16 sights
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Market
Cecil Street Market Food Court
A market food court on Lebuh Cecil serving Penang hawker dishes from breakfast to mid-afternoon.Entry: Pay as you goMuseum
Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion (Blue Mansion)
The indigo mansion of the merchant Cheong Fatt Tze, shown on 45-minute guided tours.Entry: Guided tours at 11 AM and 3:30 PM; book online in advance.Search tickets and tours on KlookNeighborhood
Chew Jetty
The best-known of the clan jetties, a Chinese village of wooden houses on stilts over the sea.Entry: Residential; walk quietlyViewpoint
Esplanade (Padang Kota Lama)
The seafront green by Fort Cornwallis, famous for oranges thrown into the sea at Chap Goh Meh.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on KlookRuins
Fort Cornwallis
The largest standing fort in Malaysia, on the waterfront where George Town began.Entry: RM[fee] at the entranceSearch tickets and tours on KlookFood
Gurney Drive Hawker Centre
A seafront hawker center on Gurney Drive, open from 5 PM until midnight every day.Entry: Pay as you goTemple
Kek Lok Si Temple
A Buddhist temple founded in 1890 on the hillside at Air Itam, with prayer halls and pagodas.Entry: Free to visit; small charges for the pagodaSearch tours on KlookTemple
Khoo Kongsi
The richly carved clan temple of the Khoo family, set around a square off Cannon Street.Entry: RM[fee] at the entranceSearch tickets and tours on KlookFood
Little India, George Town
The quarter where early Indian immigrants settled, full of spice shops, music and Indian food.Entry: Pay as you goFood
Medan Renong Food Complex
A waterfront food complex on the Esplanade, open from noon until midnight.Entry: Pay as you goFood
New World Park Food City
A George Town food court serving a wide range of local hawker food from 10 AM to 10 PM.Entry: Pay as you goNature
Penang Botanic Gardens
Gardens over a hundred years old with lawns, nurseries and long-tailed macaques roaming free.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on KlookViewpoint
Penang Hill
A hill rising more than 2,000 ft above George Town, reached by funicular, with cooler air and views.Entry: Ride the funicular from the lower stationSearch tickets and tours on KlookMuseum
Pinang Peranakan Mansion
A restored 19th-century mansion of Kapitan Chung Keng Kwee, filled with Peranakan antiques.Entry: RM[fee] at the entranceSearch tickets and tours on KlookFood
Red Garden Food Paradise
An evening food court on Leith Street in the heart of George Town, open until midnight.Entry: Pay as you goNeighborhood