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Tourist Spots in Kuala
Lumpur
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Aquaria
KLCC
Located in KL Convention
Centre, Aquaria KLCC is a place where underwater world is marvelously
displayed in city of Kuala Lumpur. It is a place worth discovering,
its like a walk through the tropical rainforests. showcasing some of
the most entrancing aquatic creatures from all parts of the world.
The park is sprawled in
60,000 sq ft (6,000 mē) of area in two levels. One can reach here
through the underground interlink from Suria KLCC.
This huge aquarium features a 90-metre long underwater tunnel, a 10-ft
long colossal Arapamia, a touch pool and one Aqua Theatre. Throughout
the journey, you can stop at anytime to examine the living creatures
and their habitat. At the Touch Pool, you'll actually get to touch
baby sharks and stingrays. KL Aquaria, the 90m long acrylic tunnel,
marks the climax of this exciting journey where brilliant view of
ocean is presented.
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This
55mm-thick tunnel is curved and made to endure the enormous pressure
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Central
Market
Pasar Seni or Pasar Budaya,
is actually one of the main attractions in Kuala Lumpur. This indoor
marketplace is housed in an old building that was built by the
British, in 1888. Earlier it used to be a wet market for the city
inhabitants. Later it was revamped and expanded several times, now,
this market is a fully-fledged cultural center in Kuala Lumpur. If
you're looking to buy Malaysian arts & crafts, souvenirs t-shirts,
antiques, and rare pieces of handicrafts, custom-made crafts, cultural
shows, traditional performances then Central Market is the place to
head for. If you need urgent cash, many money hangers and ATM machines
are also close by.
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Chinatown
Located along the Petaling
Street, Kuala Lumpur. The area is known as the Petaling Street
because the track from here led to the mines in the Petaling area some
17km away. Petaling Street maintains much of its traditional
atmosphere, especially at night when vendors spread their wares out on
the street. Haggling is completely allowed in most outlets
especially kiosks by the road side so bargain all you want or just
walk away, if you are lucky you will get the price you deem fit. If
you are not interested in shopping here just enjoy the bustling place
by merely wandering and loitering in the area to get the feel of a
small china within Kuala Lumpur.
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Chinatown market is famous
for CDs, DVDs, watches, T-shirts, garments, leather goods, jewelry and
much more at unbelievable low prices. |
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