Things to do in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
22 hand-picked places in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 9 landmarks, 2 museums, 5 mosques, 1 park and 5 shopping malls. Each has an editor's guide to what it is, when to go and what to know before you visit, with licensed photos. Start with the 2-day plan below, one area a day so you spend your time seeing rather than crossing town, or let the AI planner build a plan for your own dates, with restaurants, opening hours and live prices.
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2-day plan for Kuala Lumpur: one area a day
The best-known places, grouped by how close they are to each other. Distances are straight lines; the walk is a little longer.
Day 1: around Petronas Twin Towers
- 1.Petronas Twin Towers · Attraction
- 2.As Syakirin Mosque · Mosque · 500 m away
- 3.Kuala Lumpur Tower · Attraction · 1.4 km away
- 4.Berjaya Times Square · Shopping mall · 1.4 km away
Day 2: around Merdeka 118
- 1.Merdeka 118 · Attraction
- 2.Masjid Jamek · Mosque · 1.0 km away
- 3.Sultan Abdul Samad Building · Attraction · 200 m away
- 4.National Mosque · Mosque · 800 m away
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Landmarks and sights
- Petronas Twin TowersThe Petronas Twin Towers, Malaysia's most famous landmark and the icon of Kuala Lumpur, are an interlinked pair of 88-storey supertall skyscrapers standing 451. 9 metres tall (375 metres to the top floor).
Merdeka 118Merdeka 118, officially renamed Merdeka Maybank Tower on 30 July 2026, is a 118-storey megatall skyscraper in the Merdeka Precinct of Kuala Lumpur. At 678. 9 metres above ground (700.
Batu CavesBatu Caves is a limestone hill rising 325 metres in Gombak, Selangor, about 13 km north of Kuala Lumpur, containing a series of caves and cave temples; the name comes from the Sungai Batu, the "stone river", that flows…
Kuala Lumpur TowerThe Kuala Lumpur Tower (Menara Kuala Lumpur), colloquially KL Tower, is a 421-metre telecommunication tower, the seventh-tallest in the world and the tallest in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.
Sultan Abdul Samad BuildingThe Sultan Abdul Samad Building is Kuala Lumpur's most famous historic building, its long facade stretching along Jalan Raja in front of Independence Square and the Royal Selangor Club.
Independence SquareIndependence Square (Dataran Merdeka) is a broad green in the heart of old Kuala Lumpur in front of the Sultan Abdul Samad Building, and holds a special place in Malaysian hearts: it was here that the Union Flag was…
National PalaceThe Istana Negara (National Palace) is the official residence of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the King of Malaysia, located along Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim (formerly Jalan Duta) near Taman Duta in north-western Kuala…
Aquaria KLCCAquaria KLCC is a giant oceanarium beneath the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in the heart of the KLCC district, a few steps from the Petronas Twin Towers and KLCC Park.
Kuala Lumpur Courts ComplexThe Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex (Kompleks Mahkamah Kuala Lumpur) is a vast courthouse complex in the Segambut district along Jalan Duta, housing various courts of the Malaysian judicial system, including the High…
Museums
National MuseumThe National Museum of Malaysia (Muzium Negara) is a public museum devoted to Malaysian art, culture and history, located on Jalan Damansara close to the Perdana Lake Gardens and across from KL Sentral station.
Islamic Arts MuseumThe Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia is the largest museum of Islamic art in Southeast Asia, officially opened on 12 December 1998 and set in the heart of the city's green tourist belt between the Perdana Botanical…
Mosques
National MosqueThe National Mosque of Malaysia (Masjid Negara) is one of the largest mosques in Southeast Asia and a symbol of the independent Malaysian state, with a capacity of 15,000 worshippers, set among 13 acres (53,000 square…
Masjid JamekMasjid Jamek, officially the Sultan Abdul Samad Jamek Mosque, is one of the oldest and most beautiful mosques in Kuala Lumpur, standing in the heart of the old city at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak rivers, the…
Federal Territory MosqueThe Federal Territory Mosque (Masjid Wilayah Persekutuan) is one of the largest and most beautiful mosques in Kuala Lumpur, located in the Segambut district north-west of the city centre near the MATRADE complex and…
As Syakirin MosqueThe As Syakirin Mosque, also known as the KLCC Mosque, is a mosque of modern Islamic architecture in KLCC Park in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, a few steps from the Petronas Twin Towers and the Suria KLCC shopping centre.
Al-Bukhari Foundation MosqueThe Al-Bukhari Foundation Mosque, known locally as Masjid Albukhary KL, stands on Jalan Hang Tuah in central Kuala Lumpur, next to the historic Victoria Institution school and opposite Hang Tuah station, where the…
Shopping
Berjaya Times SquareBerjaya Times Square is a vast twin-tower complex, 203 metres and 48 storeys high, in the Bukit Bintang district of Kuala Lumpur, combining a shopping centre, a hotel, serviced apartments, commercial offices and an…
Suria KLCCSuria KLCC is one of Malaysia's premier shopping destinations, located at the foot of the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur City Centre; "suria" is the Malay word for sunshine.
Plaza Low YatPlaza Low Yat is a shopping centre specialising in electronics and IT products in the heart of Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, named "Malaysia's Largest IT Lifestyle Centre" by the Malaysian Book of Records in 2009.
Pavilion Kuala LumpurPavilion Kuala Lumpur, or Pavilion KL, is a luxury shopping centre in the heart of Bukit Bintang, the Malaysian capital's best-known shopping district, and the anchor of an integrated development that includes two…
Quill City MallQuill City Mall is a shopping centre in downtown Kuala Lumpur on Jalan Sultan Ismail, close to the traditional Malay quarter of Kampung Baru and the commercial Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman.