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North Sumatra Museum

Museum Negeri Sumatra Utara

It is the largest museum in North Sumatra which displays various historical and cultural relics of the nation, arts and crafts from various ethnic groups in North Sumatra.

Address: Jl. HM. Joni No.51
Hours: Tue-Sun, 08:30-16:00

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Yuki Simpang Raya Shopping Mall
A long-running little shopping center, very convenient to the hotel district. Unlike the giant chain malls, this one sells mostly locally made clothing and home furnishings. There is also a large arcade and kids' playground on the top floor a supermarket on the ground floor, as well as a popular bowling alley, pool hall, and a good gym on the 3rd floor. The gym costs Rp15,000 per visit. You can also become a monthly member. Cell phone shops near the front entrance. Across Jln Amaliun from Yuki there is a food center and a Kebuli Abuya pilaf style eatery. There are also many food stalls and cafes along Jln Amaliun.
Daily 12:00–22:00
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Great Mosque of Medan
Masjid Raya Medan or Masjid Raya Al Mashun
Built in 1906 and completed in 1909, the mosque was designed by a Dutch architect mixing Moroccan, European, Middle Eastern and Malay styles. During the month of Ramadan the whole Jalan Masjid Raya is closed to hold a night market where food and merchandise are sold. Women can visit, too, but they have to enter the central hall through a separate door and stay behind a provisory wall that separates the hall in two. Around the mosque is a graveyard for the sultan's extended family.
Free
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Gelora Supermarket
A supermarket and small department store for children's school uniforms and other items. Their old building next to the railway tracks is now closed and they have moved into the Madani Hotel Building.
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Maimoon Palace
Istana Maimun
A royal palace of Sultanate of Deli, built by Sultan Makmun Al Rasyid Perkasa Alamsyah in years 1887–1891, the palace covers 2,772 m² and has 30 rooms. It has unique interior design, mixing elements of Malay cultural heritage, Islam, Spanish, Indian and Italian style. Only a small number of rooms can be visited, with a history of the sultan family and a few artefacts, portraits and photographs and partly occupied by shops. Quite busy and popular place with locals and tourists. Additional fee if want to get photos in traditional costume (Rp50,000). No English text.
Rp10,000