Things to Do in Kuala Lumpur
Looking for things to do in Kuala Lumpur? This list of 10 includes Petronas Twin Towers (KLCC, Kuala Lumpur), ordered as entries were added — no votes cast yet. Voting decides the order from here — last updated Aug 19, 2026.
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Petronas Twin Towers
attractionKLCC, Kuala Lumpur
The 451.9m towers have an 86th-floor observation deck and a 41st/42nd-floor skybridge; open Tuesday-Sunday, closed Mondays.
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KL Tower (Menara Kuala Lumpur)
attractionBukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur
This 421m telecom tower on Bukit Nanas has opened its 276m observation deck to the public since July 1996.
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Batu Caves
attractionNote: this is actually in Gombak, Selangor, just outside KL, but is treated as the city's standard day trip. A 272-step climb past a 42.7m Murugan statue leads to limestone cave temples.
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Merdeka Square
attractionMedan Pasar, Kuala Lumpur
Malaya's flag was raised here at midnight on 31 August 1957; the square's flagpole, at about 95m, is one of the world's tallest.
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Central Market (Pasar Seni)
attractionPetaling Street, Kuala Lumpur
Built as a wet market in 1888 and rebuilt in Art Deco style in 1937, it's now a heritage-listed crafts and culture bazaar.
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Petaling Street
attractionPetaling Street, Kuala Lumpur
KL's original Chinatown market street, trading since the mid-1800s, was pedestrianised and given its covered red-tiled canopy in a 2003 revamp.
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Thean Hou Temple
attractionSeputeh, Kuala Lumpur
Built 1981-1987 by the Hainanese community and opened in 1989, this six-tiered hilltop temple is dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu.
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Lake Gardens, Kuala Lumpur
Completed in 1965 with a 73m minaret and a 16-point star roof, it can hold 15,000 worshippers and is a national heritage site.
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Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
attractionLake Gardens, Kuala Lumpur
Opened in 1998 beside the National Mosque, it holds more than 7,000 Islamic-art artefacts across 12 permanent galleries.
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Sri Mahamariamman Temple
attractionPetaling Street, Kuala Lumpur
Founded in 1873, KL's oldest Hindu temple was rebuilt in 1968 with a five-tiered gopuram about 23m tall bearing 228 carved deities.
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