George Town Penang App Guided Street Art Tour

Explore the rich history and culture of George Town, Penang with this app-guided audio walking tour. Starting at the Queen Victoria Memorial Clock Tower and concluding at the Armenian street, the tour leads you through iconic British-era establishments like the Central Police Station, Town Hall, Logan memorial, Kuan Yin Temple, Little India and Kapitan Keling Mosque. With engaging stories about Penang's evolution from a duty-free port-town to a bustling art-friendly city, you'll uncover architectural insights and learn about modern conservation challenges. The latter half of the tour focuses on how the different communities organized themselves and cooperated with each other. The tour includes multi-part audio clips, maps, and directions to the starting point, all usable offline through a mobile app.

1. 1

   Fort Cornwallis

   Pass by

   Fort built by Francis Light after founding George Town in 1786

2. 2

   Stop 2

   10 min

   A clock tower memorial celebrating Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee on the throne

3. 3

   Stop 3

   10 min

   A mansion by one of the most influential business magnates of George Town

4. 4

   Esplanade Walkway

   Pass by

   A seafront parade ground that acts as the town's gathering area

5. 5

   Penang Town Hall

   10 min

   A Victorian-era Palladian style building built in 1883 to house the Municipal Houses.

6. 6

   Logan Memorial

   10 min

   Situated in front of the Penang High Court and erected in memory of James Richardson Logan, a Scottish lawyer who practised in Penang and defended, without charge, the rights of non-Europeans.

7. 7

   Stop 7

   10 min

   A memorial temple to Francis Light in the lawns of St George's Anglican Church

8. 8

   Goddess of Mercy Temple (Kuan Yin Teng)

   10 min

   The earliest Chinese temple in Penang that also mediated between the Hokkiens and the Cantonese

9. 9

   Little India - Penang

   10 min

   An informally named settlement of the Indian Hindus full of silk retailers, jewellers and Indian restaurants

10. 10

    Sri Mahamariamman Temple

    10 min

    The focal temple of the Indian Hindus renovated in 1933. The temple gate tower features magnificent colored sculptures of Hindu deities.

11. 11

    Han Jiang Ancestral Temple

    10 min

    An ancestral temple built by the Teochew community that won recent awards for restoration

12. 12

    Kapitan Keling Mosque

    10 min

    The focal mosque of the Indian Muslims built in the British Mughal Revival style.

13. 13

    Yap Kongsi Temple

    10 min

    A magnificent clan temple built by the Yap surname community

14. 14

    Khoo Kongsi

    Pass by

    Clan house of the most influential Hokkien family that works like a self-administering village

15. 15

    Acheen Street Mosque

    10 min

    The focal mosque of the Malay community built by Tengku Syed Hussain.

16. 16

    Stop 16

    10 min

    An iconic mural of a boy standing on a chair

17. 17

    Stop 17

    10 min

    Another iconic 3D art piece by Ernest Zacharevic

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.