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Things to do

Theme parks, hawker food and free gardens, for a spare hour or a whole day. Or choose by the kind of day you’re having.

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All things to do

224 to choose from · showing 49–96

Coney Island ParkFree

Coney Island Park

Casuarinas, boardwalks and wild beaches off Punggol

3 hours·Coney Island·Free

Bishan-Ang Mo Kio ParkFree

Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park

62-hectare river park on a restored Kallang canal

2 hours·Bishan·Free

West Coast ParkFree

West Coast Park

Adventure playground, dog run and BBQ pits in the west

2 hours·West Coast·Free

Jacob Ballas Children's GardenFree

Jacob Ballas Children's Garden

Free water play for kids in the Botanic Gardens

2 hours·Bukit Timah·Free

Gogreen Eco Adventure (St John's)Tickets

Gogreen Eco Adventure (St John's)

Bike or kickscoot rental on St John's Island

2 hours·Southern Islands·From S$53

Sisters' Islands Marine ParkFree

Sisters' Islands Marine Park

Singapore's first marine park, by ferry

Half day·Southern Islands·Free

Hindhede Nature ParkFree

Hindhede Nature Park

A quarry lookout at the foot of Bukit Timah Hill

1.5 hours·Bukit Timah·Free

Windsor Nature ParkFree

Windsor Nature Park

Quiet boardwalks on the way to MacRitchie

2 hours·Central Catchment·Free

Sultan MosqueFree

Sultan Mosque

Kampong Gelam's gold dome, open to visitors most days

45 min·Kampong Glam·Free

Sri Veeramakaliamman TempleFree

Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple

Kali's temple on Serangoon Road, since 1855

30 min·Little India·Free

ATLAS BarTickets

ATLAS Bar

Art Deco gin temple in Parkview Square

2 hours·Civic District·From S$28

NativeTickets

Native

Regional spirits in a tiny Amoy Street room

2 hours·Chinatown·About S$28

1-Altitude CoastTickets

1-Altitude Coast

Sentosa rooftop pool bar looking over Palawan

Evening·Sentosa·From S$50

Zouk SingaporeTickets

Zouk Singapore

Zouk's main room at The Cannery in Clarke Quay

Late night·Clarke Quay·About S$38

Kallang Basin KayakTickets

Kallang Basin Kayak

Sit-on-top kayaks on Kallang Basin by the Sports Hub

2 hours·Kallang·From S$18

East Coast SUP (PAssion Wave)Tickets

East Coast SUP (PAssion Wave)

Stand-up paddle and windsurf rental at East Coast

2 hours·East Coast·About S$35

Changi WWII Heritage TourTickets

Changi WWII Heritage Tour

Free guided tours at Changi Chapel and Museum

1 hour·Changi·From S$9

LEGOLAND Malaysia Day TripTickets

LEGOLAND Malaysia Day Trip

A LEGO theme park over the border in Johor

Full day·Johor·From S$68

Hay Dairies Goat FarmFree

Hay Dairies Goat Farm

Singapore's only goat farm, free for small groups

1.5 hours·Kranji·Free

Far East Organization Children's GardenFree

Far East Organization Children's Garden

Free water play for 12 and under at Gardens by the Bay

2 hours·Marina Bay·Free

Forest AdventureTickets

Forest Adventure

High ropes over Bedok Reservoir

2.5 hours·Bedok·From S$38

Kallang Ice WorldTickets

Kallang Ice World

Two-hour skating sessions on the ice in Kallang

2 hours·Kallang·About S$20

MacRitchie Reservoir KayakTickets

MacRitchie Reservoir Kayak

Sit-on-top kayaks on MacRitchie's forest reservoir

1 hour·MacRitchie·From S$18

Manhattan BarTickets

Manhattan Bar

Conrad Orchard hotel bar, Asia's 50 Best fixture

2 hours·Orchard·From S$28

FilmhouseTickets

Filmhouse

Indie cinema in the old Projector halls, Beach Road

2.5 hours·City Hall·From S$14

Burnt EndsTickets

Burnt Ends

Dave Pynt's wood-fired grill, one Michelin star

2 hours·Dempsey·From S$180

National Library Roof GardenFree

National Library Roof Garden

Free views, free air-con and floors of books

1 hour·Bugis·Free

Eurasian Heritage GalleryTickets

Eurasian Heritage Gallery

Three Eurasian galleries on Ceylon Road, Katong

1 hour·Katong·From S$5

Live Turtle & Tortoise MuseumTickets

Live Turtle & Tortoise Museum

More than 600 turtles and tortoises, now in Yishun

1.5 hours·Yishun·From S$16

The Gem MuseumFree

The Gem Museum

Free gemology gallery on Perak Road, by timeslot

1 hour·Little India·Free

Tan Si Chong SuFree

Tan Si Chong Su

A family clan temple by the river on Magazine Road

20 min·Clarke Quay·Free

Sengkang Riverside ParkFree

Sengkang Riverside Park

A constructed wetland on Sungei Punggol in Sengkang

1.5 hours·Sengkang·Free

Clementi Woods ParkFree

Clementi Woods Park

12-hectare woods beside West Coast Plaza

1.5 hours·Clementi·Free

one-north ParkFree

one-north Park

Biopolis lawns, a designed tech-campus green

45 min·Kent Ridge·Free

Ang Mo Kio Town Garden WestFree

Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West

A neighbourhood hill forest, surprisingly wild

1.5 hours·Ang Mo Kio·Free

Lower Peirce Reservoir ParkFree

Lower Peirce Reservoir Park

Boardwalk through secondary forest at Lower Peirce

1.5 hours·Central Catchment·Free

Eco-Link@BKEFree

Eco-Link@BKE

The wildlife bridge over the Bukit Timah Expressway

1 hour·Bukit Timah·Free

Tickets

Laser Quest at HomeTeamNS Bukit Batok

Walk-in laser tag at a Bukit Batok clubhouse

20 min·Bukit Batok·From S$8

OCBC Aquatic CentreTickets

OCBC Aquatic Centre

Public laps in a championship pool

1 hour·Kallang·From S$2.60

Harmony Centre @ An-NahdhahFree

Harmony Centre @ An-Nahdhah

An interfaith gallery inside a Bishan mosque

1 hour·Bishan·Free

St Andrew's CathedralFree

St Andrew's Cathedral

The white 1861 church across from the Padang

30 min·Civic District·Free

STPI Creative Workshop & GalleryFree

STPI Creative Workshop & Gallery

Print and paper workshop on Robertson Quay

1.5 hours·Clarke Quay·Free

Chye Seng Huat HardwareTickets

Chye Seng Huat Hardware

Coffee roasters in an old Lavender hardware shop

1 hour·Kallang·From S$6

Chinatown Food StreetFree

Chinatown Food Street

Hawker stalls along pedestrianised Smith Street

1 hour·Chinatown·Free

LabyrinthTickets

Labyrinth

Tasting menu of local produce near Esplanade

3 hours·Marina Bay·From S$280

PAssion Wave Kayak (Bedok / Marina Bay)Tickets

PAssion Wave Kayak (Bedok / Marina Bay)

Public sit-on-top kayak rental at Bedok or Marina Bay

2 hours·Bedok·About S$20

Ang Mo Kio Town Garden EastFree

Ang Mo Kio Town Garden East

A small Ang Mo Kio garden round a pond

45 min·Ang Mo Kio·Free

Marsiling ParkFree

Marsiling Park

A hilly neighbourhood park in Woodlands

1 hour·Marsiling·Free