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Penang heritage sites are one of the most numerous in Malaysia. With the inscription of George Town as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2008, garnering much prestige for Penang, more attention will certainly be paid to its many heritage sites.

The heritage sites of Penang encompass buildings constructed by the British during the colonial era, clan temples of the various Chinese clan associations, religious structures including temples, mosques, churches and shrines, and other structures, including pre-war shophouses within the inner city. In Penang Travel Tips, I am working to document all the heritage sites of George Town, digging up old records and making documentation of the buildings and houses, so that their history will never be forgotten. I am encouraged to see more people beginning to appreciate heritage and are paying attention to conversation issues in inner cities. The list on this page represent just a small proportion of the heritage sites within George Town. I am still working to add more into the list. Check back often for new additions.

To help people get to know Penang heritage sites better, we have created the George Town Walking Tours, enabling visitors and anybody interested in Penang to walk the streets and get to know their history. These walking tours are provided free and can be used by tour guides as they are, or form a basis for their own itineraries of George Town.


8, 10 & 12 Popus Lane


99-Door MansionNibong Tebal


100 Main Road, Balik Pulau


120 Armenian Street


Teh Bunga Mansion
138 Hutton Lane


1886 Building
Beach Street


ABN-Amro Bank Building
Beach Street


Anson Bridge


Ban Hin Lee Bank Building
Beach Street


Beach Street Fire Station
Beach Street


Bel Retiro Bungalow
Penang Hill


Bellevue Hotel
Penang Hill


Birch House
Dato Kramat Road


Boon Siew Villa
Northam Road


Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion
Lebuh Leith


Cherok Tokun Relics
Bukit Mertajam


Chew Jetty
Northeast Coast


Chinese Chamber of Commerce Building
Light Street


Church St Pier
Northeast Coast


City Hall Building
Esplanade


Clan Jetties
Northeast Coast


Convalescent Bungalow
Penang Hill


Crag Hotel
Penang Hill


Eastern & Oriental Hotel
Farquhar Street


Farquhar Street Mission House
35 Farquhar Street (dilapidated)


Foo Tye Sin Mansion
Light Street


Forgotten Canals of George Town


Fort Cornwallis
Esplanade


Fort Cornwallis Lighthouse
Esplanade


Francis Light Memorial
Farquhar Street


Francis Light Statue
Esplanade


Francis Light's Tomb
Farquhar Street


Francis Light's Well
Light Street


Garage
Farquhar Street


Ghee Hiang
Beach Street


Goh Chan Lau
Northam Road


Hardwicke
Northam Road


Istana Kedah
Northam Road


Judge's Residence
Jalan Sepoy Lines (dilapidated)


Government House
Light Street


Homestead
Northam Road


House of Yeap Chor Ee
Penang Street / King Street


HSBC Building
Downing Street


Hui Aun Association
Magazine Road


Hu Yew Seah
Jalan Madras


India House
Beach Street & Chinese Street Ghaut


Islamic Council Building
Beach Street


Immigration Department
Beach Street


Japanese Cemetery
Lintang P. Ramlee


Jewish Cemetery
Jalan Zainal Abidin


Kar Yin Association
King Street


Kee Poh Huat Kongsi
Sungai Bakap


King Edward VII Memorial Hospital
57 Macalister Road


Kongsoon House
Beach Street


Leong Yin Kean Mansion
Northam Road


Lim Lean Teng Mansions
Farquhar Street


Limburg
Larut Road


Li Teik Seah Building
Carnavon Street


Logan Memorial
Supreme Court compound, Light Street


Logan's Building
Beach Street


Loke Mansion
Gurney Drive


Loke Thye Kee Restaurant
Burmah Road


Lum Fong Hotel
Muntri Street


Magazine Road Heritage Row
Magazine Road


Malayan Railway Building
China Street Ghaut


Market Lane Tuak Shop
Lorong Pasar


Mohd Ariff Mansion (New Savoy Hotel)
Hutton Lane


Moon Gate
Waterfall Road


Municipal Fountain
Light Street


Old OCBC Building
Beach Street


Penang Bazaar
Penang Road


Penang Tourism Information Centre / Penang Heritage Centre
Acheen Street

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Penang Heritage Trust
Church Street


Penang Masonic Temple
Jalan Utama


Penang State Museum
Farquhar Street


Penang Supreme Court
Farquhar Street


Penang Turf Club
Jalan Batu Gantung


Penang War Museum and World War II Relics
Batu Maung


P. Ramlee Birth House
Light Street


Prangin Canal
Jalan Dr Lim Chwee Leong


Queen Victoria Memorial Clocktower
Esplanade


Relau Villa
Lebuh Relau 4


Richmond MPPP Rest House
Penang Hill


Runnymede
Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah @ Northam Road


Saw Seng Kew Building
Beach Street


Segara Ninda
Gelugor


Seri Mutiara
Jalan Utama


Sheikh al-Hadi's Residence
Jelutong


Sri Teratai
Macalister Road


Standard Chartered Bank Building
Beach Street


State Assembly Building
Light Street


Strawberry Hill
David Brown's Tea House, Penang Hill


Suffolk House
Jalan Ayer Itam


Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall
Macalister Road


The Great Wall
Penang Hill


Thio Thiaw Siat Building
Beach Street


Town Hall Building
Esplanade


Trees of the Esplanade


Tseng Lung Fui Kon Society
King Street


Tunku Kudin House
Gelugor


USM Museum
Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden


Wisma Kastam (Malayan Railway Building)
China Street Ghaut


Woodville
Northam Road


World War II Pill Box
Jalan Ismail Hashim


Yin Oi Tong Medical Hall
Penang Street




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