Find the Hillside of Abandoned GodsAt Waterfall Bay Park beneath the Wah Fu Estate towers, walk the coastal path to the hillside where thousands of unwanted Buddha and deity statues have been quietly retired. Pay your respects to the loneliest pantheon in town.Hidden GemMedium1 hr 15 min
Get a Curse Put on Your EnemyUnder the Canal Road Flyover between Causeway Bay and Wan Chai, hand an elderly sorceress a few dollars and watch her beat a paper effigy of your nemesis with an old shoe. Petty grievances officially welcome.WeirdBold30 min
Browse the Goldfish Market's Bagged Fish Wall on Tung Choi StreetOn Tung Choi Street's Goldfish Market in Mong Kok, find the rows of fish sealed in oxygen-pumped plastic bags pinned to shop walls like living wallpaper. Locals call them bags of gold; you just call them strange.Local DetailEasy30 min
Shoot Hoops at the Rainbow EstateAt Choi Hung Estate (take exit C3 from Choi Hung MTR), photograph the candy-coloured basketball court framed by rainbow housing blocks. Stay out of the locals' actual game while you do it.Photo HuntEasy40 min
Stand Inside the Monster BuildingOn King's Road in Quarry Bay, find the E-shaped tangle of the Yick Cheong and Montane Mansion blocks that swallowed a Transformers film. Crane your neck up; just keep the camera out of the courtyard where it is banned.Photo HuntEasy35 min
Look Straight Down Through Lai Tak Tsuen's Circular Housing BlockAt Lai Tak Tsuen in Tai Hang, Hong Kong's only twin-cylinder housing estate, peer down through the hollow circular core for a hypnotic top-down shot. Try not to get dizzy looking into the abyss.Hidden GemMedium45 min
Watch the Old Men Walk Their BirdsAt Yuen Po Street Bird Garden in Mong Kok, find the elderly gentlemen who bring their songbirds out in ornate bamboo cages for a social outing. The birds are gossiping; you are just eavesdropping.CultureEasy35 min
Haggle for Glorious Junk on Cat StreetOn Upper Lascar Row in Sheung Wan, dig through stalls of old Mao alarm clocks, fake jade, and propaganda posters on the street nicknamed for goods that were once light-fingered. Buy one delightfully useless trinket.Local DetailEasy40 min
Ride the Ding Ding's Front Top SeatBoard a double-decker tram and claim the very front seat of the upper deck for a clattering HK$3-ish crawl through Hong Kong Island traffic. The cheapest, slowest, best front-row seat in town.ActiveEasy50 min
Inhale a Bubble Egg WaffleHunt down a streetside gai daan jai stall and order the honeycomb-shaped egg waffle hot off the iron, then pop each bubble as you walk. Crispy outside, custardy inside, gone within minutes.Food & DrinkEasy20 min
Run Bowen Road Fitness Trail Above Wan ChaiStart a morning jog along Bowen Road Fitness Trail, the flat, tree-shaded 1880s aqueduct path above Wan Chai where local runners, dog-walkers and pram-pushers all share the shade. Pause at one of the roadside fitness stations and pretend you do this every day.ActiveMedium1 hr
Jog the harbour to Bruce LeeRun the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade from the Clock Tower along Victoria Harbour, weaving past early-morning tai chi crowds, and finish with a sprint to the bronze Bruce Lee statue on the Avenue of Stars. Strike his pose for proof you made it.ActiveEasy40 min
Walk the Canopy Walkway at the Edward Youde AviaryClimb the wooden canopy walkways inside the Edward Youde Aviary in Hong Kong Park, where 500-odd tropical birds fly free over your head and admission costs nothing. Challenge the kids to spot the rainbow lorikeet before you do.FamilyEasy45 min
Watch the 22-Metre Energy Machine at Hong Kong Science MuseumHead to the Hong Kong Science Museum and gather at the 22-metre Energy Machine, the tallest exhibit of its kind in the world, to watch balls clatter and tracks fire on the hour. Then let the kids loose on the construction playground upstairs.FamilyEasy1 hr 15 min
Hunt retro toys on Toy StreetWander the stalls of Tai Yuen Street in Wan Chai, the open-air toy bazaar where retro tin cars and limited-edition figures hide among the modern plastic. Give everyone a tiny budget and a five-minute deadline to find the silliest treasure.FamilyEasy40 min