Penang Attractions

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Georgetown

4 star rating: Recommended 86 | Tours & Tickets

Founded in 1786 as a trading post for the British East Indian Company, and named after King George III (the mad one!), Georgetown became an important trading ... 
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Kek Lok Si Temple

4 star rating: Recommended 52 | Tours & Tickets

Translated from Hokkien the Kek Lok Si Temple, or 'Temple of Serene Bliss', sits majestically on a hill, a focal point of the local Chinese ... 
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Fort Cornwallis

4 star rating: Recommended 19 | Tours & Tickets

When Captain Francis Light landed on this spot in 1786 and took the island from the Sultan he built a wooden fort, Fort Cornwallis, to defend it against the ... 
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Monkey Beach

4 star rating: Recommended 11 | Tours & Tickets

At the base of Muka Head Cape in Penang National Park is secluded Teluk Duyung, commonly know as Monkey Beach due to the long-tailed macaques that reside ... 
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Penang Butterfly Farm

4 star rating: Recommended 4 | Tours & Tickets

Upon opening in 1986, the Penang Butterfly Farm was the first butterfly farm anywhere in the tropics, more than just a tourist attraction, it is a butterfly ... 
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Penang Hill (Flagstaff Hill)

3.5 star rating: Worth doing 18 | Tours & Tickets

Flagstaff Hill is the best known of the group of granite peaks which are Penang Hills. At 735m / 2,411ft it provides brilliant panoramic views of the ... 
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Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion

Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion has been gloriously restored, rightly earning prestigious accolades for tourism & conservation including an UNESCO heritage award.  ... 
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Wat Chaiya Mangkalaram Temple

Queen Victoria donated 5 acres of land to the local Thai community here, where in 1845 they built Wat Chayamangkalaram - a Thai buddhist temple. The Temple ... 
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