 Penang Heritage Sites
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
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 | 9 Shophouses of Kek Chuan Road @ Kau Keng Chu
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 | 99-Door Mansion
Nibong Tebal
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 | 100 Cintra Street
George Town
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 | 100 Main Road, Balik Pulau
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 | 120 Armenian Street
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 | Teh Bunga Mansion
138 Hutton Lane
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 | 1886 Building
Beach Street
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 | ABN-Amro Bank Building
Beach Street
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 | Anson Bridge
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 | Ban Hin Lee Bank Building
Beach Street
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 | Beach Street Fire Station
Beach Street
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 | Bel Retiro Bungalow
Penang Hill
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 | Bellevue Hotel
Penang Hill
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 | Birch House
Dato Kramat Road
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 | Boon Siew Villa
Northam Road
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 | Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion
Lebuh Leith
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 | Cherok Tokun Relics
Bukit Mertajam
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 | Chew Jetty
Northeast Coast
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 | Chinese Chamber of Commerce Building
Light Street
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 | Church St Pier
Northeast Coast
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 | City Hall Building
Esplanade
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 | Clan Jetties
Northeast Coast
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 | Convalescent Bungalow
Penang Hill
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 | Crag Hotel
Penang Hill
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 | Eastern & Oriental Hotel
Farquhar Street
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 | Embassy
George Town
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 | Farquhar Street Mission House
35 Farquhar Street (dilapidated)
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 | Foo Tye Sin Mansion
Light Street
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 | Forgotten Canals of George Town
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 | Fort Cornwallis
Esplanade
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 | Fort Cornwallis Lighthouse
Esplanade
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 | Francis Light Memorial
Farquhar Street
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 | Francis Light Statue
Esplanade
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 | Francis Light's Tomb
Farquhar Street
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 | Francis Light's Well
Light Street
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 | Garage
Farquhar Street
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 | Ghee Hiang
Beach Street
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 | Goh Chan Lau
Northam Road
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 | Hardwicke
Northam Road
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 | Istana Kedah
Northam Road
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 | Judge's Residence
Jalan Sepoy Lines (dilapidated)
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 | Government House
Light Street
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 | Homestead
Northam Road
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 | House of Yeap Chor Ee
Penang Street / King Street
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 | HSBC Building
Downing Street
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 | Hui Aun Association
Magazine Road
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 | Hu Yew Seah
Jalan Madras
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 | India House
Beach Street & Chinese Street Ghaut
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 | Islamic Council Building
Beach Street
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 | Immigration Department
Beach Street
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 | Japanese Cemetery
Lintang P. Ramlee
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 | Jewish Cemetery
Jalan Zainal Abidin
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 | Kar Yin Association
King Street
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 | Kee Poh Huat Kongsi
Sungai Bakap
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 | King Edward VII Memorial Hospital
57 Macalister Road
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 | Kongsoon House
Beach Street
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 | Leong Fee Mansion
Leith Street
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 | Leong Yin Kean Mansion
Northam Road
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 | Lim Lean Teng Mansions
Farquhar Street
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 | Limburg
Larut Road
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 | Li Teik Seah Building
Carnavon Street
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 | Logan Memorial
Supreme Court compound, Light Street
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 | Logan's Building
Beach Street
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 | Loke Mansion
Gurney Drive
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 | Loke Thye Kee Restaurant
Burmah Road
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 | Lum Fong Hotel
Muntri Street
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 | Lung Yen Association
Malay Street
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 | Magazine Road Heritage Row
Magazine Road
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 | Malayan Railway Building
China Street Ghaut
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 | Market Lane Tuak Shop
Lorong Pasar
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 | Mohd Ariff Mansion (New Savoy Hotel)
Hutton Lane
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 | Moon Gate
Waterfall Road
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 | Municipal Fountain
Light Street
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 | Old OCBC Building
Beach Street
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 | Penang Bazaar
Penang Road
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 | Penang Tourism Information Centre / Penang Heritage Centre
Acheen Street
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 | Penang Heritage Trust
Church Street
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 | Penang Masonic Temple
Jalan Utama
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 | Penang State Museum
Farquhar Street
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 | Penang Supreme Court
Farquhar Street
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 | Penang Turf Club
Jalan Batu Gantung
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 | Penang War Museum and World War II Relics
Batu Maung
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 | P. Ramlee Birth House
Light Street
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 | Prangin Canal
Jalan Dr Lim Chwee Leong
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 | Queen Victoria Memorial Clocktower
Esplanade
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 | Relau Villa
Lebuh Relau 4
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 | Richmond MPPP Rest House
Penang Hill
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 | Runnymede
Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah @ Northam Road
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 | Saw Seng Kew Building
Beach Street
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 | Segara Ninda
Gelugor
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 | Seri Mutiara
Jalan Utama
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 | Sheikh al-Hadi's Residence
Jelutong
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 | Sri Teratai
Macalister Road
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 | Standard Chartered Bank Building
Beach Street
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 | State Assembly Building
Light Street
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 | Strawberry Hill
David Brown's Tea House, Penang Hill
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 | Suffolk Estate Bridge
Jalan Ayer Itam
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 | Suffolk House
Jalan Ayer Itam
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 | Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall
Macalister Road
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 | Soo Beng Dispensary
Carnarvon Street
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 | Swee Hock Chan Godown
Acheen Street
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 | Teochew Association
Chulia Street
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 | The Great Wall
Penang Hill
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 | Thin Seng Sauce Factory
Kampung Malabar
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 | Thio Thiaw Siat Building
Beach Street
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 | Town Hall Building
Esplanade
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 | Trees of the Esplanade
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 | Trishaw Men's Lodge
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 | Tseng Lung Fui Kon Society
King Street
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 | Tunku Kudin House
Gelugor
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 | USM Museum
Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden
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 | Wawasan Open University Regional & Learning Office
China Street Ghaut
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 | Wisma Kastam (Malayan Railway Building)
China Street Ghaut
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 | Wisma Yeap Chor Ee
China Street Ghaut
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 | Woodville
Northam Road
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 | World War II Pill Box
Jalan Ismail Hashim
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 | Yeng Keng Hotel
Chulia Street
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 | Yin Oi Tong Medical Hall
Penang Street
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