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Here are Penang’s must-try food, quirky cafes, popular attractions and exciting parks all in a convenient list format to keep handy while travelling.


Magazine Road Heritage Row was built in the early part of the 20th century.
Address: Jalan Magazine, George Town, 10300, Penang, MALAYSIA
The wall mural "Magic" depicts a frightened little girl over a magic show performed by a magician.
Address: Lebuh Armenian, George Town, 10200, Penang, MALAYSIA
Mahjong (The game of sparrows) a favourite pastime for the elderly.
Address: Lorong Stewart, George Town, 10200, Penang, MALAYSIA
Chulia Street was one of the main streets laid out by Captain Francis Light. Today is known as "Backpackers" main street.
Address: Lebuh Chulia, George Town, 10200, Penang, MALAYSIA
The Kedah Royal Mausoleum is part of Kedah's Malay Sultanate heritage. This mausoleum was founded by Almarhum Tunku Sulaiman Ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdullah Mukarram Shah before 1821. On 12 November 1821, Armada Siam from Ligur invaded and conquered Kedah. Sultan Ahamd Tajuddin Halim Shah II, the Sultan of Kedah at the time, fled from his house in Pulau Tiga to this area and was rescued by his younger brother Tunku Sulaiman before seeking protection from the British in Penang. This area has been designated as an endowment land by the British.
Address: Kampong Kota, Permatang Pasir, Penang, MALAYSIA
The Customs Building or Malayan Railway Building was built in the 20th century. Completed in 1907, it was often called the "only railway station in the world without a railway". because passengers buying train tickets are transferred onto the railway ferry to cross the sea where they catch the train in Butterworth.
Address: China Street Ghaut, George Town, 10200, Penang, MALAYSIA
This sculpture is officially known as "Even if Handicapped, Still Love Me". It depicts a disabled cat which is being carted on a trolley.
Address: Lebuh Victoria, George Town, 10300, Penang, MALAYSIA
Masjid Abdullah Fahim is one of the prominent landmarks of Kepala Batas. Beautifully located in Bertam, the mosque was mooted by the Honourable 5th Prime Minister, Tun Adbullah Bin Ahmad Badawi and was completed on 28 September 2012.
Address: Masjid Abdullah Fahim Kepala Batas, 13100 Kepala Batas, Penang, MALAYSIA
In the village of Titi Teras you will see a walled Muslim cemetery filled with pointed granite tombstones and a carved wooden funeral hearse which is used to transport the diseased from the home to the cemetery. Further on is the Masjid An-Nur, a recently renovated mosque used for daily prayers and occasions such as marriages and funerals. In November, to commemorate the Holy Pilgrimage 'Hari Raya Haji', one can witness the sacrifice of goats and cows at the mosque compound.
Address: Masjid Balik Pulau, Pekan Balik Pulau, Balik Pulau, 11020, Penang, MALAYSIA
Masjid Jamek Haji Abdul Rashid Sungai Dua is noted for its fine wood carvings of floral motif which adorn its windows. According to the local people, the mosque already existed in the 1950s.
Address: Jalan Besar, Permatang Sungai Dua, 13220 Butterworth, Penang, MALAYSIA
The newly refurbished Masjid Maqbul is located in Teluk Kumbar, Penang. Today, the 70-year-old mosque is able to accommodate over 2,000 worshippers at a time as compared to the mosque's previous capacity of 800 before the renovation.
Address: Jalan Kampung Masjid,Teluk Kumbar, Bayan Lepas, 11900, Penang, MALAYSIA.
Tuan Samad, a religious teacher who lived in Permatang Sungai Dua built this mosque in the 1930s. The original structure was built using wood while the pillars and the floor were made of limestone.
Address: Seberang Perai Utara Kepala Batas, 13220 Penang, MALAYSIA
Meowseum is a unique art museum that features a private collection of original paintings, prints, figurines, statues, sculptures and memorabilia that is centred around the subject of the domestic cat, from more than 75 countries - from Japan to Russia, from Peru to Lithuania, and even Malaysia and Singapore - with examples of art with origins dating from as far back as the 16th century and all the way to modern times.
Address: 47, Lebuh Melayu, 10100, George Town, Penang, MALAYSIA
St. Anne's Church Bukit Mertajam has existed since 1833 when the Chinese and Indian Catholics from Batu Kawan settled in the foothills of Bukit Mertajam. These people were farmers who had come to clear the land for cultivation. It was the very first Catholic Church built on top of the hill in Bukit Mertajam between 1840 and 1860. Today, tens of thousands of people throng the grounds of St. Anne's Church to attend its grand 10-day festival held annually in July.
Address: Jalan Kulim, 14000 Bukit Mertajam, Penang, MALAYSIA
Mohd Ariff Mansion is a Malay Straits Eclectic built in the mid 19th century by Mohd Ariff Mohd Tajoodin, one of the 19th century Malay millionaires.
Address: 156, Jalan Hutton, George Town, 10050, Penang, MALAYSIA
Money - changing is a highly competitive business and there are about 60 - 70 licensed money - changers in George Town alone ! George Town's money - changers are a close - knit Indian Muslim community with about a third of them originating from the same village in India. Ameer Hamsa's father started his own business in 1940; apart from money-changing, the shop's speaciality is also in dealing in antique coins and notes.
Address: M.S.K.M. Mohamed Haniffa Forex, 59, Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling, George Town, 10200, Penang, MALAYSIA
It is the gateway to the 19th Century country house of the famous millionaire best remembered for building the Queen Victoria Memorial Clock Tower at the Esplanade.
Address: Waterfall Road, George Town, 11300, Penang, MALAYSIA
Customers call me Mr. Goh Kah Kee Five foot way were meant to protect pedestrians from the hot sun and rain. With the influx of immigrants, work increasingly became hard to find. Many of the old and unemployed thus began using these corridors to set up small businesses instead. The Hokkiens began calling these ‘Goh Ka Ki’ or ‘Five Foot Way’ trades.
Address: Jalan Transfer, George Town, 10050, Penang, MALAYSIA
Municipal Fountain was donated by Koh Seang Tat in 1883.
Address: Light Street, George Town, 10300, Penang, MALAYSIA.