THE BEST Sights and Attractions in Penang

🏛️ Sights and Attractions in Penang

• George Town UNESCO Heritage Zone — A UNESCO World Heritage Site of colonial-era buildings, clan houses, and temples. One of Southeast Asia's best-preserved historic city centers.
• Cheong Fatt Tze Blue Mansion — A 19th-century indigo-blue mansion built by a Chinese merchant, with 38 rooms and feng shui design. Featured in "Crazy Rich Asians".
• Kek Lok Si Temple — The Kek Lok Si Temple is a Buddhist temple in George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located at Ayer Itam, it is the largest Buddhist temple in Malaysia and an important pilgrimage centre for Buddhists from Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore and other parts of Southeast
• Penang Hill — is a hill resort comprising a group of peaks near the center of Penang Island, Malaysia. It is located 9 km (5.6 mi) west of the centre of George Town. Penang Hill is also known by the Malay name Bukit Bendera, which actually refers to Flagstaff Hill, the most develop
• Fort Cornwallis — is a bastion fort in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, built by the British East India Company in the late 18th century. Named after the then Lieutenant-General The 2nd Earl Cornwallis (1738–1805), the Governor-General of Bengal at the time of the fort's construction
• Clan Jetties of Weld Quay — Traditional Chinese clan water villages on stilts, dating to the 19th century. The Chew Jetty is the largest and most visited.
• Khoo Kongsi — The Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi, or Khoo Kongsi for short, is the largest Hokkien clanhouse in Malaysia, with elaborate and highly ornamented architecture, a mark of the dominant presence of the Chinese in Penang, Malaysia. The Khoo Kongsi is the grandest clan temple in the countr
• George Town Street Art — Beach Street is a major thoroughfare in George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Part of the city's central business district, it is also one of the oldest streets in Penang, having been created soon after the founding of the state by Captain Francis Light in 1786.
• Tropical Spice Garden — An 8-acre garden showcasing over 500 species of tropical plants and spices, with guided tours and a cooking school.
• Penang National Park — is a national park in northwestern Malaysia that spans 1,213 ha of land and sea and is used by scientists, researchers, and nature lovers to explore its natural treasures.
• Top of The Pagoda — The Goddess of Mercy Temple, also known as Kuan Im Teng or Kong Hock Keong, is a Mahayana Buddhist temple within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located at Pitt Street, it was built in 1800, making it the oldest Chinese temple in the state.