 The Grand Palace is one of the historical attractions in the city , and is an example of Victorian @-@ style architecture with a garden . Tokoh Museum is another historical colonial building since 1886 which ever become the house for the Johor first Menteri Besar Jaafar Mohamed ; it is located on the top of Smile Hill ( Bukit Senyum ) overlooking the Johor Straits . The English College ( now Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar ) established in 1914 was located close to the Sungai Chat Palace before being moved to its present location at Sungai Chat Road ; some of the ruins are visible at the old site . The Sultan Ibrahim Building is another historical building in the city ; built in 1936 by British architect Palmer and Turner , it was the centre of the administration of Johor as since the relocation from Telok Blangah in Singapore , the Johor government never had its own building . Before the current railway station was built , there was Johor Bahru railway station ( formerly Wooden Railway ) which has now been turned into a museum after serving for 100 years since the British colonial era . 
