78 Places to Explore
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4.3 (291)
- Exhibition, Museum and Science Center
- Melaka, Melaka
Located within the famous Stadthuys building, this museum focuses on the city's fascinating history and ethnography. Exhibits include a recreation of a rumak Melaka (traditional Melekan house), dioramas of cultural ceremonies and displays of traditional costumes and music.
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Toy Museum Melaka
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3.8 (66)
- Exhibition, Museum and Science Center
- Melaka, Melaka
Walk through this amazing place where you can let your imagination stretch. The astonishing diversity of rare toys and collectibles ensure enormous enjoyment that stirs one's curiosity. Go back in time and relish the good times at the movies, from sci-fi to classic adventures, action superheroes vs monstrous mega villians.
MoreGovernor's Museum Melaka
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3.5 (25)
- Exhibition, Museum and Science Center
- Melaka, Melaka
Also known as Muzium Yang di-Pertua Negeri Melaka, this is a small-scale museum complex, which used to be an actual former residence of previous Melaka Governors, from Dutch colony era to post independence period. The museum exhibits the lifestyles and belongings of Melaka Gorvernors.
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Melaka Submarine Museum
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3.9 (1,676) POPULAR
- Exhibition, Museum and Science Center
- Malacca, Melaka
Have you even stepped into a submarine before? Here's your chance to do it, this museum is an actual decommissioned submarine turned into exhibition. Visitor can walk from front to end of this 67.6 meters submarine to explore how a submarine works.
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Museum Samudera (Flor de La Mar)
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4.1 (3,729) POPULAR
- Exhibition, Museum and Science Center
- Melaka, Melaka
Also known as the Maritime Museum, the museum was constructed as a replica of the Portuguese ship which sank in the coast of Malacca while on its way to Portugal. The museum houses exhibits, artifacts and documents from the golden era of Malacca.
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Malaysia Architecture Museum
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4.5 (91)
- Exhibition, Museum and Science Center
- Melaka, Melaka
The museum traces the history of architecture in Malaysia from its early beginnings right up to the modern hi-tech skyscrapers of today. It describes how the infusion of Chinese, Indian, Arab and European influences have helped create some of the country’s most unique styles and designs.
MoreMelaka Sultanate Palace Museum
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4.5 (1,821) POPULAR
- Exhibition, Museum and Science Center
- Melaka, Melaka
Also known as the Muzium Kebudayaan (Cultural Museum), The Museum is a modern reconstruction of the palace of the Melaka Sultanate. It showcases the artifacts and history of the Malacca Royal rulers, and the palace they used to live in.
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Magic Art 3D Museum
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3.8 (219)
- Exhibition, Museum and Science Center
- Bukit Katil, Melaka
Explore this sprawling 7,000 square foot museum to see more than 40 different 3D drawings that will bring your imagination to life.
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Museum of Royal Malaysian Customs Department
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4.5 (126) EXCELLENT!
- Exhibition, Museum and Science Center
- Melaka, Melaka
A hidden gem to have a short history about the Malaysian customs department. It is free, usually not crowded, and visitors get to see some of the confiscated items plus tools used in days long gone.
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Kellie's Castle
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4.2 (8,559) ICONIC
- Exhibition, Museum and Science Center
- Batu Gajah, Perak
The unfinished, ruined mansion, was built by a Scottish planter named William Kellie-Smith. According to differing accounts, it was either a gift for his wife or a home for his son. The historical site was restored by the government - Today, and it becomes a tourist attraction and an intriguing site to explore.
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Cheng Ho's Cultural Museum, Melaka
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4.2 (303)
- Exhibition, Museum and Science Center
- Melaka, Melaka
A gallery museum that exhibits about Chinese Ming Dynasty admiral, Cheng Ho (Zheng He). Located in a warehouse to the north of the Melaka River, believed to be built by Cheng Ho about 600 years ago, the gallery has exhibits on the admiral’s life.
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Tanjung Tualang Tin Dredge No. 5
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4.3 (2,155) POPULAR
- Exhibition, Museum and Science Center
- Batu Gajah, Perak
The Tanjung Tualang Tin Dredge No. 5 or TT5 located in Batu Gajah district 5 is a former tin mining dredge converted into a visitor gallery, open for public. In this living museum, Visitors can take guided tours to learn about the tin industry and how the dredge worked in the past.
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Perak Museum
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4.3 (2,423) POPULAR
- Exhibition, Museum and Science Center
- Taiping, Perak
Built in 1883, Perak museum is the first and oldest museum in Malaysia. With over 8,400 collections on exhibition, this well maintained museum in Taiping tells the history of Perak, Malaysia, and Nature.
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Han Chin Pet Soo Museum
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4.5 (531) EXCELLENT!
- Exhibition, Museum and Science Center
- Ipoh, Perak
Being the country’s first Hakka Tin mining Museum, the museum exhibits the highlights of tin mining process of the early days. It also tells about the unethical activities of the club members in the past named as Four Evils that enticed the Hakka miners, and the journey of Hakka people from China to Ipoh.
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Funtasy House Trick Art
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4.1 (711)
- Exhibition, Museum and Science Center
- Ipoh, Perak
Play with perspectives and illusion in Funtasy House Trick Art, where you’ll find more than 30 three-dimensional art that’s designed for participation. Bring your phone camera to snap fun perspective shots in each of the gallery’s illusion rooms.
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Kinta Tin Mining (Gravel Pump) Museum
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3.9 (543)
- Exhibition, Museum and Science Center
- Kampar, Perak
Established in 2012 to commemorate the tin mining industry which was once the main pillar of the country economy. Visit the museum to see how history come to live with more than 1,000 of artifacts and images in their collection.
MoreRiver of Life KL
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4.4 (1,413) POPULAR
- Exhibition, Museum and Science Center
- Kuala Lumpur
The convergence point at Masjid Jamek KL is the key attraction of the river regeneration and restoration project that includes new fountains, murals, riverside cafes, long bicycle paths and night-time light shows which turn the water a stunningly bright blue.
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3D Art in Paradise Langkawi
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4.5 (1,820) POPULAR
- Exhibition, Museum and Science Center
- Langkawi, Kedah
Langkawi Art in Paradise 3D Museum, hailed as the largest 3D art museum in Malaysia and second largest in the world, features more than 200 impressive artworks that appear almost lifelike when photographed.
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Ho Yan Hor Museum
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4.5 (541) EXCELLENT!
- Exhibition, Museum and Science Center
- Ipoh, Perak
Ho Yan Hor Museum (HYHM) shares the stories of Ho Yan Hor, the most trusted household brand of Chinese herbal tea since 1941 originated from Ipoh. It provides the discovery of the origins and evolution of Ho Yan Hor.
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Time Tunnel Ipoh
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4.2 (73)
- Exhibition, Museum and Science Center
- Ipoh, Perak
Ever wondered how it would feel to step back in time and relive some of the idyllic memories from years gone by? The museum gives a brief history of Malaysia and Ipoh and has an impressive collection of various trinkets from the 50's and onwards.
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