Stone cave as it is translated to English was discovered by naturalist William Hornaday around 1878/9. Batu caves is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Murugan. On weekends, it is popular exercise spot for people to have their weekly dose of 272 steps up the Main Cave.

Batu Caves

Although Chinatown is a fairly large area in downtown Kuala Lumpur, the hive of activity in Kuala Lumpur�s Chinatown is around the Petaling Street (Jalan Petaling) area. Petaling Street now spots the symbolic red arch at the main entrance that typifies Chinatowns around the globe. A canopy was built so that it would be a comfortable place to walk, rain or shine. Since there is a large Malaysian Chinese population in Malaysia, Petaling Street is seldom referred to as Chinatown by the locals.

Said to be the largest war museum in South East Asia, the Penang War Museum was once a British military fortress, later used as a prisoner camp by the Japanese.

War Museum

Lok Kawi Wildlife Park is relatively new, opened to the public on 17th February 2007. It contains a zoo and botanical garden and covers an area of 280 acres. As the name implies, it is located near the township of Lok Kawi, and is approximately 20km from Kota Kinabalu, the capital city of Sabah.

Entrance