PENANG BUTTERFLY FARM

Opened in 1986, the Penang Butterfly Farm - located in Teluk Bahang - is one of the most famous and most popular tourist attractions of Penang. Eight hectares of butterfly houses a collection of great cover various species of butterflies and a variety of other insects. The farm is located at the foothills of Penang - between Park Forest Park and Teluk Bahang village. It has more than 4,000 butterflies from more than 120 groups and other insects and reptiles.

PENANG BOTANIC GARDENS

Penang Botanic Gardens, usually just called the Penang Botanic Gardens by the island. Also known as the Waterfall Gardens, gardens, located in a valley in Jalan Kebun Bunga. It is a well-park contains a variety of native and exotic plant species.

Established by the British in 1884 by Charles Curtis of Gardens & Forest Department of the Straits Settlements, it used to be an old quarry and is divided into 12 sections: Formal Garden, Lily Pond, Premier Plant House, Tropical Rainforest Jungle Track, House Fern , rock Fern, aroids walkover, Cactus House, Orchidarium, Horticultural Center, Nursery and Quarry Recreation Park.

PENANG INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

Legend has it that Qu Yuan, a famous Chinese patriot poet Warring States period (475-221 BC) committed suicide by jumping into a river to protest against the corruption of the era. Ordinary people rushed to their boats, beating drums and splashing water with their paddles to keep the fish and evil spirits from his body. To commemorate his death, the dragon boat race held every year. Today, these races are recognized as an international sport.

KOMPLEKS TUN ABDUL RAZAK (KOMTAR)

Komtar, Penang's famous landmark, houses Government departments, commercial offices, department stores, shops and restaurants.The 65-storey complex also contains theaters, squash courts and a geodesic dome that serves as a multi-purpose hall, while the 55th floor offers a panoramic view of the city and on clear days, also of Gunung Jerai in Kedah.

PASEMBUR

A tantalizing mix of chopped cucumber, yambean, blanched beansprouts and fried in peanut sauce splashed delicious, Indian-Muslim dish is popular among locals as an appetizer. Diners usually order a dish to be shared by everyone at the table before the main course arrived.

PENANG BON ODORI FESTIVAL

A high-energy event put on by the Japanese community in Penang every summer. The event is saturated in Japanese culture and cuisine. Visitors expect to see fascinating cans DISPLAYS of traditional dance and music performances. The celebration of "Bon Odori" Come to Penang Come from Japan, Where each year, a festival is held to honor the departed spirits of Japanese Ancestors. The evening culminates in a celebration of a Grand Fireworks display. This event is a competition held every July in Penang.

PENANG WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL

During Consecutive three days every spring, Penang hosts an eclectic and internationally popular music festival at its beautiful Botanical Gardens. The festival will feature world Renowned musicians from Malaysia as well as other musicians from Overseas who gather and international participants in "a convergence of harmonic fusion". This event is sponsored by the Penang State Tourism Development and Culture Office and Promises Thousands with top entertainers to world music performances.

ASAM LAKSA

While the Malays and Baba Nyonya community may have a slightly Different style of cooking the Asam Laksa (thick rice noodles in a hot and sour fish Gravy topped with a mix of local fragrant herbs), the end result is always a piquant, spicy and utterly delicious steaming bowl of rice noodles that's will leave you Craving for more.

CHAR KUEY TEOW

Penang 's signature dish Surely must be the Char Kuey Teow. Preparing a plate of flat, white rice noodles is an art form has been Perfected that's here. Stir-fried in a huge wok, the rice noodles are skillfully tossed with Prawns, egg, Chinese sausage, cockles, bean Sprouts and chives. Some stalls serve the noodles on plates lined with banana leaves to ENHANCE the aroma of the dish.

FORT CORNWALLIS

Fort Cornwallis is situated at the spot YogyakartaT Captain Francis Light was supposed to have landed in 1786. Originally a wooden structure, the fort was rebuilt between 1808 and 1810 with convict labor. It was named after it Charles Marquis Cornwallis, a distinguished Governor General of India, and designed to protect the harbor from French Possible attacks.

Today, much of the old fort Remains, but its precincts have been converted into a public park and an open air theater. It is still guarded by old Cannons, Selatan, were retrieved by the British from pirates who limit Captured Them from the Johore Sultanate. The Most Famous of the Cannons is Series thermal treatment Selatan, dried dates back to 1613. Local beliefs childless women have it that's Become Fertile cans by placing flowers in the barrel of the cannon and Prayers special offerings.

CHEONG FATT TZE MANSION

Cheong Fatt Tze (1840-1917), a Hakka from Tai Pu in the Teochew district, migrated to Java in the 1850s, where he prospered and Moved his base to Penang in the early 1890s. A powerful Nanyang industrialist and a first-class Mandarin in the Manchu government, he was made ​​Consul-General in Singapore and economic advisor to the Empress Dowager.

Cheong Fatt Tze limit of eight Residences Wives and owned many throughout his trading empire but made ​​Penang his base, where he raised his six Sons.

The Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion was built over seven years from 1896 to 1904 by teams of Master Craftsmen from China. This mansion is one of only three of its kind left outside China. The mansion is the only Stately Chinese-type dwelling representing the best of 18th and 19th century Chinese architecture in the State.