Penang Street Art, Wall Painting at Penang
Making strolling through Georgetown’s streets just a little bit more exciting, in 2012 Penang’s municipal council hired London-trained Lithuanian artist, Ernest Zacharevic and charged him with breathing new life into some of the atmospheric Chinese shop-houses around the inner city. An effort to spawn awareness of the rich history of the streets, the project was a success with Zacharevic turning certain areas into thriving tourist destinations that also became the much-talked about object of attention among locals. His artwork is spread out across Penang’s city centre, along roads like Muntri Street, Weld Quay, Lebuh Leith, Armenian Street, Ah Quee Street and more.
Penang Street Art, “Little Children on a Bicycle” Mural, Armenian Street, George Town, Penang
“Boy on a Bike” Mural, Ah Quee Street, George Town, Penang
Asia Camera Museum
The Camera Museum is the 1st camera museum in South East Asia! Made Its existance in Georgetown Penang In September 2013, is located in the heart of its heritage area in a refurbished 2storey shop house on Lebuh Muntri. This camera museum showcase the history and evolution of cameras in nostalgic atmosphere awaiting you to explore.
Hourly guided tour to introduce and highlight the specialties of the cameras in the museum, the tour will take about 30-40mins and customers will have the
opportunity to handle the actual antique cameras and feel the weight of the relics like iconic Kodak Brownie, Rolleiflex and more. Obscura Room which shows the idea of the first camera in the world was invented.
Pinhole Room where customers will have the experience of being "inside" the camera. Souvenir shop that sells all the unique camera inspired gifts and souvenirs where
the customers can purchase as a memory of visiting the museum. Special Effect Photos at The Camera Museum, photo to be edited and printed in 15 mins!
Hourly guided tour to introduce and highlight the specialties of the cameras in the museum, the tour will take about 30-40mins and customers will have the
opportunity to handle the actual antique cameras and feel the weight of the relics like iconic Kodak Brownie, Rolleiflex and more. Obscura Room which shows the idea of the first camera in the world was invented.
Pinhole Room where customers will have the experience of being "inside" the camera. Souvenir shop that sells all the unique camera inspired gifts and souvenirs where
the customers can purchase as a memory of visiting the museum. Special Effect Photos at The Camera Museum, photo to be edited and printed in 15 mins!
China House
China House. This rambling triple shop house has everything that you want from coffee and cake to a superb short menu and wine list. Through the walled garden in the middle and you find yourself in 'The Canteen' where live music plays most nights of the week. Narelle and Alison the owners couldn't be nicer and the staff are far better than most local places. Open from breakfast at 10.00 till late. All in all thoroughly recommended.
Kek Lok Si Temple in Penang
Standing on a hilltop at Air Itam, near Penang Hill, Kek Lok Si is the largest Buddhist temple in Malaysia. The complex is divided into three zones while the temple grounds comprise the hill entrance, souvenir, food and drinks stalls and the turtle liberation pond. The mid section of the temple houses temples, gardens, the pagoda and the four heavenly kings pavilion; meanwhile the hilltop plays host to an enormous statue of the Goddess of Mercy, Kuan Yin as well as more gardens and temples.
Comprising a series of monasteries, prayer halls, temples and beautifully-landscaped gardens, this national icon was built in 1890 by Beow Lean, a devout immigrant Chinese Buddhist. The ten-acre site was purchased in 1893 and the initial temple structure was built on the summit of He Shan. 20 years later, the two-decade long additional construction of this sprawling house of worship is largely funded by donations from the Penang Straits Chinese community.
Penang Hill
Penang Hill was the first colonial hill station developed in Peninsular Malaysia. Comprising Western Hill, Bukit Laksamana, Tiger Hill, Flagstaff Hill and Government Hill, it is located six km away from Georgetown. The hilly and forested area is the state's primary hill resort. Set 821m above Penang’s capital, islanders call it Bukit Bendera and it is generally about five degrees cooler than Georgetown. It is the last patch of tropical rainforest in Penang so the flora and fauna here have been protected since 1960. It does not have the same prominence as Genting Highlands, Fraser’s Hill or Cameron Highlands but it is one of Penang’s best-known tourist attractions due to its fresher climate.
