The attractions in Penang that matter, with practical context for what to expect and when to go.
The UNESCO-inscribed historic core of George Town. Walkable grid of colonial shophouses, clan jetties (Chew Jetty is the busiest), mosques, Chinese temples and Hindu shrines, with the Khoo Kongsi clan hall as the architectural anchor.
833 m above George Town, accessed by the colonial-era funicular railway. Cool air, viewpoints over the city and the Andaman, and The Habitat, a rainforest discovery walk with treetop canopy bridges.
The largest Buddhist temple in Malaysia, on a hillside in Air Itam. Seven-storey Pagoda of Ten Thousand Buddhas, 30 m bronze statue of Kuan Yin. Spectacular illumination during Chinese New Year.
The Ernest Zacharevic murals, "Children on a Bicycle," "Boy on Motorbike," "Brother and Sister on a Swing"anchor a wider street-art landscape across Armenian Street, Cannon Street and Lebuh Pantai. Walking route is around 1.5 km.
UNESCO quarter, temples and jetties
The walkable George Town art trail
Asia's best-known hawker scene
Penang Hill viewpoints and gardens
Attractions for all ages
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