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Proclamation
of Independence Memorial
 What
was once the Melaka Club now stands preserved as the Proclamation of Independence
Memorial where the first Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, read the
historic document in February 1956. The building was constructed in 1912
and now houses exhibits of the country's struggle for independence in
the form of relics, manuscripts, videotapes, films, and slides.
Maritime
Museum
The museum was constructed
after " Flor De La Mar", the Portuguese ship that sank off the coast of
Melaka on its way to Portugal. With its hull laden with invaluable treasures
seized from Melaka, the ship was doomed from existence had it not been
for the efforts to revive its symbolic significance to Melaka's heritage.
At the museum, visitors can get a closer look at Melaka from the famed
Melaka Sultanate of the 14th Century to the periods of colonization by
the Portuguese, Dutch, and British. There are exhibits of foreign ships
that had once called at the Port of Melaka during the height of its maritime
hegemony.
Pulau
Besar
Pulau Besar (Big
Island) is an exotic tropical island off historic Melaka. Long associated
with fascinating legends and myths, it now has an added dimension of a
throbbing holiday destination with the opening of the Pandanusa Island
Resort. This island is one of the unspoiled corners of the globe and with
its vast span of white sandy beaches and emerald green waters, it is ideal
for swimming, fishing, snorkeling, and even jungle walks.
Bullock
Cart Ride
Once a major means
of transportation for the rich, the features that separate the bullock
cart of Melaka from that of the other states are the pointed roofs in
the shape of bull horns, the trappings, and colors.
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