USM

USM: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this museum: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit USM

Season: Year-round; check weekly closing day (often Monday).

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach USM — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 5.36161, 100.30817. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near USM

• Cathedral of the Holy Spirit · church · Penang · ~5 km · Must-see
• Penang Bridge · viewpoint · ~5 km · Must-see
• Jerejak Island · beach · Jerejak Island · ~6 km · Must-see
• Umar Ibnu Al-Khattab Bayan Baru Mosque · dargah · Penang · ~6 km · Must-see
• Penang State Mosque · dargah · Penang · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mahindarama Buddhist Temple · Buddhist site · Penang · ~7 km · Must-see
• Penang Island · river spot · Penang · ~7 km · Must-see
• Gereja Katolik Risen Christ · church · Penang · ~7 km · Must-see
• Ayer Itam War Memorial Park · park · Penang · ~7 km · Must-see
• Kek Lok Si Temple · Buddhist site · Penang · ~7 km · Must-see
• Snake Temple · Buddhist site · Penang · ~7 km · Must-see
• Sia Boey Urban Archaeological Park · park · Penang · ~8 km · Must-see
• Tasik Air Itam · lake · Penang · ~8 km · Must-see
• Eng Chuan Tong Tan Kongsi · attraction · Penang · ~8 km · Must-see
• Acheen Street Mosque · dargah · Penang · ~8 km · Must-see
• Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi · Buddhist site · Penang · ~8 km · Must-see
• Kapitan Keling Mosque · dargah · Penang · ~9 km · Must-see
• Sri Maha Mariammam Temple · temple · Penang · ~9 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of USM

Other museums near USM

• P. Ramlee House · museum · Penang · ~7 km
• Penang House of Music · museum · Penang · ~8 km
• Indian Heritage Museum · museum · Penang · ~8 km
• Penang Islamic Museum · museum · Penang · ~8 km
• Batik Painting Museum Penang · museum · Penang · ~8 km
• Sun Yat Sen Museum Penang · museum · Penang · ~8 km
• Camera Museum · museum · Penang · ~9 km
• Pinang Peranakan Mansion · museum · Penang · ~9 km
• Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion · museum · Penang · ~9 km
• Penang State Museum and Art Gallery · museum · Penang · ~9 km

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