There are many new and impressive buildings in KK, as it is affectionately known. The Sabah Foundation building houses the head offices of the Foundation, plus at present, the Chief Minister's Office. The Sabah Museum is a fine example of locally designed architecture that reflects the 'Spirit of Sabah'.

The Museum houses some of the treasures of Sabah. Galleries on Enthnography, Ceramics, Natural History, Archaeology, History, Limestone caves, and others exist. Also there is an art gallery with an exhibition on the oil and petroleum industry, the largest such exhibition in the world.

There are more than four (and still counting) international standard hotels, one of them a beach resort. At Tanjong Aru is one of the many beautiful West Coast beaches, and just offshore at less than half an hour's boat ride lie the five islands of the Tunku Abdul Rahman Park. Beautiful white sandy beaches, coral reefs and myriads of underwater creatures abound. Back in town every Sunday morning is the Gaya Street Fair, where local delicacies, handicrafts and antiques, as well as clothes, furniture and a host of other goods can be bought. A bargain-hunter would be wise to be there by 8.00 am.

Constructed with a resplendent dome, the Sabah State Mosque, located on the way to the airport, is a famous landmark.

For the sports enthusiasts there are of course the water sports - snorkelling, diving, sailing and wind-surfing. Golfers will have a field day in KK - there are golf clubs and golf resorts galore. In KK itself, there is the KKGC at Tanjung Aru (9 holes), the 18-hole Sabah Golf & Country Club at Bukit Padang, and Pan Pacific's Sutera Harbour. Nearby, there's Karambunai at Sapangar Bay and the Dalit Bay Golf resort at (where else?) Dalit Bay. If you're willing to travel a little further, there's the Jack Nicklaus-designed Borneo Golf & Country Club at Bongawan.