The Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum at Tan Cheng Lock Street is the ancestral home of three generations of a Baba Nyonya family. The building is now a beautifully-designed museum that showcases the unique culture and legacy of Straits-born Chinese. View costumes, jewellery and other heirlooms pertaining to Baba Nyonya culture here. The interesting intermarriage between the early Chinese settlers and local Malay has born a unique culture which is not commonly seen, especially in this modernized and urbanized city.

Add: 50-51, Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, 75200 Melaka
Tel: 06-2831273

The Cheng Hoon Teng is a historical monument that is recognised as one of the finest Chinese temples in Malaysia – even receiving a UNESCO award for outstanding architectural restoration. The temple itself is crafted with ornate mythological figures, carvings and paintings and was built in the early 1600s’ by ‘Kapitans’ or chiefs of the Chinese trading community in Malacca.

Add: No. 25, Jalan Tokong, 75200 Melaka
Tel: 06-2829343
Fax: 06-2861889

The Christ Church was built in 1753 by the Dutch to commemorate a century of their rule. It still stands today in Malacca city, a landmark of fine Dutch architecture. The beams were constructed from cutting and carving a single tree and have no joints! The hand-made pews, on the other hand, date back some 200 years. Mounted on its walls are some decorative fanlights and plaques in memory of those who died of various epidemics.

Add: No. 48, Jalan Gereja, 75000 Melaka

The Cultural Museum was built in 1954 by the British in a Dutch house that was in turn built around 1660. The museum later moved to the Stadhuys in 1982 before it was finally moved into a RM2.5 million complex in 1986 built by Malaysia's fourth Prime Minister. The museum has a collection of 1,350 items; artefacts, prints, photographs and drawings which represent the history and culture of the Malaccan Sultanate and migrant communities in the early centuries.

Add: Jalan Parameswara, Bandar Hilir, 75000, Melaka
Tel: 06-2826526
Fax: 06-2826745

Hang Li Poh was a princess who was sent from the emperor of China to marry the reigning Malaccan Sultan Mansur Shah as a sign of good diplomatic relations, in mid-15th century. Her entourage built the well in 1459 which became the main source of water for much of the town. It is believed that the well has never dried up, even in the most extreme of drought. Today, it is a famous wishing well and those who throw coins into it are said to come to Malacca time and time again in the future.

Add: Jalan Munshi Abdullah, 75100 Melaka

The champion of justice who’s died a tragic death. Hang Jebat was unceremoniously killed by Hang Tuah in a duel of honour that lasted 3 days and 3 nights. He runs amuck after suffering a fatal wound from Hang Tuah's dagger, 'Keris Taming Sari'. In the name of justice to avenge the sultan's hasty the punishment against Hang Tuah for a crime he didn't commit, Hang Jebat was accused by Hang Tuah of contumacy.

Add: Jalan. Kg. Pantai, 75200 Melaka
Tel: 06-2836538

True to its nature, the museum is built in a replica of a Portuguese ship, the 'Flo De La Mar' that sank off the coast of Malacca while on the way to Portugal. Here, visitors can view dioramas and intricately crafted models of ships on board. There are detailed descriptions of Malacca history and a map that features actual charts used by Portuguese sailors’ centuries ago. Located near the tourist office, the Maritime Museum is a great place t visit to learn Malacca history.

Add: No. 11B, Jalan Melaka Raya II, Taman Melaka Raya, Melaka
Tel: 06-2847090
Fax: 06-2813636

The story of the ultimate Malacca warrior, Hang Tuah, is the stuff of legends. Faithfully serving Sultan Mansur back in the 15th century, this infamous historical figure had an exemplary record of achievements, which include successfully warding off advances from Siam and Acheh, and a winning duel with Taming Sari, a warrior from the court of Majapahit. Born in Pulau Bentam, Sumatra, Hang Tuah was brought up in Kampong Duyong just 5 kilometers away along with his four good friends, Hang Jebat, Hang Kasturi, Hang Lekir and Hang Lekiu, who were also warriors in the Sultan’s court.

Add: Kampung Duyong, 75460, Melaka

The Portuguese Square is the centre of the small Portuguese community in Malacca, the descendants of the past Malaccan colonists. The Square feels like a little patch of Portugal with plenty of restaurants, food stalls, pubs and a mini-museum. On weekends, the square becomes a hub of activity, as the Portuguese communities put up traditional dances, entertain tourists and celebrate in style their unique culture.

Add: Ujong Pasir, 75050 Melaka
Tel: 06-2836538

A domineering presence in the skyline of Malacca, this twin-spired neo-gothic structure was built on the site of an old Portuguese church by a French priest, Father Farvé, in 1856, in honour of St. Francis Xavier, a prominent 16th-century Catholic missionary also known as ‘Apostle of the East’. Located on Jalan Laksamana, the church’s finishing touches were completed in 1859 by Father Allard, with the present-day presbytery built in 1874.

Add: Jalan Gereja, 75000 Melaka
Tel: 06-2824770

The Fort was originally built as a chapel by the Portuguese but it was eventually renovated into a fort by the Dutch. Sitting on top a hill, the fort is unique in the sense that it was built to defend from inland invaders, rather than the sea. Hence, the canons are faced rather awkwardly towards inland as visitors shall see. Today, all that remains are a few walls and cannon emplacements. However, there are magnificent await you at the hilltop.

Add: Jalan Parameswara, 75000 Melaka

Built in 1710, the church is currently the oldest functioning Catholic Church in the country. There is also a bell tower which dates all the way back to 1608 and was made in Goa, India. The church itself was built through the donations of a Dutchman who presented it to the Portuguese builders. Every year, the church becomes alive with activity during Catholic celebrations.

Add: No. 166 Jalan Bendahara, 75100, Melaka
Tel: 06-2822950
Fax: 06-2841010