Kowloon
A walk-through museum exhibit of old-time Hong Kong greets arrivals at this playful hotel close to Temple Street Night Market and Jordan MTR station. Lower-category rooms are more than adequate, but splurge and you get a handsome suite decked out in warm wood tones (madera means 'wood' in Spanish), and fine city views.
Make sure you catch at least one sunset on the rooftop of Horizonte Lounge, the hotel's tiny 29th-floor bar.
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Po Lin is a huge Buddhist monastery and temple complex that was built in 1924. Today it seems more of a tourist honeypot than a religious retreat,…
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This cable-hauled funicular railway has been scaling the 396m ascent to the highest point on Hong Kong Island since 1888. A ride on this clanking tram is…
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Standing at 552m, Victoria Peak is the highest point on Hong Kong Island. It is also one of the most visited spots by tourists, and it’s not hard to see…
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One of Hong Kong’s oldest temples and a declared monument, atmospheric Man Mo Temple is dedicated to the gods of literature (‘Man’), holding a writing…
High Island Reservoir East Dam
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Handsome architecture, the South China Sea, and 140-million-year-old volcanic rocks make this one of Hong Kong's most breathtaking places. High Island…
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Prepare to be whisked through millennia of Hong Kong history at this extraordinary museum, starting with prehistory (don't linger, the best is yet to come…
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Part of Hong Kong Global Geopark, 400-year-old Lai Chi Wo is Hong Kong's best-preserved Hakka walled village and has an intact woodland. With 200 houses,…
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When night falls and neon buzzes, Hong Kong's liveliest market rattles into life. Covering multiple city blocks from Man Ming Lane in the north to Nanking…
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This red-brick church with Protestant roots was constructed in 1930 with money from an English businessman of Armenian descent. It was built in a neo…
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This incense-filled sanctuary built in the 19th century is one of Hong Kong’s most famous Tin Hau (Goddess of the Sea) temples, though restorations have…
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A stone's throw from Tin Hau Temple is this handsome Edwardian police station (c 1923) with arcades and arches. You may have caught a glimpse of it in the…
4. St Andrew’s Anglican Church
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Sitting atop a knoll adjacent to the Former Kowloon British School is this charming building in English Gothic style that houses Kowloon’s oldest…
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This lovely historical monument, built in 1883, is sadly not open to the public, except for two days in March every year (see website for dates). It…
6. Former Kowloon British School
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One of the oldest surviving school buildings in Hong Kong, the Kowloon British School was established in 1902 to teach the children of expat residents…
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When night falls and neon buzzes, Hong Kong's liveliest market rattles into life. Covering multiple city blocks from Man Ming Lane in the north to Nanking…
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Strolling down Shanghai St will return you to a time long past. Once Kowloon’s main drag, it's flanked by shops selling Chinese wedding gowns, sandalwood…