Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is the center and symbol of Malaysia's rapid rise as an economic powerhouse. The rocket-like Petronas towers soar above a city built to impress, from the modern buildings of the Golden Triangle to massive shopping malls to driverless trains that glide across the bustling city. The city's has attrations small white washed colonial churches, enchanting temples and mosques and British Tudor style clubhouses. Donts miss at night, markets and lantern-lit streets ring with the sound of Malay, Chinese and Indian hawkers selling tantalizing dishes.