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You may know some of Kuala Lumpur’s highlights already – it’s impossible to miss key sights like the Petronas Towers and the Exchange 106 jutting out among the city’s skyline. But there’s more to Kuala Lumpur than what meets the eye – ready to dive in?


The Insider Guide to Kuala Lumpur

Cultures collide in Malaysia’s capital city, where influences from neighboring countries abound – whether you’re haggling for deals on Petaling Street, Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown, or heading into the nearby Jamek Mosque or even the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple, some of the oldest places of worship in town. In Kuala Lumpur’s Old Town you’ll also find clues to the city’s colonial past dotted all over, from Merdeka Square, where the Malayan flag was raised for the first time after centuries of British occupation, to the sprawling Perdana Botanical Gardens (formerly Lake Gardens), now the perfect spot for a picnic or afternoon stroll. Just next door to the gardens is the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, the largest museum of Islamic art in Southeast Asia, and a must-see for any history or culture buff. Shoppers will want to head east to KL’s Golden Triangle, the central business district where you’ll find Bukit Bintang, a popular spot for upscale shopping, nightlife and street food. You won’t miss seeing the Petronas Towers, in the Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) development, or the Kuala Lumpur Tower, which offers some of the best views in the city from its observation deck. And thanks to Kuala Lumpur’s robust transit system, you’ll be zipping around town in no time, whether that’s to the dazzling temple complex at the Batu Caves on the edge of town, or back to Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur’s Little India, just south of downtown. A short walk from Brickfields and you’ll end up at Thean Hou Temple, a dizzying six-tier temple dedicated to Chinese sea goddess Mazu. Ready to go? Read on for more of our recommendations all around Kuala Lumpur. 


Jom - Let’s Go! The Main Attractions

Oran

Setif

Algeria

Luanda

Angola

Cotonou

Porto-novo

Benin

Botswana

Ouagadougou

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Tonga

Yaounde

Bamenda

Cameroon

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Comoros

Kinshasa

Lubumbashi

Congo

Abidjan

Cote Divoire

Florentin

Dijibouti

Djibouti

Cairo

Alexandria

Sharm El-sheikh

Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

Asmara

Eritrea

Addis Ababa

Lalibela

Ethiopia

Gambia

Accra

Kumasi

Cape Coast

Ghana

Guinea-bissau

Nairobi

Mombasa

Malindi

Kenya

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Antananarivo

Antsirabe

Madagascar

Blantyre

Malawi

Bamako

Timbuktu

Mali

Mauritania

Port Louis

Mauritius

Casablanca

Marrakech

Sale

Morocco

Maputo

Mozambique

Swakopmund

Windhoek

Namibia

Lagos

Abuja

Ibadan

Nigeria

Pointe-noire

Republic Of The Congo

Kigali

Musanze

Butare

Rwanda

Dakar

Touba

Senegal

Seychelles

Freetown

Sierra Leone

Cape Town

Durban

Johannesburg

South Africa

South Sudan

Khartoum

Sudan

Mbabane

Manzini

Swaziland

Zanzibar

Arusha

Dar Es Salaam

Tanzania

Tunis

Hammamet

Tozeur

Tunisia

Kampala

Gombe

Uganda

Western Sahara

Lusaka

Zambia

Harare

Bulawayo

Zimbabwe

Africa

Antarctica

Kabul

Afghanistan

Dhaka

Bangladesh

Thimphu

Bhutan

Bandar Seri Begawan

Brunei Darussalam

Siem Reap

Phnom Penh

Sihanoukville

Cambodia

Shanghai

Beijing

Guangzhou

China

East Timor

Wan Chai

Hong Kong

Mumbai

Delhi

India

Bali

Penang

Jakarta

Indonesia

Israel

Tokyo

Kyoto

Osaka

Japan

Almaty

Astana

Kazakhstan

Pyongyang

Korea

Bishkek

Kyrgyzstan

Luang Prabang

Vientiane

Pakse

Laos

Macau

Ipoh

Maldives

Mongolia

Yangon

Mandalay

Nay Pyi Taw

Myanmar

Kathmandu

Darchula

Nepal

Hyderabad

Islamabad

Lahore

Pakistan

Manila

Boracay

Baguio

Philippines

Riyadh

Jeddah

Mecca

Saudi Arabia

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Music

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Art

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Art

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Art

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