What to see in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Tourist Attractions

Millions of tourists flock to experience Hong Kong's wonders every year. Hong Kong's visitors seek out a wide range of natural, cultural and cosmopolitan attractions. The most popular attractions during the past few years have included:

Kowloon

Apliu Street Flea Market
Located Area: Sham Shui Po

Welcome to the Apliu Street flea market where the latest game consoles, computers, cameras and DVD players are sold. Nearby, you can find alleys packed with shops selling ribbons, bows, buttons and other trinkets of interest. You can sometimes find antique clocks, old coins, other collectibles, and pleasant surprises. This is a fantastic place to simply browse and pick up a bargain to remember your Kowloon Discovery Tour.

Temple Street Night Market
Located Area: Yau Ma Tei

Hong Kong's most famous open-air market opens at 2:00pm but really comes to life at dusk, with a bustling array of stalls selling everything from watches and leatherware to clothing and souvenirs. Other attractions include fortune-tellers and occasionally, Cantonese opera singers. Temple Street is in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon.

Jade Market & Jade Street
Located Area: Yau Ma Tei

Collectors and jade lovers gather at this unique market, where small stalls display everything from rare and valuable jade carvings to small and inexpensive trinkets. They make great gifts for friends and loved ones. If you are purchasing jade of significant value, it is advisable to go with someone who is an expert. You'll find the Jade Market at the junction of Kansu and Battery streets in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon.

Ladies Market
Located Area: Mongkok

Kowloon's most popular day-long street market is devoted to anyone with an eye for bargain-priced clothing, toys, cosmetics and household knick-knacks. The stalls making up this enjoyable market can be found on Tung Choi Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon.

Bird Garden / Flower Market and Goldfish Market
Located Area: Mongkok

Yuen Po Street Bird Garden
This delightful garden is the favoured gathering place of Hong Kong's songbird owners, who carry their pets around in intricately carved cages. All manner of beautiful birds can be seen here, as well as a host of traditional bird-keeping paraphernalia. The market is located on Yuen Po Street in Mong Kok.

Flower Market
One of Hong Kong's most colourful street markets, the Flower Market is a jungle of exotic blossoms, luck-bringing houseplants and sweet scents. You'll find this botanical treat on Flower Market Road, Mong Kok, Kowloon.

Goldfish Market
Aquariums bring luck and natural beauty to many living rooms in Hong Kong. This specialist market is the preferred source for goldfish of every shape and hue, as well as tanks and aquatic ornaments. Head for Tung Choi Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon.

Kowloon Walled City Park
Located Area: Kowloon City

Few areas of Hong Kong have a richer historical background than the Kowloon Walled City Park, originally the site of a walled fort.

Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple
Located Area: Wong Tai Sin

If you have a long-standing wish that's yet to come true, perhaps the place to visit is the Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple where, provided you make an earnest plea to the gods, "every wish can come true" - or so it is said.

Decorated in a riot of colours, Wong Tai Sin is an excellent example of a traditional Chinese temple. Yellow latticework and multicoloured carvings complement the temple's red pillars and golden roof.

Avenue of Stars
Located Area: Tsim Sha Tsui

"Discover Hong Kong movie magic as you stroll along the Avenue of Stars on the Tsim Sha Tsui promenade. This tourism attraction pays tribute to the stars of the silver screen including handprints of individual stars, sculptures, movie history milestones of the past hundred years and movie memorabilia kiosks. "

A Symphony of Lights
Located Area: Tsim Sha Tsui

This spectacular multimedia show, already named the “World’s Largest Permanent Light and Sound Show" by Guinness World Records, has been expanded to involve 33 key buildings on both sides of Victoria Harbour.

 

Clock Tower
Located Area: Tsim Sha Tsui

Part of the original Kowloon-Canton Railway terminus, the Clock Tower was completed and came into operation in 1921. This is a landmark from the Age of Steam, a time when people spent days travelling across Europe and Asia to the terminus.

HK Cultural Centre / HK Space Museum / HK Museum of Art
Located Area: Tsim Sha Tsui

Hong Kong Space Museum
Explore the final frontier - learn all about astronomy and space technology at the Space Museum. The museum is particularly renowned for its Space Theatre, one of the largest planetariums in the world, which features both Omnimax screenings and Sky shows several times daily.

Hong Kong Museum of Art
The Hong Kong Museum of Art is one of the city's largest museums and is the perfect place to wile away a few hours.

The museum houses some of the world's finest examples of ancient Chinese art from the Han to the Ming and Qing dynasties. Two special exhibition galleries showcase international works, keeping pace with global artistic trends.

Another gallery showcases the famous Xubaizhai collection of Chinese painting and calligraphy donated by Mr Low Chuck-tiew.