Georgetown heritage site was declared as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites last July 7th, 2008, along with the town of Melaka.  This was made possible by showcasing a great example of a multicultural town deeply embedded with fascinating history.
Guided tours or touring the area is termed Georgetown Heritage Walk since you can literally walk to all four corners of Georgetown!  Or if you insist on not walking, you can hire rickshaws to explore the whole vicinity; rickshaws are paid by the hour.
Georgetown Heritage Site is considered a surviving …

Attraction Type: Penang Church, Anglican Church, Georgetown Heritage

Built in the year 1816 St. George’s Church is considered as the oldest Anglican Church in South East Asia.  St. George’s Church was constructed using convict labor, at the time when Colonel J.A. Bannerman became Penang’s governor.  The entire cost of this project was estimated to be around $60,000 dollars of Spanish currency, which was a lavish amount, considering that the British paid merely $10,000 Spanish dollars every year for Penang to Kedah.  This was about the time that they purchased Singapore, only …

Attractive Type: Colonial Fort, Georgetown Heritage, Historical Landmark

About Fort Cornwallis

Fort Cornwallis Penang

Fort Cornwallis was named after the Governor-General in Bengal, Charles Cornwallis.  It is located in Georgetown and it is considered to be one of the most significant historical places in the city.  The fort is about 10 feet high which was built by convict labor.  If you take a leisurely stroll around the perimeter of the fort it will take you approximately 10 minutes to complete one round.  The inside of the fort is still intact to some extent …

Attraction Type: Colonial Architectural Landmark, Georgetown Heritage
About City Hall Penang
City Hall is considered to be one of the most important national monuments in Penang, Malaysia.  This two-story building is found in the area of the Esplanade.  The building depicts the ‘elite’ architecture of Colonial British era therefore it has a special place in Malaysian history.
Currently the building is home to the Penang Municipal Council Chambers and two other departments – one for Licensing and the other for Urban Services.  It was constructed in the year 1903, in the style …

Attraction Type: Historic Mansion, Nanyang Heritage, Georgetown Heritage

About Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion

The Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion is situated at Georgetown Penang.  The mansion was built by a merchant named Cheong Fatt Tze at the end of 19th Century.  The mansion contains thirty-eight rooms, five courtyards (paved with granite), seven staircases and two-hundred and twenty vernacular timber louvre windows.  The mansion’s indigo-blue outer wall makes it a very distinct building in the area.  It is arguably one of the largest heritage mansions in Malaysia.
In the year 2000, the Cheong Fatt Tze …

Attraction Type: Penang Temple
About Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi
The Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi temple has a long and interesting history.  The temple is known to be the symbol of a Chinese clan that has successfully maintained an astonishing tradition of intactness for the last five hundred years.  The Khoo Kongsi is a sub-clan that belongs to Leong San Tong (Dragon Mountain Hall) clan, and their forefathers hailed from the village of Sin Kang (of the Hokkien province).   They were considered to be one of the wealthiest Chinese …