Chinatown & the CBD
Surprisingly, Chinatown’s oldest and most important Hokkien temple is often a haven of tranquillity. Built between 1839 and 1842, it’s a beautiful place,…
Must-see attractions in Singapore
Little India & Kampong Glam
The Kampong Glam area is the historic seat of Malay royalty, resident here before the arrival of Raffles, and the istana (palace) on this site was built…
Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay
Funded by Scottish merchants and built by Indian convicts, this wedding cake of a cathedral stands in stark contrast to the glass and steel surrounding it…
Chinatown & the CBD
Walk through music history and be captivated by the exquisite melodies of these antique music boxes, some more than 200 years old. Peer into the inner…
Pulau Ubin
If you only have time for one part of Pulau Ubin, make it this part. Skirting the island's southeast, Chek Jawa Wetlands features a 1km coastal boardwalk…
Singapore
Famous by name, Orchard Rd was once lined with nutmeg and pepper plantations. Today it's the domain of Singapore's elite and well-heeled tourists, lured…
Chinatown & the CBD
The mint-green Jamae Mosque welcomes hundreds of worshippers each day. The current building was completed between 1830 and 1835, and is considered one of…
Singapore Tyler Print Institute
Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay
Established by the American master printmaker Kenneth E Tyler, the STPI collaborates with both established and emerging artists to create contemporary,…
Singapore
With a breezy seaside setting, this 3,500 sq metre playground is the perfect place to let the kids run wild. Highlights include an 8m tall lighthouse gym,…
Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay
Designed by prolific Moshe Safdie and looking like a giant white lotus, the lily pond–framed ArtScience Museum hosts major international travelling…
West & Southwest Singapore
Sungei Buloh's 202 hectares of mangroves, mudflats, ponds and secondary rainforest are a birdwatcher's paradise, with migratory birds including egrets,…
Singapore
This wildlife park re-creates the habitats of numerous world-famous rivers, including the Yangtze, Mississippi and Congo. While most are underwhelming,…
Singapore
This wonderfully ramshackle kampong (village) seems willed into existence from an old black-and-white photograph. Chickens roam past colourful wooden…
Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay
Singapore’s S$600 million Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay offers a nonstop program of international and local performances, and free outdoor performances…
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum
West & Southwest Singapore
What looks like a giant rock bursting with greenery is actually Singapore's high-tech, child-friendly natural history museum. The main Biodiversity…
Singapore
Opened to the public by two pedestrian roads, this nature reserve is perfect for escaping the city. There's a wide variety of flora and fauna …
West & Southwest Singapore
A former British military encampment, Gillman Barracks now houses a contemporary arts hub set in a lush landscape. Among its 11 galleries is New York’s…
West & Southwest Singapore
Atop Bukit Chandu (Opium Hill) and housed in a renovated colonial-era villa, this modest yet fascinating WWII interpretive centre makes use of first-hand…
Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
Singapore
Built in the 1880s, this national monument was the headquarters of Dr Sun Yat Sen's Chinese Revolutionary Alliance in Southeast Asia, which led to the…
Civil Defence Heritage Gallery
Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay
This small yet fascinating museum narrates the history of Singapore's civil defence, with a large emphasis on the fire service. The ground floor showcases…
Singapore
The grand, whitewashed, neoclassical home of Singapore's president, set in 16 hectares of grounds, was built by the British between 1867 and 1869 as…
Singapore
Set over 81 hectares, making it Singapore's largest nature park, it has 8.2km of bike trails ranging from beginner to hell-bent crazy. Two skill parks are…
Little India & Kampong Glam
Awash with the frenetic click of chien tung (Chinese fortune sticks), this is one of Singapore's busiest (and according to devotees, luckiest) temples. It…
Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay
Now the home of trendy restaurants and entertainment hot spots, including famed Whitegrass and exotic Coriander Leaf, neo-classical Chijmes was once a…
Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery
Singapore
Take a few hours to explore the Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery, Singapore’s largest (12 buildings) and most stunning. ‘Don’t speak unless it…
Chinatown & the CBD
Paradoxically in the middle of Chinatown, this is the oldest Hindu temple in Singapore, originally built in 1823, then rebuilt in 1843. You can't miss the…
Singapore
Visiting this observation deck on level 56 of the ION Orchard complex used to be free. However a spruce up, which includes an informative multimedia show,…
West & Southwest Singapore
You've been drinking its beers all holiday, so you might as well see how they're made. Visits to the Tiger Brewery are divided into two parts: the first…
Singapore
Adorned with large wooden carvings, swirling dragons, and hundreds of colourful effigies of deities, gods and saints, this modern temple embodies the…
Singapore
Suitably inspired by kampong architecture, this bustling market lies at the heart of Singapore's Malay community. The ground floor is crammed with stalls…
Jacob Ballas Children's Garden
Holland Village, Dempsey Hill & the Botanic Gardens
If you're travelling with little ones, be sure to check out the Jacob Ballas Children's Garden, the largest children's garden in Asia. The interactive 4…
Holland Village, Dempsey Hill & the Botanic Gardens
The Learning Forest is one of the newest addition to the Botanic Gardens. There are five distinct zones spread over 10 hectares, each easily accessible…
Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay
Designed by Malaysian architect and ecologist Ken Yeang, this white, curvaceous brains trust is home to numerous facilities, including a reference library…
Little India & Kampong Glam
Completed in 1910, the Abdul Gafoor Mosque serves up a storybook fusion of Moorish, South Indian and Victorian architectural styles. Look out for the…
West & Southwest Singapore
Combining forest trails rich in birdlife and a beachfront park, Labrador Park is also scattered with evocative British war relics, only rediscovered in…
West & Southwest Singapore
The austere white structures and rolling hillside of the Kranji War Memorial contain the WWII graves of thousands of Allied troops. Headstones, many of…
Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay
Singaporean ingenuity in action, Marina Barrage is both a flood-control dam of the Marina Channel and a gorgeous park with commanding skyline views. The…
Chinatown & the CBD
See into Singapore's future at this interactive city-planning exhibition, which provides compelling insight into the government's resolute policies of…
Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay
It was here that Lord Louis Mountbatten announced the Japanese surrender in 1945 and that Lee Kuan Yew declared Singapore's independence in 1965. Today,…
West & Southwest Singapore
Home to themed gardens with winding pathways, stepping stones crossing trickling streams, and prototype glasshouses, HortPark also has a children's…
