Singapore
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.
Previews stay on this site, with no charge. Tickets link out to where you buy them. Free entry needs no ticket, though some places ask you to book.
All things to do
224 to choose from · showing 97–144
FreeBukit Brown Cemetery
The last great Chinese cemetery, open to walkers
2 hours·Bukit Timah·Free
TicketsTian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice
The Maxwell stall behind the chicken-rice debate
45 min·Chinatown·From S$6
FreeClosed for nowGolden Mile Complex
The brutalist block long known as Little Thailand
1.5 hours·Kallang·Free
FreeNational Archives of Singapore
The reading room of the nation's paper
1.5 hours·Civic District·Free
TicketsTCM Consultation & Herbs
Pulse, tongue, a bag of bitter tea
1 hour·Chinatown·From S$35
Pay thereGolden Mile Thai Lunch
Thai lunch and fiery som tam around Golden Mile
1 hour·Kallang·About S$12
TicketsPunggol Settlement
Seafood dinners facing the strait at Punggol Point
2 hours·Punggol·About S$35
TicketsLittle Island Brewing Co
Craft beer in Changi Village, near the Ubin boats
2 hours·Changi·From S$16
FreeChinatown Library
A small, quiet public library in Chinatown
30 min·Chinatown·Free
TicketsOutram Park Fried Kway Teow
Bib Gourmand char kway teow at Hong Lim Market
45 min·Chinatown·From S$6
TicketsEsquina
Spanish small plates at a Keong Saik counter
2 hours·Chinatown·From S$95
TicketsNouri
A no-waste tasting menu on Amoy Street
2.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$220
TicketsPaintball / Gel Blaster
Outdoor paintball and gel blaster games for groups
1.5 hours·Yishun·From S$59
TicketsThe Other Room
A hideaway whisky bar at Marriott Tang Plaza
2 hours·Orchard·From S$28
TicketsYa Hua Bak Kut Teh
Teochew peppery bak kut teh at Havelock and Keppel
1 hour·Tiong Bahru·From S$15
FreeTampines Library
A big public library inside Our Tampines Hub
1 hour·Tampines·Free
FreeWoodlands Library
One of the biggest public libraries, up north
1 hour·Woodlands·Free
TicketsLes Amis
Three-Michelin-star French at Shaw Centre
3 hours·Orchard·From S$450
TicketsShoukouwa
Michelin-starred sushi counter by Fullerton Bay
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$480
TicketsShinji by Kanesaka
Omakase sushi counter at The St. Regis
2 hours·Orchard·From S$150
TicketsSaint Pierre
Two-Michelin-star French at One Fullerton
2.5 hours·Marina Bay·From S$320
TicketsIYASAKA by Hashida
Chef Hatch Hashida's omakase counter in Sentosa
2 hours·Sentosa·From S$200
TicketsCloud Forest
An indoor mountain with a 35-metre waterfall
1.5 hours·Marina Bay·From S$46
TicketsFlower Dome
A cool glasshouse of seasonal flower displays
1 hour·Marina Bay·From S$12
MOE Heritage Centre
Singapore's schooling story, free on weekdays
1 hour·Balestier·Free
SGH Museum
Two centuries of medicine in a 1926 monument
1 hour·Outram·Free
KWSH Heritage Gallery
Five elements of Chinese medicine, in an 1857 ward
1 hour·Boon Keng·Free
Kreta Ayer Heritage Gallery
Chinese opera, puppetry and tea in Chinatown
45 min·Chinatown·Free
Geylang Serai Heritage Gallery
A Malay heartland's story inside Wisma Geylang Serai
45 min·Geylang Serai·Free
Botanic Gardens Heritage Museum
The Gardens' story since 1859, in Holttum Hall
45 min·Tanglin·Free
Objectifs Photography and Film Centre
Free photography and film shows in a Chapel Gallery
1 hour·Bras Basah·Free
Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore
Five free contemporary art galleries at LASALLE
1 hour·Rochor·Free
Bukit Timah Railway Station
A 1932 station turned heritage gallery
45 min·Bukit Timah·Free
Oldham Theatre
Asian Film Archive screenings on Canning Rise
2 hours·Fort Canning·About S$10
Wardah Books
An Islamic bookshop a minute from Sultan Mosque
45 min·Kampong Glam·Free
Grassroots Book Room
A Chinese-language bookshop in Bukit Pasoh
45 min·Chinatown·Free
Wow Acoustics at The Adelphi
Vinyl and hi-fi on the Adelphi's third floor
45 min·Civic District·Free
Saint George's Church
Tanglin's 1913 Romanesque garrison church
1 hour·Tanglin·Free
Jain Sthanak at Jalan Yasin
Morning puja and darshan at a Jain prayer hall
45 min·Eunos·Free
Church of Saints Peter and Paul
A Neo-Gothic national monument on Queen Street
45 min·Bras Basah·Free
Tian Nan Xing Minced Pork Noodle
Minced pork noodles in a Kaki Bukit market
1 hour·Bedok·Free
Seng Kee Black Chicken Herbal Soup
Black chicken herbal soup, double-boiled
1 hour·Bedok·Free
Rajarani Thosai
Thosai and appam made from scratch, Tampines
1 hour·Tampines·Free
Chey Sua Carrot Cake
Pan-fried radish cake at Toa Payoh West
1 hour·Toa Payoh·Free
Chuan Kee Boneless Braised Duck
Boneless braised duck at Ghim Moh Market
1 hour·Holland Village·Free
Lixin Teochew Fishball Noodles
Handmade fishball noodles in Toa Payoh
1 hour·Toa Payoh·Free
Lai Heng Handmade Teochew Kueh
Handmade Teochew kueh at Yuhua Market
1 hour·Jurong East·Free
Lam Yeo Coffee Powder Factory
Nanyang coffee roasted since 1959, Balestier
30 min·Balestier·Free