Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Ipoh (Malaysia). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Lost World of Tambun, Geological Museum, and Han Chin Pet Soo. Also, be sure to include Kek Look Seah Temple in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Ipoh (Perak).
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Lost World of Tambun
Theme park in Malaysia. The Lost World of Tambun is a theme park and hotel in Sunway City Ipoh, Tambun, Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia. Managed by the Sunway Group, the 40-acre park opened on 11 November 2004, and is officiated by Sultan Azlan Shah. With over 80 attractions from 10 parks, including the country's biggest wave pool and longest man-made adventure river, it is surrounded by 400 million old limestone hills over an area of 7,432 m2.[1]
Address: No. 1 Persiaran Lagun Sunway 1, 31150 Ipoh
Geological Museum
Also known as: Muzium Geologi
Museum in Ipoh, Malaysia. The Geological Museum is a museum in Ipoh, Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia.[2]
Address: Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, 30820 Ipoh
Han Chin Pet Soo
Museum in Ipoh, Malaysia. Han Chin Pet Soo is Malaysia's first Hakka tin mining museum managed by Ipoh World Sdn. Bhd. Located on the edge of Ipoh's Old Town, close to the Kinta River. Within walking distance of the well-known Panglima Lane, it is the #1 attraction in Ipoh on TripAdvisor.
Originally the home of the Hakka Tin Miners Club, founded in 1893. The building was rebuilt in 1929 to replace the earlier double-storey club house on the same site. This unique museum encompasses approximately 5000 square feet over three floors. On display are artifacts, collectibles, ephemera and also photographs from the 19th and 20th century. True to life murals painted by local students of the Perak Institute of Art provides the experience of a tin mine.
Opening in February 2015, the museum attracted more than 6000 visitors in the first six months and is steadily increasing. It is open from Tuesday to Sunday but visitors are required to make bookings online or in person prior to their visit.[3]
Address: 3, Jalan Bijeh Timah, 30100 Ipoh
Kek Look Seah Temple
Kek Look Seah Temple is a Chinese temple located in Taman Happy of Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. The temple is known for its planchette divination and has a medical room where Chinese medicine is given – which is not common for many Buddhist temple. This persistently making it being mistakenly referred to many people as a Dejiao establishment despite it is a Buddhist temple of Mahāyāna branch.
Kek Look Seah literally means "Sukhāvatī Society" in the Hokkien (Minnan) language.[4]
Muhammadiah Mosque
The Muhammadiah Mosque is a mosque in Ipoh, Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia.[5]
Menglembu
Township in Malaysia. Menglembu is a small township in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, lying at the foot of the Kledang Hill.
It is famed for the Menglembu groundnuts. The "groundnuts" are processed and packed by "Ngan Yin Groundnut Factory Sdn. Bhd."
The brand name is "KACANG CAP TANGAN" (literally in Bahasa Malaysia means HAND BRAND GROUNDNUTS) was incorporated by Mr Ngan Yin in 1975.
Historically, Menglembu and the surrounding areas of the Kinta Valley were settled by Chinese of the Hakka Dialect Group from South China who worked in the tin mines.
These townships were so populated by the Hakka that even many of the non-Chinese people spoke Hakka. Eventually, most of the Chinese people in the Ipoh area adopted Cantonese, the main dialect of Ipoh Town, as their Lingua Franca.
Menglembu "may be" one of the oldest township in Ipoh. Many shoplots were built in 1906 before the pre-World War era. There are very few left in the Menglembu Township.
Most of the shops around have been torn down and rebuilt, while some have been renovated. It is possibly one of the very few left that is still with its original condition.
Beside the old buildings and peanuts, nowadays, Menglembu is one of the famous places for eating out.
For example, "Twins Chee Cheong Fun", "Traditional Curry Mee" and famous Ipoh White Coffee, are a few examples.[6]
Sultan Idris Shah II Mosque
Also known as: Masjid Sultan Idris Shah II, Ipoh
Mosque in Ipoh, Malaysia. The Sultan Idris Shah II Mosque is the state mosque of Perak, Malaysia. It is situated in Ipoh, Perak's capital city, near the Birch Memorial.[7]
Address: Jalan Panglima Bukit Gantang Wahab, 31650 Ipoh
Muzium Darul Ridzuan
Museum in Ipoh, Malaysia. The Darul Ridzuan Museum is a museum in Ipoh, Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia.[8]
Address: Jalan Panglima Bukit Gantang Wahab, 30000 Ipoh,Perak, Ipoh
Birch Memorial Clock Tower
Also known as: Menara Jam Peringatan Birch
Historical landmark in Ipoh, Malaysia. The Birch Memorial Clock Tower is a clock tower in Ipoh, Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia.[9]
Address: Jalan Dato Sagor, Ipoh
Kellie's Castle
Also known as: Istana Kellie
Castle in Malaysia. Kellie's Castle is a castle located in Batu Gajah, Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia. 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. Kellie's Castle is situated beside the Raya River, which is a small creek to the Kinta River.[10]
Address: Jalan Gopeng, 31000 Ipoh
Perak Tong
View point, Temple
Address: Jalan Kuala Kangsar, 30010 Ipoh