good view of the setting sun. Calicut beach also has a Marine Life Aquarium open whole day.

The Science Planetarium at Jaffarkhan Colony is the best place to unravel the mysteries of universe and enlightens about the planets and stars in Calicut.

Calicut's planetarium has an interesting array of games, puzzles, and scientific gadgetry, which can keep a person busy for the whole day. The planetarium and Science Center are in the same complex of Calicut.

Mananchira, which was the palace tank of King Mana Vikrama, has been now turned into a traditional architectural splendor with carpeted green grass and surrounded by ethnic buildings. The place also has a musical fountain and worth visiting in Calicut.

There are a number of excursion options from Calicut. Beypore is 11 km from Calicut. It is a small coastal town known for its shipbuilding industry for centuries.

Vadakara, 48 km from Calicut is a commercial center of martial arts and the birthplace of Tacholi Othenan, a legendry hero of North Malabar.

98 km from Calicut is Tellicherry and Sultan Battery famous for their breathtaking scenery.

Thusharagiri is famous for its waterfalls and lush green forests. It is at a distance of 11 km from Kodenchery, a place abounding in rubber plantations, coconut, pepper, ginger, and spices of all sorts, a must visit from Calicut.

There is a dam at located around 45 km from Calicut. This excursion from Calicut offers challenging trekking and rock-climbing through river path and numerous waterfalls.

There is another dam at 60 km from Calicut. It is a place of beauty, calm, and serenity and boasts of a crocodile farm run by the state forest department.

Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary, 25 km from Calicut is a heaven for migratory birds. Terns, gulls, herons, sandpipers, whimbrels, and other migratory birds flock the place from the month of November and returns only by the end of April.

Other places worth visiting near Calicut are Velleri Mala, a beautiful location for trekking and Velliyamkallu.