Must-see attractions in Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

  • Battlebox

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    Take a tour through the Battlebox Museum, the former command post of the British during WWII, and get lost in the eerie and deathly quiet 26-room…

  • Supertree Grove in the Garden by the Bay in Singapore

    Gardens by the Bay

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    Singapore's 21st-century botanical garden is a S$1 billion, 101-hectare fantasy land of space-age biodomes, high-tech Supertrees and whimsical sculptures…

  • National Gallery Singapore

    National Gallery Singapore

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    Connected by a striking aluminium and glass canopy, Singapore's historic City Hall and Old Supreme Court buildings now form the city's breathtaking…

  • Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM)

    Asian Civilisations Museum

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    This remarkable museum houses the region's most comprehensive collection of pan-Asian treasures. Its galleries explore the history, cultures, textiles and…

  • National Museum of Singapore facade.

    National Museum of Singapore

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    Imaginative and immersive, Singapore's National Museum is good enough to warrant two visits. At once cutting edge and classical, the space ditches staid…

  • Marina Bay Sands

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    Designed by Israeli-born architect Moshe Safdie, Marina Bay Sands is a sprawling hotel, casino, mall, theatre, exhibition and museum complex. Star of the…

  • Singapore,Raffles Hotel

    Raffles Hotel

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    Although its resplendent lobby is only accessible to hotel and restaurant guests, Singapore's most iconic slumber palace is worth a quick visit for its…

  • Peranakan Museum

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    Housed in the eclectic classical-style Tao Nan building, this museum is the best spot to explore the rich heritage of the Peranakans (Straits Chinese…

  • Fort Canning Park.

    Fort Canning Park

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    When Raffles rolled into Singapore, locals steered clear of Fort Canning Hill, then called Bukit Larangan (Forbidden Hill), out of respect for the sacred…

  • St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore

    St Andrew's Cathedral

    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…

  • Singapore Tyler Print Institute.

    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,…

  • Twilight of Singapore City

    ArtScience Museum

    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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Chijmes

    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…

  • National Library

    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…

  • Marina Barrage

    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…

  • City Hall

    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,…

  • Boat Quay

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    Closest to the river mouth, this was once Singapore’s centre of commerce, and it remained an important economic area into the 1960s. By the mid-1980s,…

  • MINT Museum of Toys

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    Nostalgia rules at this slinky ode to playtime, its four skinny floors home to over 50,000 vintage toys. You'll see everything from rare Flash Gordon…

  • Clarke Quay

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    Named after Singapore’s second colonial governor, Sir Andrew Clarke, this is the busiest and most popular of Singapore's three quays. How much time you…

  • Red Dot Design Museum

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    After bidding farewell to its former bright red Chinatown location, the Red Dot Museum's new home is sleek, modern and smack on the banks of Marina Bay…

  • SAM at 8Q

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    The younger sibling of the Singapore Art Museum, which is undergoing a significant revamp until 2021, is named after its address. Snoop around four floors…

  • Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    For a peek at work being turned out by artists in Singapore and elsewhere in the region, stop by the galleries inside this leading Singaporean art school…

  • Sands SkyPark Observation Deck

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    Marina Bay Sands' cantilevered observation deck offers a sweeping, bird's-eye view of the city's landmarks, including Gardens by the Bay and the ever…

  • Cape of Good Hope

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    Cape of Good Hope is a spacious gallery showcasing local Singaporean artists, both established and up-and-coming.

  • Fountain of Wealth

    Fountain of Wealth

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    Declared the World's Largest Fountain (though not Most Attractive) in the Guinness Book of Records in 1998, the Fountain of Wealth has since had its title…

  • View from inside Singapore Flyer

    Singapore Flyer

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    Las Vegas' High Roller may have since stolen its 'World's Biggest Observation Wheel' title, but Singapore's 165m-tall Ferris wheel continues to serve up a…

  • Sculpture, First Generation

    First Generation

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    Chong Fah Cheong’s First Generation is one of Singapore's best loved and most joyful sculptures, depicting five young boys leaping into the river below.

  • Armenian Church

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    The Armenians were the first Christian community to build a permanent place of worship in Singapore – this handsome, neoclassical number was designed by…

  • Robertson Quay

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    The most remote and least visited of the quays, Robertson Quay is home to some of the best eateries and bars along the river, including Mexican 'It kid'…

  • Hong San See Temple

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    Perched on a small hill, this imposing Chinese temple dates back to 1913. Its sloping tiled roofs and ornamented columns are southern Chinese in style,…

  • Old Parliament House

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    Built in 1826, the Old Parliament House is Singapore's oldest government building. Originally a private mansion, it became a courthouse, then the Assembly…

  • Victoria Theatre & Concert Hall

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    Completed in 1862, the Victoria Theatre was one of Singapore's first Victorian Revivalist buildings, inspired by the Italian Renaissance. It reopened in…

  • Wak Hai Cheng Bio Temple

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    The name of this Taoist temple translates as Calm Sea Temple, which serves as a reminder that this area was once lapped by waves. Upon reaching dry land,…

  • Merlion

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    Back in the 1980s, someone at the tourism board created a myth about a half fish, half lion, and the gawking tourists helped seal its status as an iconic …

  • Sri Thendayuthapani Temple

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    Also known as the Chettiar Hindu Temple, the open-walled, blue-green temple was completed in 1984, replacing a temple built by Indian chettiars …

  • Singapore Art Museum

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    Formerly the St Joseph's Institution – a Catholic boys' school – SAM now sings the praises of contemporary Southeast Asian art. The museum was undergoing…

  • Civilian War Memorial

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    This 67m-high memorial is dedicated to the civilian victims of the Japanese occupation of Singapore. The four pillars represent the shared suffering of…

  • Old Hill Street Police Station

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    An architectural pin-up famed for its Technicolor shutters and neo-Renaissance design, the Old Hill Street Police Station houses a string of well-known…