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124 PLACES OF SPECIAL INTEREST LISTING
For description see Petrosains Playsmart Johor Bahru, page 90.
T (082) 547 393 Open: Mon-Thu, 9am~12pm & 1pm~5pm Fri, 9am~12pm
Closed: Public Holidays
SONGKET & KERINGKAM GALLERY
31, Jalan Masjid
A showcase of Sarawak’s stunning traditional woven and embroidered textiles. T (082) 549 015
Open: Mon-Fri, 9am~5pm Closed: Sat, Sun &
Public Holidays
TANOTI HOUSE
56, Jalan Tabuan
A workshop showing how Sarawak Kain Songket
is woven and selling stunning examples of this traditional brocade textile.
T (082) 239 277
Open: Daily, 8.30am~5.30pm Closed: Public Holidays
TRADITIONAL POTTERIES
Jalan Penrissen
Artisan ceramic factories producing Sarawak’s unique Dayak-influenced Teochew pottery. Visitors may watch potters at work. Opening hours vary
TUA PEK KONG TEMPLE
Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman Kuching’s oldest and best-known Chinese temple, overlooking the Sarawak River, is dedicated to a Malaysian Chinese deity who reputedly rode
a tiger in mortal life.
MIRI DIVISION
MIRI VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE
Jalan Melayu
T (085) 434 180/ 181 Open: Mon-Fri, 9am~6pm Sat, Sun & Public Holidays, 9am~3pm
MIRI OLD TOWN
Jalan Cina and Jalan
High Street
Miri’s carefully restored Old Town includes pre- war Chinese shophouses, a fish market, and the
Tua Pek Kong Temple.
OIL WELL NO. 1
(THE GRAND OLD LADY)
Jalan Canada Hill
Located next to the Petroleum Museum, this is the original well that first struck oil in Sarawak in 1910.
ORANG ULU LONGHOUSES Batang Baram and tributaries
Access via 4WD or
express boat. They include Long Mekaba, famous
for traditional music;
idyllic Long Bedian; and
Lio Matoh, gateway to
the Kelabit highlands.
T (085) 434 181 (Miri Visitor Information Centre)
MUKAH DIVISION
KAMPUNG TELLIAN
Kampung Tellian Tengah Picturesque water village best visited on foot
or by boat. The small cottage industries (sago processing and boat building) welcome visitors.
LAMIN DANA CULTURAL BOUTIQUE LODGE Kampung Tellian Tengah Modelled after a Melanau tall house, this visitors’ lodge and cultural
centre also trains locals in arts and crafts.
Hp (019) 849 5962 Open: Mon-Fri, 9am~5pm Closed: Sat, Sun &
Public Holidays
RAJANG SONGKET CENTRE
Kampung Rajang
10km from Tanjung Manis View songket-weavers
at work and shop for finished textiles.
Hp (013) 571 1045
Open: Mon-Sat, 9am~5pm
Closed: Sun, Hari Raya Aidilfitri & Aidiladha
SIBU DIVISION
SIBU VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE Sibu Heritage Centre
Jalan Central, Sibu
T (084) 340 980
Open: Mon-Fri, 9am~6pm Sat, 9am~3pm
Closed: Sun &
Public Holidays
TUA PEK KONG TEMPLE & KUAN YIN PAGODA
Jalan Wharf
The oldest and best- preserved Chinese temple
in Sibu, with a perfectly proportioned pagoda. T (084) 312 005
Open: Daily, 6am~8pm
YU LUNG SAN TIEN
EN SI TEMPLE
Km 26, Jalan Sibu-Bintulu
The largest temple complex in Southeast Asia, also known as the Jade Dragon Temple, brings together Buddhists, Taoists, and Confucians.
SRI AMAN DIVISION
TIDAL WAVE OBSERVATORY Waterfront Award-winning building with commanding views of Sri Aman’s tidal bore. T (083) 322 170
Open: Daily, 8am~5pm
SELANGOR
TOURISM SELANGOR
Jalan Indah 14/12, Seksyen 14
Shah Alam
T (03) 5513 2000 Open: Mon-Fri, 8.30am~5.30pm Closed: Sat, Sun & Public Holidays
BATU CAVES
Jalan Batu Caves Malaysia’s most famous cave temple has 272 steps