Sights in Bandung
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Taman Hutan Raya Ir H Juanda
On the main road, 100m past the teahouse turn-off, a path leads down to Curug Dago (Dago Waterfall). From here you can walk along the river to Taman Hutan Raya Ir H Juanda, which is a pleasant forest park with another waterfall, 'caves' and walking paths. By road, the park entrance is 2km past the Dago bemo terminal.
Gua Pakar is in fact an ammunition store hacked out by the Japanese during the war. Further north is Gua Belanda, which is the same deal but built by the Dutch. A tunnel leads right through the mountain to the start of the trail that leads all the way to Maribay along Sungai Cikapundung.
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Museum Geologi
About 3km north of the centre, the Museum Geologi is housed in the massive old headquarters of the Dutch Geological Service. It’s a good place to get to grips with all matters geological and volcanic in Indonesia, though there’s almost no information in English. Nevertheless it’s worth an hour or so poking around the lava stones, crystals and bones that include a model of Tyrannosaurus rex and a mammoth.
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Museum Konperensi
The Museum Konperensi inside the Gedung Merdeka (Freedom Building) is dedicated to the Asia-Africa conference of 1955. The scanty exhibits are pretty disappointing, but there are a few interesting photos of Sukarno, Nehru, Ho Chi Minh, Nasser and other developing world leaders of the 1950s.
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Zoo
The Bandung Zoo has spacious, beautifully landscaped gardens, which are very attractive, but there are few animals and most are housed in typically cramped conditions. The zoo is a few minutes' walk from the ITB - the entrance is down the steps past the toy stalls opposite Jl Ganeca.
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Museum Prangko
While you’re in the neighbourhood, dip into the Museum Prangko in the northeastern corner of the Gedung Sate complex. As well as thousands of stamps from around the world, the museum has everything from postboxes to pushcarts used since colonial times.
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Bandung Institute of Technology
North of Gedung Sate is the Bandung Institute of Technology, set in spacious grounds and gardens with some bizarre hybrid Indo-European architecture. It also has an excellent fine arts school, and its art gallery can be visited.
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Dago Thee Huis
The famous, but now very faded, Dago Thee Huis offers city views through a tangle of power lines and a forest of radio towers. The complex has a cafe-restaurant, outdoor and indoor theatres and a small children’s playground.
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Museum Mandala Wangsit
Not far north of Gedung Merdeka is the Museum Mandala Wangsit, which devotes itself to the history and exploits of the West Java Siliwangi Division (based in Bandung).
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Masjid Agung
For a bird’s-eye view of central Bandung, climb the easterly tower of Masjid Agung, next to the alun-alun.
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Dago Thee Huis
The famous, but now very faded, Dago Thee Huis offers city views through a tangle of power lines and a forest of radio towers. The complex has a cafe-restaurant, outdoor and indoor theatres and a small children’s playground.
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