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Srikalahasti 
Srikalahasti
is one of the most sacred 'Shiva Kshetras'. It is in 'Srikalahasti
Mandalam' of
Chittoor
district, about 60-km from Tirupati. It is
situated at the foot of the
Kailasagiri
hill abutting the river Swarnamukhi, to the west of the Kannapa
hill.
Sri Venugopalaswami Temple
Karvetinagaram is 58-km from Tirupati where there is Sri Venugopalaswami
temple. The main deity of the temple is Sri Venugopalaswami with His
consorts - Sri Rukmini Ammavaru and Sri Satyabhama Ammavaru.
Sri Kalyana Venkateswaraswami Temple
Narayanavanam is 40-km from Tirupati, where Sri Kalyana Venkateswaraswami
temple is situated. Lord Sri Venkateswaraswami and Sri Padmavati Ammavaru,
daughter of Akasa Maharaja were married here. Sri Kalyana
Venkateswaraswami is the main deity here.
Sri Veda Narayanaswami Temple
Sri Veda Narayanaswami temple, located in Nagalapuram 70-km southeast of
Tirupati houses an image of the 'Matsya' (fish) form of Vishnu, with
Sridevi and Bhudevi on either side.
It is believed that Lord Sri Maha Vishnu, in the form of Matsya, killed
the 'Rakshasa' (demon) Somakudu here, and retrieved the Vedas from the
latter.
Sri
Chennakesavaswami Temple
Tallapaka village at a distance of 100-km from Tiurpati which is the
birth place of Sri Annamacharya, the Sankeertana Acharyulu who was born to
Sri Narayanasuri and Lakkamamba. Sri Chennakesavaswami Temple is located
in this village and is believed the temple was constructed and
administered by the Matti Rajahs about 1000 years ago.
Sri Kariya Manikyaswami Temple
Sri Kariya Manikyaswami temple also called "Sri Perumala Swami
temple" is located in Nagiri. It is 51-km from Tirupati and it is
believed that at this place, Lord Sri Maha Vishnu killed 'Makara' (a
crocodile) and saved 'Gajendra' (an elephant). This episode is referred to
as the 'Gajendramoksham' in the 'Mahabhagavatam'.
Sri Prasanna Venkateswaraswami Temple
14-km from Tirupati in Appalayagunta there is a temple of Sri Prasanna
Venkateswaraswami. It is believed that Sri Venkateswaraswami, after
marrying Sri Padmavati Ammavaru, blessed Sri Siddeswara and other sages
here.
Chandragiri
Fort
Chandragiri was the former capital of the Vijayanagara Empire. It is
located at a distance of 12-km from Tirupati, in
Chittoor
district. The forts and Mahals at the place are attractions for tourists.
Horsley
Hills 
Horsley
hills are located 151-km from Tirupati. Horsley hills are one of the
famous hill resorts of
Andhra
Pradesh . It is named after WD Horsley, who was the collector of
Cuddapah
district. Horsley chose this spot for his summer residence. It is situated
at an altitude of 1,265m, which makes this place delightfully cool, with a
maximum summer temperature of 32°C, and minimum of 20°C. the
shady slopes found in this are wooded with luxurious vegetation.
Thalakona
Tirupati has many tourist attractions apart from the temple of Lord
Venkateswara. Thalakona is a forest located 30-km from Tirupati. Deep in
these forests is a 6m perennial waterfall known as "Talakona".
It is an enchanting picnic spot of great scenic beauty. It is believed
that this place is the threshold to the seven hills of Tirumala.