Museums · free
Duration
1 hour
The take
A former cow shed in Dairy Farm Nature Park, now a small gallery for Alfred Russel Wallace, who spent eight years studying the natural history of the Malay Archipelago. Hands-on exhibits suit children, and it's a dry stop on a hike. There are no real cows.
Good to know
Open 8.30am to 5pm, Tuesday to Sunday; closed every Monday
A permanent exhibition on the naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, in a former cow shed
A Citizen Science Lab with magnifying glasses, 3D models of local wildlife and a trick-eye wall
Finding it: Wallace Education Centre, Dairy Farm Nature Park, 50 Dairy Farm Road, Singapore 679059. Hillview MRT is the nearest station; carpark B is beside the centre
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