Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Number of sights 14 sights
Distance 7.3 km
Ascend 297 m
Descend 246 m

Explore Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in Kuala LumpurIndividual Sights in Kuala Lumpur

Sight 1: Perdana Botanical Gardens

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Perdana Botanical Gardens, formerly Perdana Lake Gardens, Lake Gardens and Public Gardens, is Kuala Lumpur's first large-scale recreational park. Measuring 91.6 hectares, it is located in the heart of the city and established in 1888. The park served as place of refuge from the hustle and bustle of the city during colonial times. It contains large sculpted and manicured gardens and a host of attractions.

Wikipedia: Perdana Botanical Gardens (EN), Website

666 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 2: Kuala Lumpur Bird Park

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Kuala Lumpur Bird Park is a 20.9-acre (8.5 ha) public aviary in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is one of the world's largest covered bird parks, located adjacent to the 60-hectare (150-acre) Perdana Botanical Gardens, Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park, the National Mosque and Royal Malaysian Police Museum. The Bird Park houses more than 3,000 birds representing more than 200 species in an enclosed aviary. About 90% are local birds and 10% were imported from countries such as Australia, China, Holland, Indonesia, New Guinea, Tanzania and Thailand.

Wikipedia: Kuala Lumpur Bird Park (EN), Website

720 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 3: Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park

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Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park is a large public butterfly zoo in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is a popular tourist attraction in the country, as well as one of the largest such houses in the world, spanning over an area 80,000 sq ft (7,400 m2) of land and located adjacent to the Lake Gardens and Kuala Lumpur Bird Park.

Wikipedia: Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park (EN), Website

791 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 4: ASEAN Sculpture Garden

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ASEAN Sculpture Garden is a garden in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, situated adjacent to the National Monument and in the vicinity of the Lake Gardens. It is a landscaped garden with a collection of prize-winning sculptures in wood, marble, iron and bamboo. Exhibits have been crafted by artists from the ASEAN region.

Wikipedia: ASEAN Sculpture Garden (EN)

279 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: National Monument

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The Tugu Negara is a national monument that commemorates those who died in Malaysia's struggle for freedom, principally against the Japanese occupation during World War II and the Malayan Emergency, which lasted from 1948 until 1960. It is located in the Federal capital, Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysian Houses of Parliament is situated near the monument.

Wikipedia: National Monument (Malaysia) (EN)

1402 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 6: St Mary's Cathedral

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The Cathedral of St. Mary the Virgin or St. Mary's Cathedral is the cathedral of the Diocese of West Malaysia of the Anglican Church of the Province of South East Asia, located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the Episcopal see of the Anglican Bishop of West Malaysia and the mother church of the diocese.

Wikipedia: St. Mary's Cathedral, Kuala Lumpur (EN), Website

205 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Independence Square

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Independence Square Haakon S. Krohn / CC BY-SA 3.0

Independence Square is a square located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is situated in front of the Sultan Abdul Samad Building. It was formerly known as the Selangor Club Padang or simply the Padang and was used as the cricket green of the Selangor Club. It was here that the Union Flag was lowered and the Malaysian flag hoisted for the first time at midnight on 31 August 1957. Since then, the Independence Square has been the usual venue for the annual Independence Day Parade.

Wikipedia: Independence Square (Kuala Lumpur) (EN)

324 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: DBKL City Theatre

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Panggung Bandaraya DBKL is a historical theatre hall located across the Merdeka Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, at the junction of Jalan Tun Perak and Jalan Raja. Construction began in 1896 and was completely finished in 1904.

Wikipedia: Panggung Bandaraya DBKL (EN)

234 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Sultan Abdul Samad Building

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The Sultan Abdul Samad Building is a late-19th century building located along Jalan Raja in front of Dataran Merdeka and the Royal Selangor Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The building originally housed the offices of the British colonial administration, and was known simply as Government Offices in its early years. In 1974, it was renamed after Sultan Abdul Samad, the reigning sultan of Selangor at the time when construction began.

Wikipedia: Sultan Abdul Samad Building (EN)

384 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 10: National Textile Museum

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The National Textile Museum is a museum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The museum is open daily from 9 am to 6 pm, with admission fees ranging from RM2 to RM5.

Wikipedia: National Textile Museum (EN), Website

354 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Central Market

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Central Market

Central Market Kuala Lumpur is a market in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Wikipedia: Central Market, Kuala Lumpur (EN), Website

752 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 12: Telekom Museum

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The Telekom Museum is a museum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Wikipedia: Telekom Museum (EN), Website

286 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: St. John's Cathedral

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Cathedral of St John The Evangelist is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur and the seat of its Archbishop, Julian Leow Beng Kim. The first church on a nearby site was established in 1883, and consisted of a long wooden hall with a few windows built on a forested area of Bukit Nanas, and was dedicated to St John the Evangelist. It was later rebuilt with bricks walls and tile roofed, and today is used as "The Community Services Centre". The current building was built in 1954 and completed in 1955 and consecrated in 1962, when it was also elevated to the status of cathedral. The building is known for its whitewashed exterior and twin spires at the west front. It also includes stained glass windows from Paris, depicting scenes from the Gospel.

Wikipedia: St. John's Cathedral (Kuala Lumpur) (EN)

921 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 14: KL Forest Eco-Park

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Bukit Nanas is a small hill in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. With a height of 94 meters above sea level, it contains the only virgin tropical rain forest left in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. The Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve is located here, and is open to the public. There are jungle trails, a visitors centre, and a forestry museum.

Wikipedia: Bukit Nanas (EN)

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