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Tropical Garden
Although musk deer and a variety of colourful birds are supposed to be exhibited here, many enclosures are empty and visitors have been less than impressed. Given that entry is included in your admission to Poring Hot Springs, swing by and see if things have improved.
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Wooden Houses
At the far end of the soccer field, look for a couple of handsome traditional raised houses built from hard cendol wood. Relocated from Melaka and Terengganu, the houses display regional variations such as in the use of roofing material (tile versus atap) and other features.
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Pasar Teresang
Some of the goods unloaded at the waterfront end up in this colourful covered market. It’s a chatty, noisy hive of grass-roots commerce, with a galaxy of unfamiliar edibles that grow in the jungle, as well as handicrafts. Orang Ulu people sell fried treats and steamed buns.
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Time Tunnel
Less a museum, more a nostalgic array of items from the Cameron Highlands past, the Time Tunnel (adjoining Kok Lim Strawberry Farm) has English language displays on Malaysias history amid rusty Horlicks signs, old barbers chairs and 1970s postcards of local towns.
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Muzeum Kraf
At the back of the Komplek Kraf shop is this surprisingly good museum dedicated to Malaysias traditional crafts. There are special exhibits, and regular displays of batik, wood carving, pewter, kites and drums. Exhibits are nicely accompanied by informative posters.
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City Hall
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Balai Besar
This open-sided structure was built in 1896 and is still used by the sultan of Kedah for royal and state ceremonies, though it is not open to the public. Supported on tall pillars topped with Victorian iron lacework, the building also shows Thai influences in its decoration.
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House of Yeap Chor Ee
This museum, housed in an exquisitely restored three-storey shophouse mansion, is dedicated to a former resident, itinerant barber-turned-banker, Yeap Chor Ee. In addition to family photos and mementos, the museum has interesting exhibits on Chinese immigration to Penang.
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Sri Subramaniam Thuropathai Amman Alayam
A huge shikhara (tower), as elaborate and pink as a tiered wedding cake, erupts from this temple. Few visitors come here, but if you shed your shoes, you can marvel at exterior statues of Surya with his chariot pulled by seven horses, plus a rainbow of enamelled decorations inside.
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Kuen Stephanie Sculptures
The red-painted metal sculptures located on this newly pedestrianised square are based on artworks by Kuen Stephanie and depict scenes from Malaysian life in the style of paper cuttings. Youll also find one around Lebuh Pudu near the bus station behind the Mydin shopping complex.
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Galeri Pangkor
This single-hall gallery overlooking the jetty is a pleasant break from the sun. The gallery has a small collection of handicrafts and furnishings, including elaborately woven baskets and traditional music instruments, plus some English-language explanations on island history.
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All Saints’ Church
This timbered church, dating back to 1886, is one of the oldest Anglican churches in Malaysia. The cemetery contains the graves of early colonial settlers, most of whom died of tropical diseases or failed to achieve the colonial pension needed to return home to Britain or Australia
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Orchid & Hibiscus Gardens
These contiguous gardens, that wind up and then down a hillside, display hundreds of species of orchids and hibiscus, the latter Malaysias national flower. Unfortunately there is very little signage to help you identity species. The main entrance is directly across from the Bird Pa
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Siang Cho Keong Temple
Small, Taoist Siang Cho Keong Temple was built by the Hokkien community in 1867-69. Left of the temple entrance you’ll see a small ‘dragon well’: drop a coin and make a wish. The temple gets particularly busy at lunchtime when the faithful file in to offer incense and prayers.
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Masjid Kapitan Keling
Penang’s first Indian Muslim settlers (East India Company troops) built Masjid Kapitan Keling in 1801. The mosque’s domes are yellow, in a typically Indian-influenced Islamic style, and it has a single minaret. It looks sublime at sunset. Mosque officials can grant permission to en
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Kuan Im Tng Temple
A beautiful temple dedicated to Kuan Yin, goddess of mercy, this Buddhist temple is home to many festivals throughout the year. Of particular interest to temple-lovers is the ornate roof ridges, adorned with dancing dragons and other symbols important to worshippers of the goddess.
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Sri Sivan Temple
Built on Orchard Rd in the 1850s, the whimsically ornate Sri Sivan Temple was uprooted and moved to Serangoon Rd in the 1980s before moving to its current location in 1993. The Hindu temple is especially unique for its fusion of both north and south Indian architectural influences.
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Public Library
Has an excellent collection of English-language books on Sarawak (on a shelf labelled ‘Sarawakiana’). This is a great place to do air-conditioned research before an upcountry trek, especially on a rainy day. Free internet for up to an hour. Situated next to the Purnama Hotel.
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Masjid Zahir
This, the Kedah state mosque, is one of the oldest and most beautiful mosques in Malaysia. Built in 1912, it’s Moorish architectural style makes it unlike other more modern Malaysian mosques. It is also the site of a cemetery for Kedah warriors who fought the Siamese in 1821.
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Port Dickson Ostrich Farm
For something beyond jungle and sand, head to the Port Dickson Ostrich Farm for ostrich races (11am and 3.30pm on weekends only), where the birds reach speeds of up to 70kph, as well as ostrich rides and a small farm teeming with crocodiles, goats, peacocks, rabbits and other furry
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