Penang War Museum

If you are a fan of the haunted, make sure to visit this horror house from the World War II era. The Japanese had attacked the British with a shocking inland invasion, defeated them and captured this erstwhile fort. It is said that the fort was used as a site to torture, maim and execute the enemy. Over the years, people have reported paranormal activity inside the building. To add to its fame, National Geographic had featured it in the popular television series titled ‘I Wouldn’t Go in There’, with a story about a Japanese Colonel named Suzuki, whose ghost is allegedly seen or felt in the precinct.
When the museum was designed, many workers reported to have witnessed dark mysterious figures resembling scarecrows, mummies or other shapes. The museum also offers a claustrophobic experience of crawling inside damp, narrow and dark tunnels—a window to relive the life of a World War II soldier. This fort-turned-museum, situated on a hill, covers a large area that displays replicas of Kamikaze jackets, time bombs, anti-aircraft guns, guillotines, cannons and an active ‘paintball warzone’ field. While at it, enjoy swings made of truck tires.

Tips: This place of interest is near the airport. So it is best to pay a visit while you are on your way to Penang. To crawl inside the dark, narrow tunnels, you must carry torches. These tunnels are not for the faint-hearted, with a few requiring a 20–30 ft ladder to be climbed to step out in an open field. While hiking in the green campus, look out for ants, bees, butterflies, monitor lizards, scorpions, snakes, frogs, spiders and grasshoppers.