Explore Kek Lok Si Temple — the largest Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia

Visit the clan jetties, especially Chew Jetty (free, still inhabited stilt village)

Ride the funicular to Penang Hill for panoramic views (RM 30 / $7)

Walk the street art trail — Ernest Zacharevic's murals and the steel-rod caricature installations

char kway teow at Lorong Selamat, assam laksa at Air Itam, cendol at Penang Road