Agnes Keith House

Agnes Keith House in Sandakan preserves the colonial hilltop home of American writer Agnes Newton Keith, whose books chronicled pre-war North Borneo life and wartime captivity. Restored rooms, period furniture and exhibits link literature to the harbour town that inspired her, with verandahs looking over Sandakan Bay. Combine it with the Sandakan Memorial Park or harbourfront for a history-focused half day, and allow time to read panels that connect her novels to local memory. Quieter than wildlife parks yet rich in story, it is Sandakan’s most thoughtful literary heritage stop.