Coonoor is the next largest hill station to Ooty in the Nilgris district. It is located at an altitude of 1839m height. The town is covered by tea plantations all over. The town is best to be visited all the year round with a mild climate that is less cool than Ooty. It is a famous picnic spot for the people in Coimbatore. It is situated about 28kms from Mettupalayam. The town is also famous for trekking and hiking sports. The town was founded by the British in 1819. The most famous park in the town is the Sim’s Park. It is botanical Garden that houses a lot of varieties of flora. The Park is set up in the form of steps and constitutes in total of about 8 sections. The annual flower that is held in the month of May is organized in this park. The Dolphin’s nose is located about 10kms from the town. It is named so because the shape of the rock’s ending point looks more or less like a Dolphin’s nose. About 7kms from Coonoor is located the Laws falls whose height is 180m. The Pasteur institute was set up in the year 1907 for the care to rabid animal varieties. The Pomological Station is the place where the fruit gardens are maintained.