Penang Hill is one of the oldest colonial hill station established by the British during their time in Malaysia. Explored in the late 18th century, a horse trail was cut by the Waterfall Gardens (present day Penang Botanic Gardens) to the summit of the hilly spine of Penang, allowing the British to escape from the chaos of George Town to the cooler climate on the hill.

Penang Hill comprises several hills including Strawberry Hill, Halliburton’s Hill, Flagstaff Hill, Government Hill , Tiger Hill,and Western Hill. The highest point of this range is at Western Hill, with an elevation of 833m (2,723ft )above sea level. The range also serves as the largest water catchment area on the island, and a number of tributaries to major rivers in Penang.

The Penang Toy Museum is located at 1370, Mk 2, Teluk Bahang, Penang. It’s one of its kind in Malaysia and is reputed to have the largest toy collection in the world with more than 100,000 toys! This current location is relatively new as the previous location was at Tanjung Bungah. As a newbie to the area around Teluk Bahang, it took me a while to find the museum. As you can see the entrance and ticket booth looks pretty drab. But when we stepped in through the white door, it was like we went through another wonderful dimension! :)

One of the main attraction of this place is the huge selection life size figures. The toy museum is divided into sections, notably Chamber of Horrors, Chamber of Monsters, Chamber of Comic Book Heroes, Hall of Rock Legends, Hall of Cartoons, Hall of Celebrities and also Star Wars Collection!