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.
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All things to do
66 to choose from · showing 1–48
FreeHelix Bridge & Bayfront Walk
A DNA-inspired footbridge with skyline views
45 min·Marina Bay·Free
FreeHenderson Waves & Southern Ridges
A timber wave of a bridge on the Southern Ridges
2 hours·Harbourfront·Free
FreeMacRitchie Treetop Walk
A free 250m bridge up to 25m above the forest
3 hours·MacRitchie·Free
FreePunggol Waterway Park
A waterway, three bridges and a sea breeze in Punggol
2 hours·Punggol·Free
TicketsSong Fa Bak Kut Teh
Teochew bak kut teh at the New Bridge Road original
1 hour·Chinatown·From S$18
FreeJamae Chulia Mosque
A South Indian mosque on South Bridge Road
20 min·Chinatown·Free
FreeCavenagh Bridge
An 1869 suspension bridge you can still walk across
15 min·Civic District·Free
FreeJubilee Bridge
Merlion to Esplanade, no steps
15 min·Marina Bay·Free
FreeEco-Link@BKE
The wildlife bridge over the Bukit Timah Expressway
1 hour·Bukit Timah·Free
FreePalawan Beach Play
Free sand, a playground and the bridge to the islet
2 hours·Sentosa·Free
FreeNUS University Town
A campus town with a bridge and views of the west
1.5 hours·Kent Ridge·Free
Pay thereHeap Seng Leong
Kopi and a raw egg on North Bridge Road
20 min·Bugis·About S$4
FreeElgin Bridge
The 1929 bridge joining North and South Bridge Roads
10 min·Civic District·Free
FreeAnderson Bridge
Race track in F1 week, a bay walk the rest of the year
10 min·Civic District·Free
FreePeninsula Plaza
Little Myanmar on North Bridge Road
1 hour·Civic District·Free
FreeRead Bridge
Clarke Quay's heritage bridge over the river
10 min·Clarke Quay·Free
FreeColeman Bridge
The river crossing named for the architect
10 min·Civic District·Free
Alexandra Garden Trail
A short green link to the Southern Ridges
45 min·Alexandra·Free
Villa Verde Park
A bridge to the Rail Corridor and a railway playground
45 min·Choa Chu Kang·Free
TicketsSingapore Flyer
A slow 30-minute turn above Marina Bay
30 min·Marina Bay·From S$46
TicketsJewel Canopy Park
Level 5 gardens and slides above the Rain Vortex
2 hours·Changi·From S$8
TicketsAsian Civilisations Museum
Two millennia of Asian craft and trade by the river
2 hours·Civic District·From S$15
TicketsOn until 7 MarchSacred Caves: Dunhuang at ACM
Life-size Mogao caves at the Asian Civilisations Museum
2 hours·Civic District·From S$25
FreeBuddha Tooth Relic Temple
Tang-style temple, free entry, rooftop garden
1 hour·Chinatown·Free
FreeMerlion Park
The 8.6-metre icon, free and obligatory
30 min·Marina Bay·Free
TicketsSingapore River Cruise
A 40-minute bumboat ride down the Singapore River
40 min·Clarke Quay·From S$28
FreeSri Mariamman Temple
Singapore's oldest Hindu temple, free to enter
30 min·Chinatown·Free
FreePalawan Beach, Sentosa
A calm beach and continental Asia's southernmost point
2 hours·Sentosa·Free
TicketsRaffles Hotel Arcade & Long Bar
Singapore Slings and peanut shells at Long Bar
1 hour·Civic District·From S$44
FreeChinese Garden
Twin Pagoda and Cloud Pagoda at Jurong Lake
2 hours·Jurong East·Free
FreeJapanese Garden
Seiwaen garden, next door to Chinese Garden
1.5 hours·Jurong East·Free
FreeBishan-Ang Mo Kio Park
62-hectare river park on a restored Kallang canal
2 hours·Bishan·Free
FreeSouthern Ridges Forest Walk
A raised metal walkway through Southern Ridges forest
2 hours·Harbourfront·Free
FreeTelok Blangah Hill Park
Terrace gardens on a ridge above HarbourFront
1.5 hours·Harbourfront·Free
FreeBoat Quay
The old river trade, now riverside tables
1 hour·Civic District·Free
FreeKeong Saik Road
Former red-light street, now restaurants and hotels
Evening·Keong Saik·Free
TicketsATLAS Bar
Art Deco gin temple in Parkview Square
2 hours·Civic District·From S$28
TicketsWild Rice at Funan
Singapore plays in Wild Rice's theatre at Funan
2.5 hours·Civic District·From S$45
FreeHong Lim Park & Speakers' Corner
Singapore's only legal outdoor soapbox, plus a lawn
30 min·Chinatown·Free
FreeDuxton Plain Park
A linear park on an old railway trace
30 min·Duxton·Free
FreeYouth Olympic Park
Sculptures on the Marina Bay waterfront walk
20 min·Marina Bay·Free
FreeYishun Pond Park
A pond next to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital's garden
1 hour·Yishun·Free
FreeLower Seletar Reservoir Park
A long dam walk and kayaks in the north-east
1.5 hours·Seletar·Free
TicketsMarina Bay Night Photography Walk
The skyline with someone who knows a tripod
2.5 hours·Marina Bay·About S$65
FreeChangi Airport Highlights
Jewel and the landside terminals, no flight needed
3 hours·Changi·Free
FreeVesak Day, 20 MayVesak Day Temple Circuit
Lanterns, chanting and vegetarian stalls for Vesak
Half day·Chinatown·Free
TicketsTCM Consultation & Herbs
Pulse, tongue, a bag of bitter tea
1 hour·Chinatown·From S$35
FreeBugis+
Youth fashion in air-con, next to Bugis Street
1 hour·Bugis·Free