List of tourist attractions in Penang
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This is an incomplete list of tourist attractions in Penang, Malaysia.[1]
Beaches[edit]
Cultural enclaves[edit]
Farms[edit]
- Tropical Fruit Farm
Galleries[edit]
Hills[edit]
- Penang Hill
- Mertajam Hill (Bukit Mertajam Forest Park)
Historical buildings[edit]
- Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion
- City Hall
- Eastern & Oriental Hotel
- Eng Chuan Tong Tan Kongsi
- Fort Cornwallis
- Fort Cornwallis Lighthouse
- High Court
- India House
- Khoo Kongsi
- Old Protestant Cemetery
- Pinang Peranakan Mansion
- Standard Chartered Bank building
- State Assembly Building
- Suffolk House
- The Residency
- Town Hall
Memorials[edit]
Museums[edit]
- Batik Painting Museum
- Camera Museum
- Penang House of Music
- Penang Islamic Museum
- Penang Toy Museum
- State Museum and Art Gallery
- Sun Yat-sen Museum
Public spaces[edit]
Nature[edit]
Zoos[edit]
- Entopia (Penang Butterfly Farm)
- Penang Aquarium
- Penang Bird Park
Religious places[edit]
Buddhist temples[edit]
- Dhammikarama Burmese Temple
- Wat Chaiyamangkalaram
- Wat Buppharam
- Mahindarama Temple
- Kek Lok Si
- Nibbinda Forest Monastery
- Goddess of Mercy Temple
Chinese/Taoist temples[edit]
Churches[edit]
- Church of Divine Mercy
- Church of the Assumption
- Church of the Immaculate Conception
- Church of the Risen Christ
- Holy Spirit Cathedral
- St. Anne's Church
- St. George's Church
Hindu temples[edit]
- Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani Temple
- Arulmigu Karumariamman Temple
- Jalan Baru Sri Muniswarar Temple
- Nattukkottai Chettiar Temple
- Sree Maha Mariamman Devasthanam Temple
- Sri Mahamariamman Temple
Mosques[edit]
Sport centres[edit]
- City Stadium
- Han Chiang Indoor Stadium
- SPICE Arena (Penang International Sports Arena)
- Penang Sports Club
- Penang State Stadium
- Penang Turf Club
- USM Stadium
Shopping centres[edit]
- 1st Avenue Mall
- City Junction
- Design Village
- GAMA Supermarket & Departmental Store
- Gurney Paragon
- Gurney Plaza
- ICT Digital Mall
- Island 88
- M Mall O2O
- Penang Times Square
- Prangin Mall
- Queensbay Mall
- Straits Quay
- Sunshine Square
- Sunway Carnival Mall
- Udini Square
Skyscrapers[edit]
- 8 Gurney
- Arte S
- Ascott Gurney Penang
- BHL Tower
- City Residence
- Gurney Paragon
- Komtar
- Mansion One
- Marriott Residences Penang
- MBf Tower
- Millennium Tower
- Muze @ PICC
- Setia V
- The Cove
- The Maritime
Theme Parks[edit]
- Escape Park
Festivals[edit]
Penang is also known for a wide variety of festivals, due to its vibrant multiethnic and multireligious society. Among the annual cultural and religious festivities in Penang are as follows.
- Chingay Parade
- Chinese New Year
- Jade Emperor's Birthday or Tian Gong Dan (天公誕)
- Chap Goh Meh
- Songkran
- Qingming Festival
- Wesak
- Thaipusam
- Thai Pongal
- Vaisakhi
- Feast of St. Anne
- Hari Raya Aidilfitri
- Hari Raya Aidiladha
- Awal Muharram
- Hungry Ghost Month
- Mid-Autumn Festival
- Deepavali
- Mawlid (Muhammad's birthday)
- Christmas
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.penang.ws/penang-attractions/
- ^ "The best art galleries in Penang". Time Out Penang. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
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