Places of Interest
The first Prime Minister of Malaysia, the late Tunku Abdul Rahman, spent his retirement years in Pulau Tikus, in a house on the former Ayer Rajah Road now renamed Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman after him.
A sharp contrast to the heritage along the same road include high-end commercial buildings such as the Burmah House and Bellisa Row, the latter a favourite hangout at night with outlets like the dance club Bed Cafe & Lounge, bistro Segafredo Zanetti Espresso and café The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf.
There are also numerous Buddhist and Taoist temples, with the more amous ones being the Wat Chaiya Mangalaram ( Reclining Buddha Temple ) built in Burma Line in 1845, the 203-year-old Dhammikarama Burmese Buddhist Temple just opposite, and the Buppharam Buddhist Temple in Perak Road .
In Pulau Tikus, you can drive along roads lined with palm trees such as Peel Avenue, which marks its south west border, and Codrington Avenue .
Along Burmah Road which runs through the centre of Pulau Tikus boasts many pre-war shophouses and heritage buildings that includes the 195-year-old Roman Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception.
Nearby Pulau Tikus is its east coast of Gurney Drive, a tourist attraction with its long stretch of seafront promenade. There are also restaurants and coffeeshops, pubs, hotels and condominiums, and the popular Gurney Plaza shopping complex, which is a favourite haunt among many shoppers alike. There is also the Midlands Park Centre in Burmah Road and the Bandar Baru Air Itam supermarket in the commercial Plaza Axis in Cantonment Road.
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