The Owl Museum

The Owl Museum is a museum in Daerah Timur Laut, Penang. The Owl Museum is situated nearby to the food court Cliff Cafe, as well as near Bukit Bendera Square.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kek Lok Si Temple and Penang Botanic Gardens.

Kek Lok Si Temple

Buddhist temple

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The Kek Lok Si Temple is a Buddhist temple in George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located at Ayer Itam, it is the largest Buddhist temple in Malaysia and an important pilgrimage centre for Buddhists from Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore and other parts of Southeast Asia. Kek Lok Si Temple is situated 3 km south of The Owl Museum.

Penang Botanic Gardens

Garden

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The Penang Botanic Gardens is a botanical garden within the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Situated at Jalan Air Terjun, it is also colloquially known as the Waterfall Gardens because of the cascading waterfall nearby. Penang Botanic Gardens is situated 3 km northeast of The Owl Museum.

Ayer Itam War Memorial Park

Park

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The Ayer Itam War Memorial Park is a war memorial in George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Located at the suburb of Ayer Itam, the memorial commemorates the local Chinese who lost their lives during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the subsequent Japanese occupation of Malaya. Ayer Itam War Memorial Park is situated 2½ km southeast of The Owl Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Air Itam and Farlim.

Air Itam

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Air Itam, is a town in central Penang Island. Located west of George Town, Air Itam is largely a suburban area home to the famous Penang Hill, or Bukit Bendera, and the gigantic Kek Lok Si Temple.

Farlim

Suburb

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Farlim, officially Bandar Baru Ayer Itam, is a residential neighbourhood within the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located 6 km southwest of the city centre, the township was created in the 1980s. Farlim is situated 4 km southeast of The Owl Museum.

The Owl Museum

Type: Museum
Wheelchair access: no
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Daerah Timur Laut, Penang, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

5.42448° or 5° 25′ 28″ north

Longitude

100.2688° or 100° 16′ 8″ east

Open location code

6PQ2C7F9+QG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3103757000

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=no

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Polish—“The Owl Museum” goes by many names.

Chinese: “猫头鹰博物馆”
Polish: “Muzeum Sów”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cliff Cafe and Bukit Bendera Square.

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