Kuala Lumpur City Center or KLCC

This is the first shopping mall I had visited in Kuala Lumpur back in 2005. I was on my way to Mandarin Hotel which is near to KLCC by using train, and when I stopped at the KLCC station and got out, wow, I was amazed of how well is the transportation infrastructure system in Kuala Lumpur. I just realised that day, that the KLCC Station is exactly under the KLCC shopping mall! Call me an idiot, but I came from Jakarta, Jakarta until now still doesn’t have the railway system like the one in Kuala Lumpur. That’s why I amazed of how well is the railway system in KL.

KLCC is located exactly nestled with the Petronas Twin Towers building, so if you visit Petronas Twin Towers don’t forget to visit this mall also. There are many stores in KLCC ranging from the international brands and local brands. I am a guy, I don’t do shopping a lot, but what I like most in KLCC is the Kinokuniya Book Store, the food court and the cinema. There are also a digital camera stores, but the prices is crazy, I prefer to buy digital camera or digital gadget things at the Lowyat Plaza than KLCC. If you like rock music you should go to the Tower Records, located at the ground level. It’s full of rock music CD ranging from 60’s to 90’s rock era.

If you have a kid or a teenager and they like to learn about science, you can bring them to Petrosains located at level 4 of KLCC. It’s a huge and a cool place to learn about petroleum science and technology in an interactive way, owned by Petronas, the oil company in Malaysia. I have two kids, 4 years old and 6 years old, they love this place so much. I am geek, I love science, I love this place also. I dunno about you guys. For orchestra’s music lover, KLCC also has a world-class Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, you can buy the ticket at Concourse level. I’ve never had a chance to watch this orchestra, so I can’t tell you about this.

If you want to see the work of local and foreign artists in KL, you can go to the Galeri Petronas at level 4 KLCC. When I was there, they showing us an antique photos of Malaysia photographed by some old local photographer, very interesting! Still in walking distance from KLCC you can go to Aquaria, it’s not so big aquarium show. If I compared this with Seaworld in Jakarta, this Aquaria in Kuala Lumpur is very small. If you have had an experience with Seaworld, Fishworld, or other big aquarium show before, I would not recommend this place.

Oh I forgot, there are also a very nice park called KLCC park near to KLCC. It has 50 acre tropical garden, two-acre children’s playground, symphony fountain, wading pool, a jogging track, and it’s free! My kids love the playground so much. Another interesting feature in KLCC Park is a Lake Symphony where two water fountains dancing together start every 6 pm to 9 pm. For photographer, this is a good place to photograph the Petronas Twin Towers. The golden time for photograph the Petronas Twin Towers from KLCC Park is between 7pm to 8pm, because the light from the Petronas Twin Towers is striking beautiful at this time. Bring your tripod.

Getting here is easy. Just take a Putra LRT Train and go to KLCC Station, or take a taxi if you’re far from any train station. You can check KLCC website here, Petrosains here, and Aquaria here.

Video of KLCC