Muzium Padi is all about Kedah’s main crop: rice. It’s located about 10km northwest of the city, amid, appropriately enough, green rice paddies. The complex, which resembles stacked brass flying saucers, is supposed to emulate the gunny sacks used by rice farmers. Inside…well, if you’re really into rice, you’ll love it. The main event is a top-floor rotating observation deck that looks out onto a mural of the surrounding rice fields (rather than the rather idyllic fields themselves); the gimmick pays homage to Gunung Keriang, a nearby limestone hill that, according to local folklore, is also supposed to rotate.
