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Lau King Howe Memorial Museum
One glance at this rather bizarre medical museum’s exhibits and you’ll be glad saving your life never required the application of early-20th-century drills, saws and stainless-steel clamps – or the use of a ferocious gadget called a ‘urological retractor’. Another highlight: an exh
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Bangunan Sultan Ibrahim
Sitting magnificently atop Bukit Timbalan, the imposing Bangunan Sultan Ibrahim is a mighty melange of colonial pomp, Islamic motifs and indigenous design. Completed in 1942, the city landmark was employed as a fortress by the Japanese as they prepared to attack Singapore. Plans to
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Penang Islamic Museum
Penang Islamic Museum is housed in a restored villa that was once the residence of Syed Alatas, a powerful Acehnese merchant of Arab descent who led the local Acehnese community during the Penang riots of 1867. Today it holds a wordy exhibition on the history of Islam in Malaysia,
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Badan Warisan Malaysia
This heritage preservation society has its head office in a 1920s colonial bungalow. The building, once part of a neighbourhood of British officers quarters, is one of the few remaining, though its worth strolling Jln Conlay to see whats left. The trust holds exhibitions and has a
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Sultanate Palace
This wooden replica of the palace of Sultan Mansur Shah, who ruled Melaka from 1456 to 1477, houses an open-air cultural museum. The fine recreations were crafted without the use of nails and closely follow descriptions of the original palace from Sejarah Melayu (Malay Annals; a ch
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Dewan Tun Abdul Razak
Linked to the Ethnology Museum by a footbridge decorated with Orang Ulu motifs, Dewan Tun Abdul Razak (the New Building) has fine permanent exhibits on Sarawak’s fascinating history, from the Brunei sultanate through to the Brooke era; prehistoric archaeology, including important f
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Istana Hinggap
A very pleasant walk starts on the road behind the Lipis Centrepoint Complex. Follow the road up the hill where the sign says ‘Driving Range Lipis’. You will soon pass the Istana Hinggap palace on your right; keep going uphill and the road forks. Take either branch and you will be
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Limbang Regional Museum
This small museum features well-presented exhibits on Limbang Division’s archaeology, culture and crafts, including Chinese ceramic jars that were a symbol of status and wealth for Orang Ulu communities. It is housed in a Charles Brooke–era fort originally built in 1897 and rebuilt
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Mt Faber Park
Mt Faber (116m) is the centrepiece of Mt Faber Park and the climax to the Southern Ridges nature walk. The most spectacular (and exorbitantly expensive) way to get here (or to get away) is via the cable car , which connects Mt Faber to HarbourFront and Sentosa Island – frustratingl
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Pulau Duyung
From the jetty near the Seri Malaysia Hotel you can take a 60-sen ferry ride to Pulau Duyung, the largest island in the estuary. Fishing boats are built here, for both local and international clients, using age-old techniques and tools, and visitors are welcome to look around. Ferr
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Memories at Old Ford Factory
This former Ford Motors assembly plant is most remembered as the place where the British surrendered Singapore to the Japanese on 15 February 1942. Through photographs, ration books, diaries, prisoner drawings and a large interactive map, the museum charts Singapores three dark yea
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Masjid Tanquera
This mosque takes a back seat to Masjid Kampung Hulu in terms of age but is still one of the oldest in Malaysia (over 150 years old). In its graveyard is the tomb of Sultan Hussein of Johor, who signed over the island of Singapore to Stamford Raffles in 1819. The mosque is out of C
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MINT Museum of Toys
Nostalgia rulz at this slinky ode to playtime, its four skinny floors home to over 50,000 vintage toys. Youll see everything from rare Flash Gordon comics and supersonic toy guns to original Mickey Mouse dolls and oh-so-wrong golliwogs from 1930s Japan. Stock up on whimsical toys a
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Images of Singapore Live
Using actors, immersive exhibitions and dramatic light-and-sound effects, Images of Singapore Live resuscitates the nations history, from humble Malay fishing village to bustling colonial port and beyond. Young kids will especially love the Spirit of Singapore Boat Ride, a trippy,
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Orchard Rd
Famous by name, Orchard Rd was once was lined with nutmeg and pepper plantations. Today its the domain of Singapores elite and well-heeled tourists, lured here by the shopping centres, nightspots, restaurants, bars and lounges. A showcase for the material delights of capitalism, Or
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District Offices
Maroon and white and decorated with arches, the noble District Offices are located off Jln Lipis on a hill 1km south of the town centre.The offices overlook the exclusive Clifford School , a grand public building that began life as the Anglo-Chinese School in 1913. During the occup
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Kota Belanda
At Teluk Gedong, 1.5km south of Pangkor Town, is the Dutch Fort, built in 1670 and sacked in 1690. The Dutch managed to rebuild the fort in 1743; only five years later they abandoned it for good after local warrior chiefs repeatedly attacked them. The old fort was totally swallowed
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Guandi Temple
Founded in 1886, this atmospheric temple is dedicated to Guandi, a historical Chinese general known as the Taoist god of war, but more commonly worshipped as the patron of righteous brotherhoods: he is in fact patron of both police forces and triad gangs. The temples high ceilings,
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Akuarium
In an outdoor pavilion behind the Old Building, the Akuarium is run by the city, on a shoestring budget, for educational purposes. It houses fish tanks (its nice to see local fish that arent laid out on ice, ready to be grilled, fried or baked) as well as turtles and crocodiles. To
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Muzium Diraja
Now a museum, these connected structures with creaking wooden floorboards formerly served as the royal palace for the sultan and other members of the family from 1856. Among the royal paraphernalia on display is memorabilia from the historic joint wedding in 1904 of the five childr
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