There are many important Tourist places located on the main road leading to Bhubaneswar, Konark and Satapada. These are the main Tourist links destinations of Puri. The so called Golden Triangle connects Bhubaneswar , Puri and Konark. There is a National Highway No-203 (Nh-203) which connects most of the parts of this area. Recently another link destination from Puri has been developed known as Satapada Chilika. However, enrouting these places these are other beautiful sites available for sight seeing.
 

Raghurajpur
          Raghurajpur 12Km from Puri on Bhubaneswar Road in 203 National highway, near Chandanpur, one has to take a right turn from Chandanpur Bazar by noticing the Orissa Tourism signage to Raghurajpur. Famous for Pattachitra, Rajhurajpur-The artisans village, is a living Museum itself. Every house hold has a painter and can show you lavishly painted, the age old traditional paintings on canvas, silk(tassar) and other varieties like papier mache, masks, stone idols, sculptures, wooden idols, toys and many more.
 

Sakhigopal
            At distance of 17 Km from Puri on the national Highway 203 ahead of Chandanpur. Sakhigopla otherwise known as Satyabadi is famous for the Shrine of Lord Krishna.  Sakhigopal is also important as it was one of the educational centers during the 19th and early part of the 20th century. The Bakulavana(Open air school of early part of 20th century AD) is still lying just behind the Sakhigopal Temple.
 

Pipili
         Further ahead on the National Highway 40 Km from Puri one can reach Pipili again a craft village famous for applique work. One can find series of shops decorated with many applique works with bright colors. The varieties are like umbrellas, lamp shades, wall cloths, Bed covers and many more. These are prepared by skilled craft persons-perhaps a remnant of Mugal days. People love to see the varieties they even like to purchase the handicrafts.
 

Dhauli
           From Pipili one can straightway proceed to dhauli, an important historical site famous for Stupa and Ashokan Rock Edicts on a hillrock. It is said the famous Kalinga war was fought here during 3rd century BC. It is also a Buddhist site and many archaeological relics are discovered here. It is only 6 Km away from Bhubaneswar.
 

Konark
         From the Puri one can visit the World Heritage Monuments- Konark Temple, 35 Km on Marine Drive. One can enjoy the natural beauty of the Marine Drive while driving. One the way, there are a few scenic spots with Temples like Beleswar (14km) and Ramachandi. While driving from Puri you can cross Craft centre for stone images at Chaitana. Approaching Konark one can see the beauty of the sea at Chandrabhaga, which  regarded as Tirth place also. Here the Sunrise is very beautiful and enchanting. This is 3 Km from Konark.
 

Satapada On Chilika
             Satapada, a lake side resort located on the South-east side of Chilika lagoon which is the largest brackish water lake in Asia. 50 Km from Puri on the road leading to lands end you find satapada. A finy cluster of seven islands 'sata' means seven and 'pada' means village- this is where the lake meets the Bay of Bengal. Chilika is home to more than a hundred species of fish and dolphins. With the onset of winter, birds begin to arrive in Chilika, and within a month, thousands congregate in different parts of the lake. There are proposal to made Five Star and Seventh Star hotels, towards tourist intrest.