Things To Do In Kuala Lumpur

Things to do in Kuala Lumpur

The Petronas Twin Towers, 452 metres tall, were the world's tallest buildings until 2004. The Skybridge and observation deck tickets, released in timed slots, sell out; book ahead. The KLCC Park below is free, with an evening fountain show at Lake Symphony.

Batu Caves, thirty minutes by train, is a Hindu temple inside a limestone cave, reached up 272 rainbow-painted steps beside a 43-metre golden statue of Lord Murugan. It is free; cover knees and shoulders, and watch your belongings around the monkeys. At Thaipusam, in January or February, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims climb the steps.

The old centre has Merdeka Square, where independence was declared in 1957, with the Moorish-style Sultan Abdul Samad Building, and the Masjid Jamek mosque at the river confluence that gave the city its name. The Islamic Arts Museum is one of the best in Asia.

Chinatown's Petaling Street market, the Sri Mahamariamman Temple and the Central Market, a 1930s Art Deco building of crafts, are side by side. Thean Hou Temple, a six-tiered Chinese temple on a hill, is beautiful at night.

KL Forest Eco Park, a patch of rainforest in the city centre, has a canopy walkway below the KL Tower. Kampung Baru, a Malay village surrounded by skyscrapers, is best at dinnertime.