13 Best Things To Do Near JB Sentral

If you are looking for an interesting place to hang out during your weekend but do not want to travel far…

Wondering where to go?

There are plenty of places waiting for you to explore in JB and most importantly its just near to JB Sentral!

We have concluded a few TOP PICKS from the locals, that is the MUST visit place for travelers.

Table Of Contents:
1. Skyscape Johor Bahru
2 .Cafe Hunting at Jalan Dhoby and Tan Hiok Nee
3. Flowers in The Window
4. Jimylicious Cheesecake & Cafe
5. Ah Ma Teochew Kuih
6. Hiap Joo Bakery & Biscuit Factory
7. Pasar Karat
8. Zoo Johor
9. Istana Besar Tour
10. Heritage Tour at Dhoby Street and Tan Hiok Nee Street
11.  Shopping Mall Craving
12. Istana Bukit Serene
13. Johor Old Chinese Temple

1. Skyscape Johor Bahru

34th floor height of stunning sky view located at Jalan Wong Ah Fook. It is just 5 minutes walking distance from JB Sentral where it attracts a lot of tourists and locals.

Skyscape is located at the top of Menara JLand building, so do not be surprised if you meet white collars entering this building.

Credit: Skyscape JB

The ticket included 2 hours of viewing tour and their LED Tunnel and VR games. Great spot for photographer for scenery shooting and KOL for their Instagram posting.

For professional photographer, there are 2 pro telescopes that can be use up to 75x magnification to satisfy your close-up viewing

2. Cafe Hunting At Jalan Dhoby & Jalan Tan Hiok Nee

Various types of cuisine and design of café for you to enjoy your daily posting feed and café craving!

Strongly recommend for café hopping tour if you are coming in a group of youngsters!

There are a lot of cafés near JB Sentral where social media KOL can get amazing photos for their posting and feed!

3. Flowers In The Window

Looking for a place to chill and rest? Check out this cafe, stylish vibe and reasonable pricing!

Wide types of food to choose, from main course to dessert, from western cuisine to chinese cuisine

4. Jimylicious Cheesecake & Cafe

Cheese lover would highly recommend to visit here! Enjoy your hightea or take some KOL pictures at their photo spot

5. Ah Ma Teochew Kuih

Kuih lover would definitely know about this shop! Various of traditional kuih you can get from here!

6. Hiap Joo Bakery & Biscuit Factory

Singaporean must be very familiar with this bakery, long queue but worth the waiting time!

Credit: Sunway Hotel

7. Pasar Karat

Night market that operates until late night as late as 2am. Best spot for a night cat to hangout!

Cafés street operate in the daytime, but the street will be TRANSFORM into full of street stalls when the night falls.

The whole street is closed for this night market, you can look for good steals and a lot of types of clothes, antiques, jewellery, accessories, shoes from price RM5-RM50.

Do train your bargain skill here at Pasar Karat, as most of the stalls are open for bargain to a lower pricing.

There are also food stalls here but most of them are small bites and snacks. Visit Pasar Karat after your dinner and leave some space for bites.

8. Zoo Johor

Oldest zoo in Malaysia that was built back in 1928, where you can find more than 100 species of animals here.

Great spot for your family along with children to have a short weekend vacation here.

Introduce your children with different animals which include tiger, lion, elephants, hippo. camels, giraffes, more and more.

Perfect real-time experience for their learning.

There are also other activities here such as animal close-up photo shooting and also a mini lake for boating.

9. Istana Besar Tour

Istana Besar is now operating as a museum named Royal Abu Bakar Museum.

It mainly showcases the collection of antiques and historical items of the Royal Family.

Fit yourself into the atmosphere of the Malay and Western agriculture styles, and enjoy the historical building which was once the home of the Sultan of Johor.

10. Heritage Tour at Dhoby Street and Tan Hiok Nee Street

Historical lovers may know these streets as the centre of The Old Town in JB.

Streets are filled with many heritage designs of buildings and unique design structures.

Visitors can spend their day by enjoying the mixture of cultural buildings, vintage vibe or photo shooting of the arts of JB Old Town.

Recommend to visit at weekends as there will be less vehicles on the street. Remember to bring along your umbrella to prepare for the unpredictable weather.

11. Shopping Mall Craving

People that love indoor activities would lose themselves at the nearest shopping right after JB Sentral.

City Square Mall and Komtar JBCC are just 2 minutes away from JB Sentral.

Visitors can basically find everything in the malls from food, beverage, daily essential stuff, clothes, boutique or any needs that you are looking for.

You can even have a short relaxing massage treatment in the mall before you start your day trip.

Who says that you cannot gain happiness from shopping!

12. Istana Bukit Serene

If you are looking for any landmark in JB, you shall visit to JB Landamrk Istana Bukit Serene.

People usually come at evening to take pic along with the sunset view.

Have a short walking here also romantic for couples

13. Johor Bahru Ancient Chinese Temple

One of the oldest chinese temple you can visit in JB.

Big potted plants and big tubs are positioned around the walls as you go along the exterior gardens.

This is a popular location for tourists to stop and snap pictures.

But.. What If You Don’t Want To Take Train?

Not everyone want to take train and sometimes you just want to sit back, relax and enjoy your trip and have someone else do all the stressful navigating.

If that’s the case, private car from Singapore to JB (SGMYTAXI) are for you.

For family trip especially with elderly or children, private car transport is the best option.

Easy to book via WhatsApp.