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Things to do

Theme parks, hawker food and free gardens, for a spare hour or a whole day.

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All things to do

180 to choose from · showing 97–144

Free

Toa Payoh Heritage Trail

Singapore's first HDB town, dragon playground included

2 hours·Toa Payoh·Free

Tickets

Sungei Simpang Kayak Trail

A beginner-friendly paddle into a riverine mangrove

4 hours·Sembawang·About S$105

Tickets

Lighthouse Climbing

A Pasir Panjang bouldering gym, no booking needed

2 hours·Pasir Panjang·From S$28

Tickets

Yakult Factory Tour

Watch Yakult made through a glass gallery

1.5 hours·Senoko·From S$6.70

Free

Keppel Centre for Art Education

A free art-play space for children aged 4 to 12

1 hour·Civic District·Free

Tickets

Little Farm Explorers

A 1.5-hour guided urban farm tour for families

1.5 hours·Henderson·About S$25

Free

Kok Fah Technology Farm

Hydroponic farm tours and a weekend veg market

Flexible·Sungei Tengah·Free

Free

Ang Mo Kio Dragon Playground

A 1979 dragon playground, one of four left

30 min·Ang Mo Kio·Free

Free

Children's Biodiversity Library

A marine-themed children's library at Central Library

1 hour·Bras Basah·Free

Little India Spice Trail & Banana-Leaf FeastRequest

Little India Spice Trail & Banana-Leaf Feast

Grind masalas, drape a sari and eat lunch off a banana leaf

3 hours·Little India·S$69

Tan Si Chong SuFree

Tan Si Chong Su

A family clan temple by the river on Magazine Road

20 min·Clarke Quay·Free

Ola Beach ClubTickets

Ola Beach Club

Hawaiian-style family beach club on Siloso

Half day·Sentosa·From S$30

Smooth-coated Otter SpottingFree

Smooth-coated Otter Spotting

Bishan, the Bay, or wherever the family has wandered

1 hour·Bishan·Free

Free

Pasir Ris Heritage Trail

Seaside-themed flats, old playgrounds, a coastal park

1.5 hours·Pasir Ris·Free

Tickets

Nanyang Sauce Brewery Tour

A one-hour tour of a family soy-sauce brewery

1 hour·Jurong·From S$39

Free

Tanjong Rhu Pau

Handmade pau from a family shop since 1988

30 min·Kallang·Free

Flower Dome + Cloud ForestTickets

Flower Dome + Cloud Forest

Flower Dome and Cloud Forest on one ticket

3 hours·Marina Bay·From S$46

Singapore FlyerTickets

Singapore Flyer

A slow 30-minute turn above Marina Bay

30 min·Marina Bay·From S$46

Singapore Cable Car Sky PassTickets

Singapore Cable Car Sky Pass

Mount Faber Line and Sentosa Line, round trip

2 hours·Harbourfront·From S$35

Sacred Caves: Dunhuang at ACMTickets

Sacred Caves: Dunhuang at ACM

Life-size Mogao caves at the Asian Civilisations Museum

2 hours·Civic District·From S$25

National Museum of SingaporeTickets

National Museum of Singapore

The nation's story, in the 1887 building

2 hours·Dhoby Ghaut·From S$20

Peranakan MuseumTickets

Peranakan Museum

Beadwork, kebayas and wedding chambers

1.5 hours·Dhoby Ghaut·From S$12

MINT Museum of ToysTickets

MINT Museum of Toys

50,000 vintage toys across five floors

1.5 hours·Bugis·From S$30

Singapore River CruiseTickets

Singapore River Cruise

A 40-minute bumboat ride down the Singapore River

40 min·Clarke Quay·From S$28

Royal Albatross Sunset SailTickets

Royal Albatross Sunset Sail

Four courses on the deck of a tall ship at sunset

2.5 hours·Harbourfront·From S$245

Kusu Island FerryTickets

Kusu Island Ferry

Tortoises and island temples, from Marina South Pier

Half day·Marina South·From S$15

Bintan Resort FerriesTickets

Bintan Resort Ferries

Ferry from Tanah Merah to the Lagoi resorts on Bintan

Full day·Changi·From S$100

Wakeboarding Taster (Singapore Wake Park)Tickets

Wakeboarding Taster (Singapore Wake Park)

Beginner cable wakeboarding at East Coast Park

1 hour·East Coast·From S$55

Gardens by the Bay (Outdoor Gardens)Free

Gardens by the Bay (Outdoor Gardens)

Supertrees and lakeside gardens, free to wander

2 hours·Marina Bay·Free

Haw Par VillaFree

Haw Par Villa

Tiger Balm sculpture park, grounds partly closed

2 hours·Pasir Panjang·Free

Chinatown Heritage CentreTickets

Chinatown Heritage Centre

Restored 1950s shophouses on Pagoda Street

1.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$25

The BattleboxTickets

The Battlebox

WWII bunker under Fort Canning Hill

1 hour·Civic District·From S$20

Indian Heritage CentreTickets

Indian Heritage Centre

Little India's museum, from Chettiar to cinema

1.5 hours·Little India·From S$10

Changi Chapel & MuseumTickets

Changi Chapel & Museum

POW stories, a replica chapel, quiet rooms

1.5 hours·Changi·From S$9

Former Ford FactoryTickets

Former Ford Factory

Where Singapore surrendered, 15 Feb 1942

1.5 hours·Bukit Timah·From S$7

Reflections at Bukit ChanduTickets

Reflections at Bukit Chandu

Malay Regiment's last stand, 13 Feb 1942

1 hour·Harbourfront·From S$7

Red Dot Design MuseumTickets

Red Dot Design Museum

Award-winning objects on Marina Bay

1 hour·Marina Bay·From S$12

Hell's Museum at Haw Par VillaTickets

Hell's Museum at Haw Par Villa

The Ten Courts, interpreted for adults

2 hours·Pasir Panjang·From S$22

The IntanTickets

The Intan

Private Peranakan house museum, by appointment

1 hour·Joo Chiat·From S$64

SkyHelix SentosaTickets

SkyHelix Sentosa

Open-air revolving platform, 79 metres up

15 min·Sentosa·From S$20

OCBC SkywayTickets

OCBC Skyway

Walk the Supertrees, 22 metres up

45 min·Marina Bay·From S$14

Supertree ObservatoryTickets

Supertree Observatory

Inside a Supertree, 50 metres up

30 min·Marina Bay·From S$14

National Orchid GardenTickets

National Orchid Garden

Over 1,500 orchid species in the Botanic Gardens

1.5 hours·Bukit Timah·From S$15

Kampong Lorong BuangkokFree

Kampong Lorong Buangkok

Singapore's last mainland kampong, still lived in

45 min·Buangkok·Free

Sri Thendayuthapani TempleFree

Sri Thendayuthapani Temple

The Tank Road temple where Thaipusam ends

30 min·River Valley·Free

1-Altitude CoastTickets

1-Altitude Coast

Sentosa rooftop pool bar looking over Palawan

Evening·Sentosa·From S$50

David Hockney: Bigger & CloserTickets

David Hockney: Bigger & Closer

Lightroom's immersive Hockney show at IMBA

50 min·Marina Bay·From S$26

Climb CentralTickets

Climb Central

Indoor climbing for first-timers at Kallang Wave

2 hours·Kallang·From S$38