Place must visit in Johor Bahru

 Danga Bay

Danga Bay is the foremost recreation park in Johor Bahru. Outside the central business district, the area hosts many festive events throughout the year and contains many leisure and entertainment points of interest.

Johor Bahru Chinese Heritage Museum

Malaysia’s vast ethnic multiplicity shows up in Johor Bahru in terrific attractions like the Chinese Heritage Museum. While not massive, the museum offers remarkable multimedia and interactive insight into a vital community.

Istana Pasir Pelangi

Pasir Pelangi is the royal village that makes Johor Bahru a royal city in Malaysia. The Istana is the royal palace, built at the turn of the 20th century.

Pasir Pelangi Royal Mosque

Pasir Pelangi is well worth a tour while in Johor Bahru. Built in the 1920s, the Royal Mosque is a significant and venerable point of interest.

 Bangunan Sultan Ibrahim

The primary bastion of Johor’s state government, the Bangunan Sultan Ibrahim demonstrates the many architectural styles that dot Malaysia’s urban landscape. Built in the years prior to the outbreak of World War II, the landmark combines Malay and colonial influences.

 Istana Bukit Serene

The royal palace and official residence of the Sultan of Johor provides a stellar vantage point of Singapore and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city. Built in 1932, the landmark actually features many flourishes of the dominant style of the time – Art Deco. While not officially open to the public, visitors can get relatively close to the palace from the waterfront.

 Masjid Negeri Sultan Abu Bakar

The state mosque of Johor is the paragon religious landmark in Johor Bahru and a major attraction as well. Another eclectic piece of architecture, so typical of Malaysia, the mosque is mainly English Victorian, with strong hints of Moorish and Malay. Built in the late 19th century at the behest of Sultan Abu Bakar, the mosque is a definite must-see.

Interesting Place in Johor - Legoland

 

Legoland Malaysia theme park, the first in Asia, is situated in Nusajaya, Johor. Situated on 76 acres of land, the park is the sixth such park to open in the world.

Previous parks are located in Billund, Denmark (1968), Windsor, England (1996), California, USA (1999), Germany (2002), Florida, USA (2005).

Legoland is built with over 40 interactive rides, shows and attractions. One of the main attractions here is the Miniland. More than 30 million lego bricks are used in the building of these monuments including the Petronas Twin Towers, The Merlion Statue, Taj Mahal and others.

These well-known buildings are built using lego bricks, an interactive world on a scale of 1:20 where people, trains and aeroplanes come to life at the touch of a button. Other attractions at the park include Lego City, Land of Adventure, Imagination, Lego Kingdom and Lego Technic.

In the theme park, there is also an Observation Tower which is the highest tower in Legoland Malaysia, some 60 meters from the ground. This is also the third Legoland observation tower in the world after Denmark and Germany.

Legoland is a fascinating place to visit for children and adults alike!

Famous cuisine in Johor

List of famous food to be found in Johor
 

1. Nasi Briyani Gam:- Nasi Briyani Gam are specialty in batu pahat johor. It is rice cook with malaysian herbs and spice, very aromatic and mouth watering

   

       2.  Mee Bandung:- Mostly famous from Muar, some restaurant even name the dishes mee      bandung muar to let the customer knows that their mee bandung is indeed special. It is a dish of yellow mee with special gravy ussualy have slices of beef, prawns, dried shrimps, together with crushed peanuts.

      3-    Asam Pedas Lada Hitam:- This is a lunch time dish, ussually found in mix rice stall. This dish is specially for few kind of fish only such as catfish. The extra ingredient in this dish are the black pepper and daun kesum.

WELCOME TO JOHOR DARUL TAKZIM

The state of Johor lies at the southern most part of Malaysia. This southern gateway to Malaysia covering an area of 19, 984 sq km, is the second largest state in West Malaysia. The history of early Johor is a chronicle of glory and prosperity during the days when gambir and black pepper was a thriving business.

To the Siamese, Johor is "Gangganu" or 'Treasured Stones'. It was also once known as the "End of the Land" as it occupies the tail portion of mainland Asia. Its present name, Johor, is derived from an Arabic word 'Jauhar' which means Precious Stones.

Johor Bahru has a number of interesting historical buildings and handicraft centers. Outside the state capital in the smaller towns and villages along the coast, are picturesque scenes of rural kampungs and fishing villages. Those who prefer to bask in the tropical sun can choose between the well-known beaches.