Red-roofed and painted light blue and white, this imposing and grand copy of the Istana Besar (Grand Palace) in Johor Bahru today houses the Muar Land Office and District Office. It dates from 1921.
Sultan Abu Bakar Building
Johor
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
23.93 MILES
This former town hall and governor's residence dates to the 1650s and is believed to be the oldest Dutch building in the East. It functioned as State…
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23.92 MILES
The focal point of the Unesco Heritage zone, this attractive and elegant square is surrounded by Dutch-era buildings that have been painted crimson, shady…
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24.11 MILES
Touring this traditional Baba-Nonya (Peranakan) townhouse transports you to a time when women peered at guests through decorative partitions and every…
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History & Ethnography Museums Complex
23.92 MILES
The ground floor of the Stadthuys houses Melaka's most interesting museum, which focuses on the city's fascinating history and ethnography. Exhibits…
Maritime Museum & Naval Museum
24 MILES
Embark on a voyage through Melaka's maritime history at these linked museums, all covered by the one ticket. The most enjoyable of the Maritime Museum's…
23.5 MILES
Especially beautiful at morning or dusk, this gold-domed mosque overlooks the Strait of Melaka from its shoreside perch on an artificial island a short…
24.16 MILES
Malaysia's oldest still-operating Chinese temple, constructed in 1673, remains a central place of worship for the Buddhist and Taoist communities here. It…
23.9 MILES
Built in 1753 from laterite bricks brought from Zeeland in Holland, this eye-catching cherry-pink church is one of the most photographed and imposing…
Nearby Johor attractions
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Set up by the British, construction on this lovely white, colonnaded high school was completed in 1915.
2. Masjid Jamek Sultan Ibrahim Muar
0.26 MILES
This incredible light-blue- and white-painted, blue-roofed, overblown Victorian fantasy was completed in 1927 at a cost of RM10,000; it's a magnificent…
3. Royal Customs and Excise Building
0.27 MILES
Today painted blue and yellow, with the date 1909 on its domed clock tower, this was once the Muar Railway Station Building. Look out for it on the north…
0.32 MILES
This pleasant riverside park is well worth a stroll for views of sunset, or early in the morning.
0.39 MILES
Tucked away behind the four-storey Kwong Siu Building on Jln Ali (between Jln Sisi and Jln Sayang) are some blue-painted buildings, one of which is…
0.68 MILES
Look out for this terrific black and white mural of two sisters on the side of a building by the roundabout as Jln Arab meeets Jln Bakri. The 12m-high…
16.49 MILES
This small but informative museum illustrates the island's culture, history and spiritual significance, in particular its role as a rest point and source…
8. Tomb of Sultan Al Ariffin Syeikh Ismail
16.69 MILES
Locals come to pay their respects at this simple tile-and-marble tomb, which is a roughly 10-minute signposted walk from the boat jetty.