Cityscape

View of Beach Road from Kailasagiri

See also: Tourist attractions in Visakhapatnam

With the growing population, Visakhapatnam has turned from a fishing village into a commercial city with busy streets. Some of the busy areas of the city include Jagadamba Centre, Dwaraka Nagar, NAD X Road, Suryabagh, Gopalapatnam, Daba Gardens, Poorna market, Town kotha road,Akkayyapalem, Seethammadhara, Maddilapalem, Gajuwaka, MVP Colony, Maharanipeta Siripuram, Madhurawada, Asilmetta, Railway New Colony,Dondaparthi, Marripalem,

Some of the congestion is come down after the completion of 1.8 km long fly over road connecting RTC Complex and Waltair Station Approach Road.

Landmarks

Submarine museum,Vishakapatnam

Visakhapatnam is one of the tourism destination in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The city is famous for beaches, caves and the Eastern Ghats as well as wildlife sanctuaries.^[24]

The city is surrounded by three hills, Sri Venkateswara Konda, Ross Hill and Dargah Konda. Each hill is home to a shrine, dedicated to three different religions. The landmarks of the city include include Dolphin's Nose(rocky headland resembling dolphin's nose),Lighthouse, Kailasagiri, Beach Road, VUDA Park, Visakha Museum and Matsyadarsini (an aquarium). INS Kursura Submarine Museum, the only of its kind in India^[18] Indira Gandhi Zoological Park in the city has variety of wildlife species.

Beaches 

view of Dolphins Nose from Rama Krishna Beach

along coastline of Bay of Bengal includes Rushikonda Beach^[25] RK Beach . Other include Lawson's Bay, Yarada, Bheemili, Tenneti, Sagar Nagar and Gangavaram beaches.

Araku Valley, 112 km (70 mi) from Visakhapatnam, is a hill station at an elevation of over 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) and known for its gardens, valleys, waterfalls and streams. Borra Caves are caves discovered by British geologist William King in 1807.^[26] Tyda (an Eco tourism project), Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary underAndhra Pradesh Forest Department are wildlife conservation sites^[18] near the city.

Some of the religious sites are also of great importance like ISKCON temple;^[27] Simhachalam temple of LordNarasimha 16 km (9.9 mi) north of the city,^[28][29] and Sri Kanaka Mahalakshmi Temple. Recent archaeological excavations of Buddhist shrines revealed Buddhist dominance in this area and these are recognised as heritage sites that include Boudharamam, Saligudam, Sankaram and Devipuram etc.