Places to see in Kuta

Water park in the middle of Kuta, its slides threaded through a mature garden.

Large indoor theme park inside the Trans Studio Mall, with rides and shows under air conditioning. The standard answer to a wet afternoon with children.

Beach club on Legian sand built around a tree-house deck, open through the day and busiest at sunset.

The long west-facing beach Bali's tourism started on: beginner surf, board rental by the hour and a famous sunset.

Beanbags and striped parasols straight on the sand at Double Six, Spanish menu behind them. More a place to watch the sun go down than to eat seriously.

The quieter continuation of Kuta's sand as it runs north towards Seminyak.

Rooftop restaurant above Legian with a Southeast Asian menu and a view down the coast. Sunset seats need booking.

German kitchen on Jalan Legian serving around the clock, with its own beers brewed on Bali. A Kuta fixture for decades.

Mexican kitchen off Jalan Legian — tacos and margaritas, casual and cheap for the area.

After-dark food market where Kuta eats cheaply — Indonesian plates cooked to order at stalls, busiest well after 9pm.

Local beach just south of the airport where the runway reaches the sea, best known for planes passing low overhead on approach.

Covered stalls of sarongs, carvings and souvenirs a block back from the beach.

Backpacker warung off Poppies serving Indonesian staples at Indonesian prices, open from breakfast until late.

Chinese Buddhist temple in the middle of Kuta, well over two centuries old and still the centre of the town's Chinese-Balinese community. Open daily until evening.

The memorial on Jalan Legian to those killed in the 2002 bombings, carrying every name and nationality.