🏰 Square Tower: A Backpacker’s Guide to Kuching’s Quirkiest Landmark!

#kuchingitinerary Why This 1879 Fortress is UNIQUE: ✅ Borneo’s only round square – Yes, it’s square despite the name! ✅ Three lives in one: 1800s: Prison for pirates & headhunters 💀 WWII: Japanese armory 💣 Now: Chill riverside cafe ☕ ✅ Free Instagram gold – Vine-covered walls & vintage cannons 📸 My Pro Tips (From Drinking Coffee Here Weekly): 🕒 4-6PM – Golden light + happy hour cocktails (RM15) 📜 Read the plaques – Wild pirate execution stories 🚶 Secret shortcut – Alley beside tower leads to Chinatown 📸 Best angles: From the riverbank (cannons in foreground) Up close with the giant bell Must-Do Experiences: 1️⃣ Cannons at sunset – Where guards once watched for pirate ships 2️⃣ Tower Cafe’s laksa – Spicier than most in town (RM12) 3️⃣ Night illumination – Glows gold against the river 4️⃣ Find the “Brooke Eye” – Hidden surveillance hole from 1880s How to Get There: 📍 Waterfront’s north end – Impossible to miss! 🚶 From Main Bazaar: 3-min walk past Chinese Museum 🚗 Grab: ~RM10 from airport Entry Fee: FREE (unless you buy drinks) Time Needed: 30-60 mins Perfect For: History lovers & cafe hoppers Pro Tip: The Sunday market here sells antique sarawak beads – bargain hard! 💎 #towervibes – Tag your quirkiest cannon poses! 📸 P.S. Local legend says the tower’s bell rings by itself when ghosts are near… 👻