Pineapple Museum
Location: Johor
Location Info
Address: |
KM52, Jalan Pontian, Pekan Nanas,
81500 Johor, Malaysia |
Office Number: |
+607 686 8750 / 687 1249 |
Opening Hours: |
Daily - Monday to Sunday (8.30am to 12pm, 2.45pm to 4.30pm),
Friday (8.30am to 12pm, 2.45pm to 4.30pm) |
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Location
The museum is at KM52, Jalan Pontian, Johor. It is in a small town named Pekan Nanas, which literally means Pineapples
Town in Bahasa Malaysia. It is located in the district of Pontian, around 50 minutes drive from Johor Bahru.
Overview
The Pineapple Museum showcases everything about the tropical fruit, pineapple. It focuses mainly on the cultivation
of the pineapple, from scratches until the end. Apart from that, the museum exhibits the way pineapple is processed,
and finally canned. Moreover, you get to see all types of pineapple planted just outside the museum. If you are
interested in getting some souvenirs there, they do sell products of pineapple, such as pineapple jam, pineapple fresh
juice and more.
In the museum, it shows that the leaves of the pineapple are useful too. It actually can be used in making clothes.
The admission fee for adults is RM2 whereas it is free of charge for children under 12. If you planned to spending nights
in any Johor hotels, do make a tour to Pulai Hill Recreational Forest before the museum. There you can experience
and enjoy the fascinating scene of nature
Transport
Take a 50 minutes drive from the city of Johor Bahru to Pontian. Then, look out for Pekan Nanas, the town where
the museum situated at. There, take Jalan Pontian and look for the sign which indicates the direction to the Pineapple
Museum.
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