Bird Market
Hong Lok St, Mongkok, Kowloon.
This street market specializing
in birds, singing crickets and intricate cages gives a glimpse into the
traditional Chinese way of life.
Cheung Chau Island
Cheung Chau.
This little island offers
walks, temples and traditional fishing villages, as well as markets and
seafront, seafood restaurants.
Museum of Art -
Hong Kong Cultural Centre,
Salisbury Rd, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon.
Art Museum featuring Calligraphy,
scrolls and colonial-era art, as well as an excellent, well-presented collection
of Chinese antiquities.
The Peak
The Peak, Hong Kong Island.
Take the little funicular
railway up this 550-metre hill for superb views over Hong Kong harbour.
The ultimate Hong Kong experience: A ride on one of the world’s steepest
cable cars up to Victoria Peak, atop which you will have a 360-degree view
of Hong Kong Island. Magical at dusk.
Ocean Park
On the south side of Hong
Kong Island, near Aberdeen.
Ocean Park Road
2873-8888
An amusement park where
a cable car takes you to the best rides: the Dragon roller coaster, the
Octopus and the Crazy Galleon. Or you may enjoy the Raging River, a lovely
cruise on a sturdy boat. Ocean Park also contains the Shark Aquarium, the
Japanese Garden for relaxing and the Ocean Theatre, where killer whales,
seals and dolphins act out high-quality drama.
Botanical Gardens
Albany Road
Hong Kong
2530-0154
The Botanic Gardens are
also above Central, but to the west. Lively monkeys and
orangutans enjoy watching
their visitors.
Space Museum
Salisbury Road
Hong Kong
2734-2722
The Space Museum is the
massive white dome in Tsim Sha Tsui, a short walk
from the Star Ferry. It’s
in three parts: planetarium, Exhibition Hall and Hall of Solar Sciences.
Short films run in the theater.
Middle Kingdom
2555-3554
Middle Kingdom offers replicas
of temples, pagodas and street scenes, as well as exhibits and demonstration
stalls. Get your name written in Chinese characters and see the Lion Dance
in front of you!
Water World
Ocean Park Road
Aberdeen, Hong Kong
2555-6055
Contains water slides (you
plunge down at 28 mph/45 kph), a wave pool, the Lazy River and a children’s
area for those under age 6.
Hong Kong Science Museum
2 Science Museum Rd
Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon
2732-3232
Hands-on exhibits that will
interest adults as well as children.
The Ngong Ping Tea Gardens
Located above Po Lin Monastery
on Lantau Island
This is Hong Kong’s only
tea plantation. It’s on top of a mountain with only one road up and down.
It offers horseback riding, barbecue pits and a roller-skating rink. The
ferry for Lantau Island leaves from the Outlying Islands Ferry Pier, west
of the Star Ferry terminal in Central. On the island, directions to the
Tea Gardens are available at the ferry pier.
