List of tourist attractions in Penang explained

This is an incomplete list of tourist attractions in Penang, Malaysia.^[1]

Beaches

• Batu Ferringhi
• Tanjung Bungah

Cultural enclaves

• Kampung Siam
• Little India

Farms

• Tropical Fruit Farm

Galleries

• Hin Bus Depot^[2]

Hills

• Penang Hill
• Mertajam Hill (Bukit Mertajam Forest Park)

Historical buildings

• 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

• Cenotaph
• Queen Victoria Memorial Clock Tower
• Francis Light Memorial

Museums

• 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

• Esplanade
• Gurney Bay
• Karpal Singh Drive
• Sia Boey Urban Archaeological Park

Nature

• Botanic Gardens
• Penang National Park
• City Park

Zoos

• Entopia (Penang Butterfly Farm)
• Penang Aquarium
• Penang Bird Park

Religious places

Buddhist temples

• Dhammikarama Burmese Temple
• Wat Chaiyamangkalaram
• Wat Buppharam
• Mahindarama Temple
• Kek Lok Si
• Nibbinda Forest Monastery
• Goddess of Mercy Temple

Chinese/Taoist temples

• Snake Temple
• Thean Kong Thnuah Temple

Churches

• 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

• Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani Temple
• Arulmigu Karumariamman Temple
• Jalan Baru Sri Muniswarar Temple
• Nattukkottai Chettiar Temple
• Sree Maha Mariamman Devasthanam Temple
• Sri Mahamariamman Temple

Mosques

• Kapitan Keling Mosque
• Acheen Street Mosque
• State Mosque
• Penang Floating Mosque

Sport centres

• 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

• 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

See main article: List of tallest buildings in George Town, Penang.

• 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

• Escape Park

Festivals

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

• List of tourist attractions in Malaysia

Notes and References

1. http://www.penang.ws/penang-attractions/
2. News: The best art galleries in Penang. Time Out Penang. 2017-04-12. en.