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Must-see attractions in Hong Kong

  • Peak Tram
Hong Kong's Peak Tram going up an incline

    Peak Tram

    Hong Kong

    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…

  • Winter sunrise over Hong Kong from the Peak, at Victoria Peak

    Victoria Peak

    Hong Kong

    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…

  • Man Po Daoist Temple, Hong Kong

    Man Mo Temple

    Hong Kong

    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…

  • Skyline in Central Hong Kong Left to right: Bank of China Tower, Cheung Kong Centre, Bank of China building, HSBC headqurters, Standard Chartered Bank.

    HSBC Building

    Hong Kong

    This remarkable building, designed by British architect Sir Norman Foster in 1985, has stood the test of time – more than 30 years on, its magnetism can…

  • Tai Kwun

    Hong Kong

    The long-awaited reinvention of Hong Kong's Central Police Station as a heritage and arts complex was completed in May 2018. It's impressive and vast,…

  • PMQ

    Hong Kong

    This arts and lifestyle hub occupies the multistorey modernist building complex of the old married police quarters (c 1951). Dozens of small galleries and…

  • Pak Sing Ancestral Hall

    Hong Kong

    In the 19th century many Chinese who left home in search of better horizons died overseas. As it was the wish of traditional Chinese to be buried in their…

  • Hong Kong Maritime Museum

    Hong Kong

    This multilayered museum records 2000 years of Chinese maritime history and the development of the Port of Hong Kong. Exhibits include ceramics from China…

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    St John’s Cathedral

    Hong Kong

    Services have been held at this Anglican cathedral since it opened in 1849, with the exception of 1944, when the Japanese army used it as a social club…

  • Statue of Sir Thomas Jackson (1841-1915)on Statue Square in Central.

    Statue Square

    Hong Kong

    This leisurely square used to house effigies of British royalty. Now it pays tribute to a single sovereign – the founder of HSBC. In the northern area …

  • Man walking through entrance of Western Market in Sheung Wan.

    Western Market

    Hong Kong

    Textile vendors driven off nearby streets in the 1990s moved into this renovated market building (1906) with its bold red-and-white facade, four-corner…

  • Flamingoes in bird aviary, Hong Kong Botanic Gardens.

    Hong Kong Zoological & Botanical Gardens

    Hong Kong

    This Victorian-era garden has a welcoming collection of fountains, sculptures and greenhouses, plus a zoo and some fabulous aviaries. Some 160 species of…

  • Mt Davis

    Hong Kong

    Leafy and deserted in a slightly dystopian way, Mt Davis is one of the last remaining adventures on Hong Kong Island's busy northern belt. In the early…

  • Sai Wan Swimming Shed

    Hong Kong

    Local Instagrammers and wedding photographers know all about Sai Wan Swimming Shed, a dreamy spot below Mt Davis where old-school Hong Kongers come for…

  • Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences

    Hong Kong

    Although this museum's focus is medical sciences, there are several interesting exhibits for tourists – in particular the section dedicated to the history…

  • University of Hong Kong

    Hong Kong

    Established in 1911, HKU is the oldest university in Hong Kong. The Edwardian-style Main Building, with its pastel-pink edifice, colonnaded verandahs and…

  • Liang Yi Museum

    Hong Kong

    This private three-floor museum houses two exquisite collections: antique Chinese furniture from the Ming and Qing dynasties, and Chinese-inspired…

  • University Museum & Art Gallery

    Hong Kong

    The University of Hong Kong Museum & Art Gallery houses collections of ceramics and bronzes spanning 5000 years, including exquisite blue-and-white Ming…

  • Dr Sun Yat-Sen Museum

    Hong Kong

    Dr Sun Yat-Sen was a key figure in the fight to establish a Chinese republic and served as its first president in the days after the revolution in 1911,…

  • Exchange Square

    Hong Kong

    This complex of office towers houses the Hong Kong Stock Exchange but what comes as a complete surprise in Central's urban forest is the attractive,…

  • Bank of China Tower

    Hong Kong

    The awesome 70-storey Bank of China Tower, designed by IM Pei and completed in 1990, rises from the ground like a cube, and is then successively reduced,…

  • Madame Tussauds

    Hong Kong

    Most people go to the Peak for the views or the thrill of ascending Hong Kong's highest point on the Peak Tram. But there are some other lures, including…

  • Government House

    Hong Kong

    Parts of this erstwhile official residence of the chief executive of Hong Kong, and previously the colonial governors, date to 1855. Other features were…

  • Jamia Mosque

    Hong Kong

    Also called Lascar Mosque after the Indian sea people it was originally built for, Hong Kong's oldest mosque is a mint-green beauty now dwarfed by the Mid…

  • á ŽSai Ying Pun Community Complex

    Hong Kong

    A modern high-rise imposed on Victorian remains make up this complex that's fondly nicknamed the High Street Haunted House. The grey stone facade and…

  • Peak Tower

    Hong Kong

    The anvil-shaped Peak Tower makes arguably the best grandstand for views of the city and harbour. The lower levels are unabashedly designed to draw you…

  • Central–Mid-Levels Escalator

    Hong Kong

    The world's longest covered outdoor people-mover zigzags from Central's offices to homes near Conduit Rd in the Mid-Levels using an 800m system of…

  • Ohel Leah Synagogue

    Hong Kong

    This Moorish Romantic temple, completed in 1902, is named after Leah Gubbay Sassoon, the matriarch of a philanthropic Sephardic Jewish family. It's Hong…

  • H Queen's

    Hong Kong

    Most things in Hong Kong exist in the sky, and the contemporary art scene is no different. H Queen's is a vertical arts centre right in the heart of…

  • Old Supreme Court Building

    Hong Kong

    The colonnaded and domed building (c 1912) was built of granite quarried on Stonecutters Island, and served as the seat of the Legislative Council from…

  • Two International Finance Centre

    Hong Kong

    A pearl-coloured colossus resembling an electric shaver, this is the tallest building on Hong Kong Island. You can't get to the top, but you can get…

  • Palace of Moon & Water Kwun Yum Temple

    Hong Kong

    Not to be confused with Kwun Yum Temple nearby, this dimly lit temple honours Kwun Yum of a Thousand Arms. Kwun Yum (aka Guanyin) is the Goddess of…

  • Graham Street Market

    Hong Kong

    This busy street market has been providing Central Hong Kong with fruit, vegies, tofu, duck eggs and all variety of fermented beans and sauces for nearly…

  • Peak Galleria

    Hong Kong

    Because clearly what the Peak needs is more shops, the Galleria mall was being expanded at the time of writing. It remains partially open during the…

  • Man Wa Lane

    Hong Kong

    Kiosks in this alley just east of the Sheung Wan MTR station specialise in name chops: a stone (or wood or jade) seal with the owner's name carved in…

  • Old Bank of China Building

    Hong Kong

    Constructed in 1950, the old Bank of China building now houses the bank’s Central branch and, on its top floors, the exclusive members-only China Club,…

  • Cat Street

    Hong Kong

    Just north of (and parallel to) Hollywood Rd is Upper Lascar Row, aka ‘Cat Street’, a pedestrian-only lane lined with antique and curio shops and stalls…

  • Kwun Yam Temple

    Hong Kong

    Built in 1840, Sheung Wan's oldest temple honours Kwun Yam, the Goddess of Mercy. It's a quaint-looking structure, with a magnificent and intricate brass…

  • City Gallery

    Hong Kong

    This museum attached to Hong Kong City Hall is dedicated to local infrastructure projects, past, present and future. Some of the most interesting sections…

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