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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

660 to choose from · showing 145–192

Holland Village Market & Food CentreFree

Holland Village Market & Food Centre

Upstairs hawker, downstairs wet market

1 hour·Holland Village·Free

Marine Parade Food CentreFree

Marine Parade Food Centre

An everyday hawker lunch in Marine Parade

1 hour·East Coast·Free

Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork NoodleTickets

Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle

The Crawford Lane bak chor mee queue

45 min·Civic District·From S$8

A Noodle StoryTickets

A Noodle Story

Singapore-style ramen at Amoy Street Food Centre

45 min·Chinatown·From S$8

National Library Roof GardenFree

National Library Roof Garden

Free views, free air-con and floors of books

1 hour·Bugis·Free

The Arts HouseFree

The Arts House

Singapore's old Parliament House, now an arts venue

45 min·Civic District·Free

Victoria Theatre & Concert HallFree

Victoria Theatre & Concert Hall

The clock-tower concert hall by the river

varies·Civic District·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

The Gem MuseumFree

The Gem Museum

Free gemology gallery on Perak Road, by timeslot

1 hour·Little India·Free

Temple of 1,000 LightsFree

Temple of 1,000 Lights

Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya on Race Course Road

30 min·Little India·Free

Burmese Buddhist TempleFree

Burmese Buddhist Temple

A white marble Buddha on Tai Gin Road

30 min·Balestier·Free

Wat Ananda MetyaramaFree

Wat Ananda Metyarama

A Thai Buddhist temple in Bukit Merah

30 min·Tiong Bahru·Free

Hajjah Fatimah MosqueFree

Hajjah Fatimah Mosque

A mosque with a leaning minaret on Beach Road

20 min·Kampong Glam·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

Maghain Aboth SynagogueFree

Maghain Aboth Synagogue

Singapore's oldest synagogue, on Waterloo Street

30 min·Bugis·Free

Clifford Pier & The Fullerton BayFree

Clifford Pier & The Fullerton Bay

A 1933 landing pier, now an event venue

30 min·Marina Bay·Free

Cavenagh BridgeFree

Cavenagh Bridge

An 1869 suspension bridge you can still walk across

15 min·Civic District·Free

Jubilee BridgeFree

Jubilee Bridge

Merlion to Esplanade, no steps

15 min·Marina Bay·Free

Kranji MarshesFree

Kranji Marshes

Bird hides and a raptor tower in the Kranji wetlands

2.5 hours·Kranji·Free

Rifle Range Nature ParkFree

Rifle Range Nature Park

Trails and a wetland in the old Sin Seng Quarry

2 hours·Bukit Timah·Free

Bukit Batok Nature ParkFree

Bukit Batok Nature Park

Shaded steps and a quarry lookout in Bukit Batok

1.5 hours·Bukit Batok·Free

Sembawang ParkFree

Sembawang Park

An old jetty and casuarina trees on the north coast

2 hours·Sembawang·Free

Woodlands Waterfront ParkFree

Woodlands Waterfront Park

A 400-metre jetty facing Johor across the water

1.5 hours·Woodlands·Free

Admiralty ParkFree

Admiralty Park

Riverside boardwalks in a large north-west park

2 hours·Admiralty·Free

Sengkang Riverside ParkFree

Sengkang Riverside Park

A constructed wetland on Sungei Punggol in Sengkang

1.5 hours·Sengkang·Free

Springleaf Nature ParkFree

Springleaf Nature Park

Kayak launch and a riverside boardwalk

1.5 hours·Central Catchment·Free

Ketam Mountain Bike ParkFree

Ketam Mountain Bike Park

Ubin's purpose-built mountain-bike trails

3 hours·Pulau Ubin·Free

Pekan Quarry, Pulau UbinFree

Pekan Quarry, Pulau Ubin

A lookout over a drowned quarry

1 hour·Pulau Ubin·Free

Ubin Sensory TrailFree

Ubin Sensory Trail

Herbs, fruit trees, a kampong path

45 min·Pulau Ubin·Free

Sembawang Hot Spring ParkFree

Sembawang Hot Spring Park

Singapore's only hot spring, free foot baths

1.5 hours·Sembawang·Free

Hong Lim Park & Speakers' CornerFree

Hong Lim Park & Speakers' Corner

Singapore's only legal outdoor soapbox, plus a lawn

30 min·Chinatown·Free

Istana ParkFree

Istana Park

The lawn opposite the Istana gates

30 min·Orchard·Free

Esplanade ParkFree

Esplanade Park

Cenotaph, Lim Bo Seng, the waterfront strip

45 min·Civic District·Free

Dhoby Ghaut GreenFree

Dhoby Ghaut Green

A pocket lawn over the MRT interchange

20 min·Dhoby Ghaut·Free

Pearl's Hill City ParkFree

Pearl's Hill City Park

The old reservoir hill above Chinatown

1 hour·Chinatown·Free

Duxton Plain ParkFree

Duxton Plain Park

A linear park on an old railway trace

30 min·Duxton·Free

Tiong Bahru ParkFree

Tiong Bahru Park

The neighbourhood lawn, birds, a playground

1 hour·Tiong Bahru·Free

Raffles Place ParkFree

Raffles Place Park

The CBD's pocket green, sculptures, lunch

15 min·Civic District·Free

Youth Olympic ParkFree

Youth Olympic Park

Sculptures on the Marina Bay waterfront walk

20 min·Marina Bay·Free

Kallang Riverside ParkFree

Kallang Riverside Park

Stadium, river, the old national heart

1 hour·Kallang·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

Toa Payoh Town ParkFree

Toa Payoh Town Park

Closed for redevelopment, due back in 2030

1 hour·Toa Payoh·Free

Bidadari ParkFree

Bidadari Park

A new park on an old cemetery, Alkaff Lake

1.5 hours·Bidadari·Free