These spacious gardens, which occupy 13.5 hectares in the vicinity of Jurong Lake, are a very pleasant place for an afternoon stroll, though by themselves they are not worth the trek from the city. The Chinese Garden is actually an island containing a number of Chinese-style pavilions and a seven-storey pagoda providing a great view. Apart from the pavilions, there is an extensive and impressive penjing (Chinese bonsai) display, as well as some more of those spectacularly clean ‘outdoor’ public toilets that seem to be catching on all over Singapore. Set inside the gardens is an unusual Live Turtle & Tortoise Museum. The gardens are a five-minute walk on a pedestrian path from Chinese Garden MRT station.