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Kranji War Memorial
Near the Causeway off Woodlands Rd, the austere white structures and rolling lawns of the Kranji War Memorial contain the WWII graves of thousands of Allied troops. It’s hard to believe that this area was once a hospital and ammunitions dump.
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Ming Village & Pewter Museum
Reproduction Ming and Qing dynasty pottery is made in this workshop, where you can watch the craftspeople at work. The complete production process is done on the premises and guided tours are available. Ming Village is owned by Royal Selangor Pewter, whose products are sold at Orchard Rd’s Centrepoint and Takashimaya department stores. There’s also a small pewter museum here with some interesting pieces. The pewter is made in Malaysia, but the polishing and hand-beaten designs are demonstrated at the village. The showroom sells an extensive selection of pewter and porcelain. The company runs a free shuttle service from Orchard, Mandarin, Raffles and Pan Pacific Hotels…
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Arab Street
This is the traditional textile district, where you’ll find several caneware shops near the junction with Baghdad St.
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Art-2 Gallery
A small gallery, Art-2 offers a melange of mediums ranging from sculpture and ceramics to painting and paperwork from Southeast Asia.
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Merlion
Merlion is a 37m hybrid lion-mermaid statue towering over the island; the view is great but it’s better from the cable car.
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Sentosa 4d Magix
Now a global theme park standard, somehow movies in which things fly past your nose and spray water in your face never lose their appeal. Good fun.
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Jurong Frog Farm
Breeding station for bullfrogs, sold for their meat and medicinal value; more fun than you’d think. A taxi from Choa Chu Kang MRT should cost around $4.
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Mandai Orchid Gardens
Cultivating orchids is big business in Singapore – Mandai Orchid Gardens, four flowery hectares near the Singapore zoo, is the place to see them.
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Sky Tower
A revolving air-conditioned cabin that lifts you up a 110m pole for panoramic views over the city and the southern islands; who says you can’t get high in Singapore?
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Katong Antique House
Owner Peter Wee will show you his large collection of Peranakan antiques including beautifully beaded slippers, wedding costumes and traditional ceramics and furniture.
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Orchidville
Massive orchid farm with more than two million specimens for sale. Education programmes also available. Take bus 138 from Ang Mo Kio MRT and get off at Stop B13 on Mandai Rd.
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Cable Car
The cable car connects the World Trade Centre, next to Harbour Front MRT station, with the summit of Mt Faber and Sentosa Island, with glorious views along the way.
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Sakyamunidharma Centre
Housed over a large fruit-stand selling durians is the SakyamuniDharma Centre which has a meditation hall, and welcomes people wishing to learn about Tibetan Buddhism.
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Sasanaramsiburmese Buddhist Temple
The SasanaramsiBurmese Buddhist Temple, a towering building guarded by two chinthes (lionlike figures), is next door to the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall.
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Avifauna Bird Farm
One of the largest exotic bird breeding and research farms in Southeast Asia, the farm was recently re-opened after being closed by the bird flu scare. Take bus 175 from Choa Chu Kang MRT.
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Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple
The Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple is stunning, with its intricate yet understated facade. The temple eschews colour on the exterior and instead stuns visitors with its devotional art inside.
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Qian Hu Fish Farm
A very modern farm breeding more than 200 species of exotic ornamental fish for sale, with an attached cafe. Take bus 172 or 175 from Choa Chu Kang and walk from the junction of Old Choa Chu Kang Rd and Jalan Lekar.
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Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research
If examining stuffed animals and creatures preserved in large jars gets your pulse racing, the small Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, on the NUS campus, will give your adrenal glands a workout.
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Songs of the Sea
Songs of the Sea is set out on kelongs (offshore fishing huts) and nightly combines musical gushings with a spectacular S$4-million sound, light and laser extravaganza – worth hanging around for.
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Nei Xue Tang
This museum offers the largest collection of Buddhist artefacts in the city, including relics from China, Tibet, India, Japan, Burma and beyond. Pieces range from statues and jewellery to assorted esoteric devotional items.
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Lukisan Art Gallery
Lukisan provides a venue for contemporary Asian artists both known and emerging. At the time of writing, Lukisan was featuring the works of renowned Filipino abstract artist Carlo Magno; check the website for upcoming events.
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Tan Si Chong Su Temple
With its decorative roof, guardian dragons and lions, and painted wooden doors, this is a particularly fine example of temple design. Built in 1876, much of the material used to make this temple arrived in Singapore as shipping ballast.
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Wak Hai Cheng Bio Temple
The Taoist Wak Hai Cheng Bio Temple translates as Calm Sea Temple. Dating from 1826, it’s an atmospheric place – giant incense coils smoulder over an empty courtyard while a village of tiny plaster figures populates the roof.
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Royal Selangor Pewter Gallery
On the western end of Clarke Quay is the Royal Selangor Pewter Gallery. Walk through the back where pewter-casting demos are run, then gawp at or buy the shiny stuff in the retail cabinets. It also runs pewtersmithing courses.
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Dolphin Lagoon
Dolphin Lagoon at Palawan Beach is where Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphins (aka pink dolphins) dutifully perform at 11am, 1pm, 3.30pm and 5.30pm. For S$150 you can swim with the dolphins (call or check the website for bookings).
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