Drink from Hang Tuah's well in Kampung Duyong
Gazetted in 1977, said never to run dry
A laterite well 1.8 metres across in Kampung Duyong, about 5 km south-east of the city, gazetted as a historical monument in 1977. Hang Tuah's mausoleum is separately at Tanjung Kling, about 10 km north-west.
Why it's unique
A 1.8-metre laterite well in Kampung Duyong that folklore says the warrior Hang Tuah dug himself, gazetted as a historical monument under the Antiquities Act in 1977. It is said never to run dry, its water is held to have healing properties, and there is a persistent legend of a white crocodile in it visible only to the pious.
There is one well attributed to Hang Tuah, the central figure of Malay literature, and this is it. It sits in a village rather than a tourist compound, and the ritual locals observe is to draw water from it, which is what you do here rather than look at.
Before you go
It is in a village, not a tourist compound, and it is quiet. This is the entry where you are most likely to be the only visitor.
The mausoleum at Tanjung Kling sits inside a Muslim burial ground, so dress covering shoulders and knees if you are doing both. And despite the name of this entry, do not drink from the well itself: the ritual locals observe is to draw water, not to lean in. Free, daylight, drive or Grab.