The old city in Surabaya is a tourist attraction but faces problems with the deterioration of older buildings.
It includes Dutch architecture, has an Arab quarter and areas exhibiting Chinese influence.
[1] Jembatan Merah is an area known for its Dutch architecture.
[1] Cosman Citroen designed a city hall in 1916 and planned the area of Ketabang.
The House of Sampoerna i s a museum devoted to the history of clove cigarette (kretek) manufacturing in Indonesia and is housed in a Dutch colonial building (originally an orphanage) dating to 1864.