The outdoor yard
Armoured cars, vehicles, boats and an aircraft up close.
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A small free museum telling the history of policing in Malaysia, from the guards of the old Malay sultanates to the modern force. What catches children's attention most is the yard outside, where armoured cars, vehicles, patrol boats and an aircraft stand close enough to approach and photograph. Inside are three galleries: the sultanate and pre-colonial era, the British period, and the Emergency years of 1948 to 1960 and the state's fight against the communist insurgency, with real weapons and seized items. The displays are simple and old-fashioned but clear. It is free and closed on Mondays, open from ten to six, with a long Friday lunch break from half past twelve to half past two. It does not justify a trip of its own, but it sits on the edge of the Perdana gardens between the Bird Park and the Islamic Arts Museum, a short free stop that adds something for children who love cars and machines.
Armoured cars, vehicles, boats and an aircraft up close.
Real weapons and seized items from 1948 to 1960.
Short and on the way between the garden sights.
5 Jalan Perdana, by the Perdana gardens, Kuala Lumpur
Islamic Arts Museum MalaysiaThe largest museum of Islamic art in Southeast Asia, and arguably the finest thi2 minutes walk4.6
KL Bird ParkYou do not look at the birds through cages here; you walk among them. The park s3 minutes walk4.3
National Mosque of MalaysiaInstead of the usual dome, this mosque is crowned by a roof shaped like a folded5 minutes walk4.7
National Museum of MalaysiaFive ringgit, one of the cheapest things you will pay for in Kuala Lumpur, buys 5 minutes walk4.2
Perdana Botanical GardensKuala Lumpur's oldest public park, laid out by the British in the 1880s around a6 minutes walk4.4As a short free stop with children who love machines, yes. On its own, not worth the trip.