01Tourism
thumbnail|Bukittinggi at Holiday Season It is a city popular with tourists due to the climate and central location. Bukittinggi is also a popular shopping destination due to cheap textile and fashion products, especially for Malaysian. Best way to see Bukittinggi is by motorbike, car or by foot (trekkings). Attractions within the city include: thumbnail|"Himpunan Bersatu Teguh" building which is located at Jend. Ahmad Yani street in Bukittinggi. thumbnail|Sianok Canyon Ngarai Sianok (Sianok Canyon) Lubang Jepang (Japanese Caves) — a network of underground bunkers and tunnels built by the Japanese during World War II Jam Gadang — a large clock tower built by the Dutch in 1926. Pasar Atas and Pasar Aur Kuning are traditional markets downtown. Taman Bundo Kanduang park. The park includes a replica Rumah Gadang (literally: big house) with the distinctive Minangkabau roof architecture) used as a museum of Minangkabau culture and a zoo. The Dutch hilltop outpost Fort de Kock is connected to the zoo by the Limpapeh Bridge pedestrian overpass. Museum Rumah Kelahiran Bung Hatta (Museum of Bung Hatta Birthplace), the house where Indonesian founding father Mohammad Hatta was born, now a museum. Janjang Koto Gadang also known as Great Wall of Koto Gadang. It is like a miniature of Chinese great wall, with hundred-step stairs connects Taman Panorama and Koto Gadang village.
Notable nearby destinations include Lake Maninjau, Lake Tarusan, Kamang Cave, and Tarang Cave.