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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.

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

149 to choose from · showing 97–144

Singapore Maritime GalleryFree

Singapore Maritime Gallery

Free ship simulators above Marina South Pier

1.5 hours·Marina South·Free

Clarke Quay Riverside NightFree

Clarke Quay Riverside Night

River bars, shophouse colour and late satay

Evening·Clarke Quay·Free

Fort SilosoFree

Fort Siloso

Singapore's only preserved WWII coastal fort, free

2 hours·Sentosa·Free

Singapore Art MuseumTickets

Singapore Art Museum

Contemporary art at Tanjong Pagar Distripark

2 hours·Harbourfront·From S$20

Baba HouseTicketsClosed until 2027

Baba House

Peranakan terrace on Neil Road, closed until 2027

1.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$18

Singapore Discovery CentreTickets

Singapore Discovery Centre

Nation-building, flight simulators, kids' city

3 hours·Jurong East·From S$10

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

Civil Defence Heritage GalleryFree

Civil Defence Heritage Gallery

Fire station museum on Hill Street

1 hour·Civic District·Free

Madame Tussauds SingaporeTickets

Madame Tussauds Singapore

More than 80 wax figures at Imbiah Lookout

1.5 hours·Sentosa·From S$38

Omni-TheatreTickets

Omni-Theatre

Dome-screen films next to the Science Centre

1 hour·Jurong East·From S$24

Chek Jawa WetlandsFree

Chek Jawa Wetlands

Ubin's boardwalk over a rare intertidal flat

3 hours·Pulau Ubin·Free

Learning Forest, Botanic GardensFree

Learning Forest, Botanic Gardens

Free swamp-forest boardwalks in the Botanic Gardens

1.5 hours·Bukit Timah·Free

Kampong Lorong BuangkokFree

Kampong Lorong Buangkok

Singapore's last mainland kampong, still lived in

45 min·Buangkok·Free

Sultan MosqueFree

Sultan Mosque

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

45 min·Kampong Glam·Free

Koon Seng Road ShophousesFree

Koon Seng Road Shophouses

The pastel Peranakan terraces of Joo Chiat

30 min·East Coast·Free

Hay Dairies Goat FarmFree

Hay Dairies Goat Farm

Singapore's only goat farm, free for small groups

1.5 hours·Kranji·Free

Sentosa Nature DiscoveryFree

Sentosa Nature Discovery

A free nature gallery and Swiftlet Bunker at Imbiah

1 hour·Sentosa·Free

Singapore Chinese Cultural CentreFree

Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre

SINGAPO人 gallery and a rooftop over the CBD

1.5 hours·Chinatown·Free

Eurasian Heritage GalleryTickets

Eurasian Heritage Gallery

Three Eurasian galleries on Ceylon Road, Katong

1 hour·Katong·From S$5

Singapore Musical Box MuseumTickets

Singapore Musical Box Museum

Antique musical boxes that still play, by booking

1 hour·Chinatown·From S$20

Wat Ananda MetyaramaFree

Wat Ananda Metyarama

A Thai Buddhist temple in Bukit Merah

30 min·Tiong Bahru·Free

Jamae Chulia MosqueFree

Jamae Chulia Mosque

A South Indian mosque on South Bridge Road

20 min·Chinatown·Free

Hong San SeeFree

Hong San See

A Hokkien temple on the hill at Mohamed Sultan

30 min·River Valley·Free

Tan Si Chong SuFree

Tan Si Chong Su

A family clan temple by the river on Magazine Road

20 min·Clarke Quay·Free

Clifford Pier & The Fullerton BayFree

Clifford Pier & The Fullerton Bay

A 1933 landing pier, now an event venue

30 min·Marina Bay·Free

Sembawang ParkFree

Sembawang Park

An old jetty and casuarina trees on the north coast

2 hours·Sembawang·Free

Tampines Eco GreenFree

Tampines Eco Green

A wild patch in the east, birds and boardwalks

2 hours·Tampines·Free

Singapore Navy MuseumTickets

Singapore Navy Museum

Ships and the strait at Changi Naval Base

2 hours·Changi·From S$8

St Andrew's CathedralFree

St Andrew's Cathedral

The white 1861 church across from the Padang

30 min·Civic District·Free

Cathedral of the Good ShepherdFree

Cathedral of the Good Shepherd

Singapore's oldest Catholic cathedral

30 min·Civic District·Free

The Fullerton HotelFree

The Fullerton Hotel

The old General Post Office, now a hotel to wander

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

SMU City Campus WalkFree

SMU City Campus Walk

A university folded into the Civic District

45 min·Civic District·Free

Yue Hwa Chinese ProductsFree

Yue Hwa Chinese Products

The department store of Chinese medicine and silk

45 min·Chinatown·Free

ION OrchardFree

ION Orchard

Orchard Road's flagship mall, with ION Sky up top

1.5 hours·Orchard·Free

Singapore Food FestivalFreeDates not announced

Singapore Food Festival

A yearly festival of food pop-ups and hawker trails

varies·Citywide·Free

USS Shows (Hollywood Dreams)Tickets

USS Shows (Hollywood Dreams)

Parades and shows included with a USS day ticket

30 min·Sentosa·From S$76

Free

MOE Heritage Centre

Singapore's schooling story, free on weekdays

1 hour·Balestier·Free

Free

Geylang Serai Heritage Gallery

A Malay heartland's story inside Wisma Geylang Serai

45 min·Geylang Serai·Free

Tickets

TK Pottery Jungle

One of two surviving dragon kilns, plus workshops

2 hours·Jurong West·From S$80

Free

Chesed-El Synagogue

A synagogue on Oxley Rise since 1905

30 min·Dhoby Ghaut·Free

Free

Thekchen Choling

A Vajrayana Buddhist temple near Bendemeer

1 hour·Kallang·Free

TicketsOn until 12 December

Nyonya Kebaya Workshop

Hands-on Nyonya kebaya styling in Katong

Flexible·Katong·From S$100

Tickets

Kayak Orientation at The Kallang

A three-hour intro paddle on Marina Reservoir

3 hours·Kallang·From S$30

Free

Fort Canning Heritage Gallery

Free artefacts and a 700-year story on the hill

1 hour·Civic District·Free

Free

ParlConnect, Parliament Visitor Centre

A free visitor centre inside Parliament House

1 hour·Civic District·Free

Free

City Sprouts West Coast

A community farm inside West Coast Park

1 hour·West Coast·Free