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Kuala Lumpur
A skyline punctuated by minarets, Mogul-style domes and skyscrapers; colorful, food-stall-lined streets shaded by a leafy canopy of banyan trees – this is Kuala Lumpur.
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Attractions
Must-see attractions for your itinerary
Menara KL
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
Although the Petronas Towers are taller, the 421m Menara KL, rising from the crest of Bukit Nanas, offers the best city views. The bulb at the top…
Masjid Jamek Sultan Abdul Samad
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
This graceful, onion-domed mosque, designed by British architect AB Hubback, borrows Mogul and Moorish styles with its brick-and-plaster banded minarets…
Thean Hou Temple
Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar
Sitting atop leafy Robson Heights, this vividly decorated multistorey Chinese temple, dedicated to Thean Hou, the heavenly queen, affords wonderful views…
Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar
Inhabiting a building that's nearly as impressive as its collection, this museum showcases Islamic decorative arts from around the globe. Scale models of…
Petronas Towers
Kuala Lumpur
Resembling twin silver rockets, the Petronas Towers are the perfect allegory for the meteoric rise of the city from tin-mining shanty town to 21st-century…
Merdeka Square
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
The huge open square, where Malaysian independence was declared in 1957, is speared by a 95m flagpole, one of the world's tallest. In the British era, the…
KLCC Park
Kuala Lumpur
At the heart of the mammoth KLCC development, this excellent park offers a 1.3km soft-surface jogging track, a great children's playground and paddling…
KL Forest Eco Park
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
KL's urban roar is replaced by buzzing insects and cackling birdlife at this forest of tropical hardwoods, covering 9.37 hectares in the heart of the city…
Articles
Latest stories from Kuala Lumpur
- FoodThis airline’s food is so popular a restaurant has opened that serves the meals on the ground
Dec 19, 2019 • 2 min read
Air TravelThe ordeal is over for a man who spent seven months living in an airportNov 28, 2018 • 2 min read
- Budget TravelKuala Lumpur for free: exploring Malaysia's capital on a tight budget
Apr 7, 2015 • 5 min read
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