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1. Armenian Street

1,563
Historic Sites • Neighbourhoods
By pawool73
This street is just fabulous, some great street wall art, amazing shops, fabulous coffee, restaurants, character fill...
  • やはりステキ

2. Cheong Fatt Tze - The Blue Mansion

2,746
Historic Sites
By Ivynat01
Impressive conservation work of a beautiful old mansion with a rich history and Sally, our amazing walking tour guide...
  • Front View of our home

3. Chew Jetty

2,967
Neighbourhoods • Points of Interest & Landmarks
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By Lululemon8282
Great street art around, lovely culture... Souvenirs shop around, must visit if you around George Town.
  • ทางเข้าพระอุโบสถ

4. Reclining Buddha Wat Chaiyamangalaram

761
Religious Sites
Open now
By 915doreenm
Loved the architecture outside of the dragons and little temples around the big temple.

5. The TOP Penang

200
Amusement & Theme Parks • Observation Decks & Towers
Open now
Admission tickets from MYR 82.75
By harryzac
The views are fantastic and if you can overcome any fear of heights you may have, the glass walkway out over the edge...
  • Nice architecture

6. Chulia Street

490
Historic Sites • Neighbourhoods
By waynemK9773AK
... their wares are worth taking a walk around whilst you are staying in Penang as you'll see some interesting sights.
  • ภายในบริเวณวัด

7. Dharmikarama Burmese Temple

871
Religious Sites
By JayashreeR53
... Buddha - it’s an enormous gold plated statue in a gorgeous golden Buddhist temple with intricate architecture.

8. Komtar

815
Points of Interest & Landmarks • Architectural Buildings
Admission tickets from MYR 92.97
  • Rainbow Skywalk

9. The Rainbow Skywalk and Observatory Deck

60
Observation Decks & Towers
Open now
Admission tickets from MYR 82.75
By Tan8888
It has bottomless glass floors and a great opportunity for taking photos.
  • Die trutzigen Mauern des Fort Cornwallis in Georgetown auf Penang, Malaysia

10. Fort Cornwallis

1,688
Historic Sites
By annelise_abroad
Take advantage of the excellent guided tour run by Molly when visiting this historical site - she will tell you about...
  • สนามหญ้าด้านหน้า

11. Kapitan Keling Mosque

639
Religious Sites
By NikosTheGreat
Very beautiful and majestic architecture, you can take a stroll at the gardens and take some really nice photos-locat...
  • Temple-5

12. Goddess of Mercy Temple (Kuan Yin Teng)

193
Religious Sites
By dan2963eve
It is small but has a lot of history and the architecture is very detailed with dragons on the pillars.
  • Ganesha shrine at the bottom

13. Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani Temple

167
Religious Sites
By Ari_L_UK
You have to climb quite a lot of steps, but these steps are wide and safe and one can take their time to go up.

14. Cannon Street

415
Points of Interest & Landmarks
By Romaica
The street has wonderful architecture and street art in George Town.

15. St. George's Anglican Church

141
Religious Sites
  • 芝生の奥に建っています。

16. Cheah Kongsi

89
Historic Sites
Open now
By saronic
Unusual is the fact that seen from Beach street there is a big manicured, very British lawn in front of the building.
  • Wei Wu Guan

17. Nagore Square

109
Points of Interest & Landmarks
Open now
  • Queen Street

18. Queen Street

247
Points of Interest & Landmarks
  • Grave of Francis Light

19. Old Protestant Cemetery

358
Cemeteries
By iamhappysheep
Atmospheric, and you can wander among the tombs and headstones, and learn the stories of times past and tragedies
  • 奇抜な寺院

20. Sri Mariamman Temple

164
Religious Sites
  • The Lifting Buddha which grants wishes is housed in a separate room at the back of the main hall

21. Wat Buppharam Buddhist Temple

55
Religious Sites • Monuments & Statues
  • 近代的なモニュメントとの対比

22. Jubilee Clock Tower

423
Points of Interest & Landmarks
By M7025NQtonyw
Located in downtown near Fort Cornwallis this beautiful memorial to Queen Victoria stands as a reminder of days past.

23. Penang Town Hall

109
Architectural Buildings
By Marulan
Yet another fabulous piece of architecture in this UNESCO listed town - near to the new Esplanade and park
  • Curved lintels

24. Han Jiang Ancestral Temple

110
Historic Sites • Religious Sites
By R6662UAjenniferh
Very quiet compared to some of the other heritage sites in Penang, with interesting information panels on the temple...
  • The facade and interior of Church of Immaculate Conception in Penang

25. Church of Immaculate Conception

8
Points of Interest & Landmarks • Churches & Cathedrals
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  • Hainan Temple

26. Hainan Temple

39
Religious Sites
Open now

27. Cathedral of the Assumption

110
Religious Sites
  • The temple looking out to the Penang Bridge and the straits area

28. Hean Boo Thean Temple

34
Points of Interest & Landmarks • Religious Sites
  • Minareto

29. Acheen Street Mosque

147
Architectural Buildings • Religious Sites
  • Inside the temple

30. Hock Teik Cheng Sin Temple

79
Religious Sites
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