Gurney Plaza

George Town


In addition to more than 300 shops, including the department store Parkson, Penang’s most glamorous mall serves up a whole floor of food and beverage outlets, the excellent Mercató supermarket, and a multiplex cinema.

A taxi here from central George Town costs RM15–20.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby George Town attractions

1. Wat Chayamangkalaram

0.51 MILES

The Temple of the Reclining Buddha is a typical Thai temple, complete with mosaic-covered naga serpents guarding the entrance, a sharp-eaved pagoda roof,…

2. Dhammikarama Burmese Buddhist Temple

0.54 MILES

Penang's first Buddhist temple was built in 1805 by migrants from Myanmar (Burma). A series of panel paintings on the life of the Buddha line the walkways…

3. Wat Buppharam

0.95 MILES

This Thai temple, dating from 1942, is home to the 'Lifting Buddha', a renowned, 100-year-old, gold-leaf-encrusted Buddha statue about the size of a well…

4. Witness Collection

1.01 MILES

Since this splendid collection of modern and contemporary art works, mainly from Vietnam and Cambodia, is displayed in the home of their owner, Adrian…

5. Botanical Gardens

1.32 MILES

Once a granite quarry, Penang's Botanical Gardens were founded in 1884 by Charles Curtis, a tireless British plant lover who collected the original…

6. Penang Jewish Cemetery

1.81 MILES

Believed to be the oldest single Jewish burial ground in Southeast Asia, here you'll find some 107 graves, the earliest of which dates back to 1835. The…

7. Suffolk House

1.86 MILES

This impressive Georgian-style mansion is built on the site of the original residence of Francis Light, founder of the colony and native of Suffolk,…

8. Penang Museum

1.9 MILES

Penang's state-run museum includes exhibits on the history, customs and traditions of the island’s various ethnic groups, with photos, videos, documents,…