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Petronas Twin Towers

Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur

 293 Reviews  Petronas Twin Towers became the iconic symbol of Malaysia’s futuristic developments. Petronas towers are the world’s tallest twin skyscrapers which were designed by Argentine architect Cesar Pelli... 

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Batu Caves

Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur

 141 Reviews  The Thaipusam Festival is celebrated in the Batu Cave. Thaipusam Festival is a Hindu festival which is celebrated every January/February. They say that people during this occasion is when they... 

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Chinatown

Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur

 107 Reviews  Chinatown was the first place we visited, immediately after hotel check in a few of us decided to visit Chinatown mid afternoon. Not the best time to visit during the heat of the afternoon, a smarter... 

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Parks and Gardens

Parks and Gardens, Kuala Lumpur

 91 Reviews  Hibiscus, Bunga Raya in Bahasa Malayu, is the national flower of Malaysia, as well as is the case in Jamaica and Hawaii. The Hibiscus Garden has over 2.500 plants in many different colours to show the... 

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Genting Highlands

Genting Highlands, Kuala Lumpur

 57 Reviews  For most people visiting Malaysia, usually they miss this awesome mountain top theme park- Resorts World Genting Highlands- Even on a tight Schedule, you can visit this awesome Genting Highlands just... 

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Merdeka Square

Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur

 86 Reviews  Kuala Lumpur City Gallery is located right in the historical enclave of Independence Square (Dataran Merdeka). This magnificent 113 year old architecture faces the iconic 100-metre flag pole and... 

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Putrajaya

Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur

 62 Reviews  I always heard of Putrajaya and about the beautiful bridges and buildings it had of Parliment. Anyway I set out to the see the place so I jumped the train to go and check it out. Anyway when I left... 

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Churches, Temples & Mosques

Churches, Temples & Mosques, Kuala Lumpur

 79 Reviews  This temple was founded in 1873. I have heard two different stories about the foundation: the first says it was founded by workers who had migrated from the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The... 

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Royal Palace (Istana Negara)

Royal Palace (Istana Negara), Kuala Lumpur

 31 Reviews  pose at the famous Istana Palace Guards. Inside the palace are a variety of plants and flowers, swimming pool and indoor badminton hall. As the palace grounds are not opened to members of the public... 

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Menara Telecommunications Tower

Menara Telecommunications Tower, Kuala Lumpur

 124 Reviews  Menara Tower is one of the tallest telecommunications tower in the world. It is completed in 1996 and designed to withstand wind pressures of up to 90mph. I don’t know its most recent rank since... 

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National Zoo

National Zoo, Kuala Lumpur

 21 Reviews   The country’s national zoo, Zoo Negara was officially opened to the public in 1963. It started out on a 17ha piece of land and was gradually expanded to cover a total area of 25ha. Within the grounds... 

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Sultan Abdul Samad Building

Sultan Abdul Samad Building, Kuala Lumpur

 66 Reviews  the grand Architecture of the Sultan Abdul Samad Buidling Rises prominently along the Dataran Merdeka and Royal Selangor Club areas. This Huge Building comples was designed by a famous english... 

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Bird Park

Bird Park, Kuala Lumpur

 48 Reviews  I'm not usually one for visiting animals in captivity, but I would have to say the K.L. Bird Park is one of the better 'zoos' I have seen. The majority of the birds have plenty of space to move around... 

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Bukit Bintang

Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur

 39 Reviews  In front of the Pavilion Shopping Centre there is a beautiful fountain well worth stopping for a minute to admire and take a photo. It was a hot day when we visited Bukit Bintang district and the... 

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National Museum

National Museum, Kuala Lumpur

 39 Reviews   A visit to the Museum is essential in order to have a better appreciation of Malay culture -- its richness, its role in the history of the Southeast Asian region. The museum is not so huge, mainly... 

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Little India

Little India, Kuala Lumpur

 14 Reviews  This is a pretty and interesting place to talk a walk .I thought it would be larger but there were some interesting shops ,all selling traditional Indian food,clothing and jewellery. We saw some curry... 

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Central Market

Central Market, Kuala Lumpur

 48 Reviews  We had visited the Central Market during a previous visit in 2000 when I was brave enough to drive a hire car through the the massive KL traffic. This time we used the public transport system which... 

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Sunway Lagoon

Sunway Lagoon, Kuala Lumpur

 15 Reviews  The Sunway Lagoon Theme Park is a famous theme park located at the Petaling Jaya area of Kuala Lumpur including various interesting water rides. There is also two hotels located at this place for the... 

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National Mosque

National Mosque, Kuala Lumpur

 47 Reviews  The National Mosque is located just across the street from the old KL Railway Station. The location was chosen by the country first Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj; as he want it to be... 

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Shops & Markets

Shops & Markets, Kuala Lumpur

 30 Reviews  We visited the Times Square Shopping Complex often during our 5 day holiday. The centre is located opposite our hotel and when we had some spare time we went to the upper levels of this large... 

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Suria KLCC

Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur

 39 Reviews  Suria KLCC is located at the podium of the Petronas Tower. It is one of the most prestigious shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur and houses most of luxury stuffs. It also includes underwater aquarium,... 

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Sri Mahamariamman Indian Temple

Sri Mahamariamman Indian Temple, Kuala Lumpur

 30 Reviews  Located just up the road from the Guandi Temple in Chinatown, this Hindu shrine was founded by migrant workers from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu in 1873. Flower-garland vendors crowd the entrance... 

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National Monument

National Monument, Kuala Lumpur

 30 Reviews  more pictures around the national monument area. It was built to honor the War dead of World War I and II and the Malaysian Emergency of 1948 to 60 (the communist insurgency) and it is also known by... 

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Railway Stations

Railway Stations, Kuala Lumpur

 42 Reviews  Built in Moorish style (the building is full of turrets and towers), it gives an glamorous impression, the white facades shining in the bright sun. It was opened in 1911 to meet the needs from... 

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VT Meetings

VT Meetings, Kuala Lumpur

 123 Reviews   I have many friends on my list who are from KL and I have never got the chance to meet up with them in KL. And finally, we decide to drive 5 hrs to KL just for this VT Meet to give a surprise to Rita... 

Top 3 Hotels in Kuala Lumpur

Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur

 23 Reviews and 1112 Opinions  Had a comfortable night sleep in the hotel. Nice Bathroom and bedsheets. Wide spread of Breakfast.... 

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Traders Hotel Kuala Lumpur

 13 Reviews and 2552 Opinions  Absolutely worst bar in town, with waiters are extremely not pedantic when serving customers... 

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Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur

 13 Reviews and 882 Opinions  The Shangri-la is in a very convenient location, close to the Petronas towers, the KL tower and a... 

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