Where It Is, How to Get There
You can't miss it when you're in Kuala Lumpur - the Petronas Twin Towers rise from a central point in the metropolis, built on what used to be a racetrack and redeveloped into a modern mall-and-office complex. The site can be reached easily from any point in KL by taxi, bus, or LRT.
Why Visit?
The world's tallest twin towers (1,482 feet high) are always worth a look, if only to goggle at the sheer scale of the project: The buildings loom 88 storeys above Kuala Lumpur, totally dominating the skyline with a steel and glass façade designed to pay homage to Malaysia's Muslim heritage. The structure stands in the world's deepest-known foundations, sinking 400 feet into the ground.
Visitors can go only as far as the skyway on the 41st and the 42nd floor. Even so, you get a great view of Kuala Lumpur from that vantage point. After your ascent, go ahead and spend a few hours and ringgit (the Malaysian unit of currency) at the sprawling Suria KLCC shopping mall at the base of the towers.
