George Town

Before you go

• Camera Museum Museum · 700 m
• Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion Museum · 740 m
• Penang Islamic Museum Museum · 620 m
• Sun Yat Sen Museum Penang Museum · 640 m
• Goddess of Mercy Temple Attraction · 940 m
• Tech Dome Museum · 270 m
• Meng Eng Soo Memorial Hall Museum · 460 m
• Asia Camera Museum Museum · 710 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Markets

• Hin Market

  1. M Monday: closed
  2. T Tuesday: closed
  3. W Wednesday: closed
  4. T Thursday: closed
  5. F Friday: closed
  6. S Saturday: 11:00–17:00
  7. S Sunday: 11:00–17:00

  11:00–17:00

  550 m from the centre

• Cecil Street Market

  Pasar Lebuh Cecil

  Covered hall

  1. M Monday: 07:30–19:00
  2. T Tuesday: 07:30–19:00
  3. W Wednesday: 07:30–19:00
  4. T Thursday: 07:30–19:00
  5. F Friday: 07:30–19:00
  6. S Saturday: 07:30–19:00
  7. S Sunday: 07:30–19:00

  07:30–19:00

  1.0 km from the centre

• Macallum Street Ghaut Night Market

  Pasar Malam Gat Lebuh Macallum

  1. M Monday: 18:30–23:00
  2. T Tuesday: closed
  3. W Wednesday: closed
  4. T Thursday: closed
  5. F Friday: closed
  6. S Saturday: closed
  7. S Sunday: closed

  18:30–23:00

  1.2 km from the centre

• Van Praagh Night Market

  Pasar Malam Van Praagh

  1. M Monday: closed
  2. T Tuesday: closed
  3. W Wednesday: closed
  4. T Thursday: closed
  5. F Friday: 18:00–22:30
  6. S Saturday: closed
  7. S Sunday: closed

  18:00–22:30

  2.9 km from the centre

• Chowrasta Market

  Pasar Chowrasta

  Covered hall

  No hours mapped

  220 m from the centre

• Penang Bazaar

  Covered hall

  No hours mapped

  270 m from the centre

• Piccadilly Bazaar

  No hours mapped

  300 m from the centre

• Campbell Street Market

  Covered hall

  No hours mapped

  570 m from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.