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
23 to choose from
FreeSingapore Botanic Gardens
UNESCO-listed gardens, free to wander
Half day·Bukit Timah·Free
TicketsNational Orchid Garden
Over 1,500 orchid species in the Botanic Gardens
1.5 hours·Bukit Timah·From S$15
FreeLearning Forest, Botanic Gardens
Free swamp-forest boardwalks in the Botanic Gardens
1.5 hours·Bukit Timah·Free
FreeJacob Ballas Children's Garden
Free water play for kids in the Botanic Gardens
2 hours·Bukit Timah·Free
TicketsYoga at the Botanic Gardens
A small yoga class on the lawn by Eco Lake
1 hour·Bukit Timah·From S$40
TicketsTai Chi at the Botanic Gardens
A small tai chi and qigong class by Eco Lake
1 hour·Bukit Timah·From S$25
Botanic Gardens Heritage Museum
The Gardens' story since 1859, in Holttum Hall
45 min·Tanglin·Free
Nature Immersion Trail
A 150 m forest-bathing walk in the Botanic Gardens
30 min·Tanglin·Free
Botanical Art Gallery
Singapore's first permanent botanical art display
45 min·Bukit Timah·Free
Free Tours at the Botanic Gardens
Volunteer-led Saturday walks, free to join
Flexible·Bukit Timah·Free
Forest Discovery Centre
Forest exhibits in a bungalow from 1898
1 hour·Dempsey·Free
CDL Green Gallery
Free exhibitions in a hempcrete gallery
30 min·Tanglin·Free
COMO Adventure Grove
Tree-inspired climbing and slides for children
1.5 hours·Dempsey·Free
Healing Garden, Botanic Gardens
Medicinal plants sorted by the body part they treat
45 min·Bukit Timah·Free
Ginger Garden, Botanic Gardens
A hectare of gingers, a lily pond and a waterfall
1 hour·Bukit Timah·Free
Evolution Garden, Botanic Gardens
A trail through 3.5 billion years of plant life
40 min·Bukit Timah·Free
Ethnobotany Garden, Botanic Gardens
Plants people ate, built with and healed with
45 min·Bukit Timah·Free
Foliage Garden, Botanic Gardens
A garden planted for the colour of its leaves
30 min·Bukit Timah·Free
Palm Valley, Botanic Gardens
Palms planted since 1879 and a heliconia walk
45 min·Bukit Timah·Free
Trellis Garden, Botanic Gardens
Climbers on trellises, from tendrils to twining stems
30 min·Bukit Timah·Free
FreeDempsey Hill
Old barracks turned restaurants and antique shops
2 hours·Dempsey·Free
FreeAdam Road Food Centre
Nasi biryani with the expressway overhead
1 hour·Bukit Timah·Free
FreeSmooth-coated Otter Spotting
Bishan, the Bay, or wherever the family has wandered
1 hour·Bishan·Free