Kuala Lumpur International Airport 1 hr 37
Jonker Street Night Market (19 min) Bustling open-air market on weekend nights with an array of food & souvenirs, plus entertainment. Melaka Sultanate Palace Museum (19 min) Museum dedicated to Malacca's culture & history housed in a reconstructed palace with a garden. St Paul's Church (20 min) Ruins of a storied church originally built in 1521 with tombstones & a statue of St. Francis Xavier. Cheng Hoon Teng Temple (21 min) Restored 1640s Chinese temple featuring traditional architecture with intricately carved woodwork. A Famosa (19 min) Fully stocked resort with safari, water park & old west-themed areas, dining, golf & hotel rooms. Jonker Street (19 min) Melaka Straits Mosque (20 min) Christ Church Melaka (18 min) Historic, red-painted Protestant church with services, a bell tower & a gift shop in back. Zoo Melaka (19 min) Enduring zoo housing hundreds of species, including Malayan tigers, with shows & night safaris. Bukit Cina (15 min) Hillside site dating to the 15th century, featuring a temple, burial ground & the ruins of a well. Windmill Dutch Square Melaka (18 min) Historic square featuring maroon-colored structures in the Dutch colonial style. Muzium Samudera (Flor de La Mar) (19 min) Housed in a giant ship replica, this museum provides educational exhibits about the port's history. Baba & Nyonya Heritage Museum (19 min) Artifacts & exhibits exploring the history of local Chinese Malays in a large, ornate home. Menara Taming Sari, Bandar Hilir, Malacca. (20 min) Opened in 2008, this modern tower features a rotating observation deck that ascends to 80 meters. Stadthuys (18 min) Red-hued Dutch city hall built in the 1650s, today a complex of small museums with guided tours. |