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
660 to choose from · showing 1–48
Jewel Canopy Park
Level 5 gardens and slides above the Rain Vortex
2 hours·Changi·From S$8
Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
Tang-style temple, free entry, rooftop garden
1 hour·Chinatown·Free
Mandai Gallery
Mandai's zoo-to-reserve story, with complimentary entry
45 min·Mandai·Free
Bollywood Veggies Farm
Kranji organic farm and Poison Ivy bistro
2 hours·Kranji·Free
Singapore Botanic Gardens
UNESCO-listed gardens, free to wander
Half day·Bukit Timah·Free
Marina Barrage & Picnic Green
Green Roof and water playground on the reservoir
2 hours·Marina Bay·Free
Merlion Park
The 8.6-metre icon, free and obligatory
30 min·Marina Bay·Free
Singapore Maritime Gallery
Free ship simulators above Marina South Pier
1.5 hours·Marina South·Free
Chinatown Free Walking Tour
Temples, shophouses and clan streets, for a tip
2.5 hours·Chinatown·Free
Little India Free Walking Tour
Temples, Tekka and Tan Teng Niah on a tip-based walk
2.5 hours·Little India·Free
Kampong Gelam Free Walking Tour
Pay-what-you-like walk: Sultan Mosque to Haji Lane
2.5 hours·Kampong Glam·Free
Pulau Ubin Bike Rental
Mountain bikes from about S$8, and free trails
Half day·Pulau Ubin·From S$8
Sungei Buloh Wetland Walk
Wetland walks with crocodiles and migrating birds
3 hours·Kranji·Free
Gardens by the Bay (Outdoor Gardens)
Supertrees and lakeside gardens, free to wander
2 hours·Marina Bay·Free
Spectra Light & Water Show
Free 15-minute light and water show on the bay
15 min·Marina Bay·Free
Helix Bridge & Bayfront Walk
A DNA-inspired footbridge with skyline views
45 min·Marina Bay·Free
Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Free gigs on the Marina Bay waterfront
1 hour·Marina Bay·Free
Lau Pa Sat Hawker Centre
Victorian market hall, with satay grilled on the street
1 hour·Civic District·Free
Maxwell Food Centre
Tian Tian's Hainanese chicken rice, no booking
1 hour·Chinatown·Free
Sri Mariamman Temple
Singapore's oldest Hindu temple, free to enter
30 min·Chinatown·Free
Fort Canning Park
A free 22-hectare hill park above the Civic District
2 hours·Civic District·Free
Henderson Waves & Southern Ridges
A timber wave of a bridge on the Southern Ridges
2 hours·Harbourfront·Free
Haw Par Villa
Tiger Balm sculpture park, grounds partly closed
2 hours·Pasir Panjang·Free
Tiong Bahru Market & Food Centre
Breakfast upstairs, wet market downstairs
1.5 hours·Tiong Bahru·Free
East Coast Lagoon Food Village
Barbecued stingray by the sea, no booking needed
1.5 hours·East Coast·Free
Palawan Beach, Sentosa
A calm beach and continental Asia's southernmost point
2 hours·Sentosa·Free
HIIT the Beach, Sentosa
A free beach fitness circuit at Palawan Beach
Flexible·Sentosa·Free
ION Sky
Orchard from levels 55 and 56, no ticket needed
45 min·Orchard·Free
Bugis Street Market
Covered street market for souvenirs and snacks
1.5 hours·Bugis·Free
Clarke Quay Riverside Night
River bars, shophouse colour and late satay
Evening·Clarke Quay·Free
Fort Siloso
Singapore's only preserved WWII coastal fort, free
2 hours·Sentosa·Free
Siloso Beach
Sentosa's liveliest beach, with clubs and kayaks
2 hours·Sentosa·Free
Thian Hock Keng Temple
Singapore's oldest Hokkien temple, on Telok Ayer
30 min·Chinatown·Free
Singapore City Gallery
Free scale model of the city at URA
1 hour·Chinatown·Free
Emerald Hill
Peranakan terrace houses off Orchard Road
45 min·Orchard·Free
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
Rainforest trails on Singapore's highest hill
3 hours·Bukit Timah·Free
MacRitchie Reservoir Park
Reservoir boardwalks and a long forest loop, free
3 hours·MacRitchie·Free
East Coast Park
Seafront cycling, sand and barbecue pits
Half day·East Coast·Free
Newton Food Centre
Satay and grilled stingray after dark, by Newton MRT
1 hour·Newton·Free
Kranji War Memorial
Quiet Commonwealth war cemetery in Kranji
1 hour·Kranji·Free
HortPark
The Southern Ridges' gardening hub, with a bee trail
2 hours·Harbourfront·Free
Changi Chapel & Museum
POW stories, a replica chapel, quiet rooms
1.5 hours·Changi·From S$9
Former Ford Factory
Where Singapore surrendered, 15 Feb 1942
1.5 hours·Bukit Timah·From S$7
Reflections at Bukit Chandu
Malay Regiment's last stand, 13 Feb 1942
1 hour·Harbourfront·From S$7
Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
Sun Yat Sen's Balestier villa, shut until 2027
1 hour·Balestier·About S$6
NUS Museum
South and Southeast Asian art on campus
1.5 hours·Kent Ridge·Free
RSAF Air Force Museum
Jets on the ground at Paya Lebar
2 hours·Paya Lebar·Free
Fuk Tak Chi Museum
One of Singapore's oldest temples, now a tiny museum
30 min·Chinatown·Free