LEGENDS:

1  Fort Cornwallis

2  City Hall

3  Town Hall

4  Court Buildings

5  State Museum

6  Yap Kongsi

7  Dr. Sun Yat   Sen's Penang Base

8  Syed Alatas Mansion

9 Acheen Street Mosque

10  Khoo Kongsi

The city of Georgetown, Penang is known to have many historical buildings and sites in Malaysia. The historic core of the city can be explored either on foot or by trishaw. The cultural diversity of the city is expressed in the details of the architecture and lifetsyle, which normally escape those who only see the city from the tour bus. Presently, there are two heritage trails set up by the American Express Company for the inner city of Georgetown. The first heritage trail (see above map), which takes one and a half hours for a leisurely stroll or up to a few hours if investigate each cultural attraction along the way, begins at the Fort Cornwallis at the Jalan Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah facing the sea and ends up at the Cheah Kongsi at Gat Lebuh Armenian.