Build sometime before the nineteenth century (the temple claims 1770 as the founding year) Tua Pek Kong is the oldest Chinese Temple in the city and one of the most popular.

The Kampung House design has many features that take into account the climate, aesthetics , tradition and culture of the region. Kampung Houses are raised on wooden stilts and this improves ventilation , especially from below, providing a cooling effect inside even when the weather outside is hot.

The Astana was build in 1870 by the second White Raja Charles Brooke as a wedding gift to his wife Margaret Alice Lili de Windt. The residence was originally three separate buildings with each connected to the other by short and narrow passageway. The Astana has since undergone major renovations and alterations befitting it as the official residence of the Governor of Sarawak.

The Sarawak Museum was build in 1891, is designed in the style of Normandy town house. It houses an exceptional ethnographic collection, some good natural history display & a section of the oil industry in Sarawak.

Fort Margherita is a old fort build in 1897 by Charles Brooke named after Brookes beloved wife. The three stores tower blocks battlement includes a watch point on top , a courtyard surrounded by high walls with sharp glass shards inlaid for protection and set into the walls itself are wooden windows from where the cannons were fired. The fort was well equipped to protect the capital from river borne invasions.