Masjid Terapung or the Floating Mosque was built in 2004 in a bid to replace an older mosque which was damaged in the year's major tsunami disaster. Situated along Tanjung Bungah's stretch of beach, the mosque is an architectural wonder with it...

Housing over a whopping 100,000 toys, figurines and collectibles, Penang's Toy Museum is the country's first toy museum and reputedly the largest of its kind in the world. The idea for the museum started when its owner, Loh Lean Cheng, visited ...

Penang Hill, or Flagstaff Hill (Bukit Bendera) as it is officially known, rises 821 meters above sea level, providing a welcome respite from the heat down below. One of the most popular attractions in Penang, a trip up Penang Hill is something ...

One of the finest Buddhist temples in South-east Asia . The Kek Lok Si temple stands majestically on a hill in Air Itam. This temple built in tiers culminates the beautifully crafted ''Pagoda of Ten Thousand Buddhas''...

The Penang Botanic Gardens, more popularly known as " Waterfall Gardens ", was established by the British way back in 1884 from an old granite quarry site. It lies in a deep valley; at the foot of 366 feet j...

Named after Charles Cornwallis, the Governor General of India, Fort Cornwallis is one of the most well-known landmarks in Penang. The fortress' 10-feet walls are laid out in the shape of a star, and within those walls, some of the original stru...