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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

224 to choose from · showing 1–48

Haw Par VillaFreeGrounds closed, Hell's Museum open

Haw Par Villa

Tiger Balm sculpture park, grounds partly closed

2 hours·Pasir Panjang·Free

Baba HouseTicketsClosed until 2027

Baba House

Peranakan terrace on Neil Road, closed until 2027

1.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$18

Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial HallTicketsClosed for now

Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall

Sun Yat Sen's Balestier villa, shut until 2027

1 hour·Balestier·About S$6

Toa Payoh Town ParkFree

Toa Payoh Town Park

Closed for redevelopment, due back in 2030

1 hour·Toa Payoh·Free

Tickets

Bukit Batok Swimming Complex

A public pool open since 1988, closed Wednesdays

2 hours·Bukit Batok·From S$1.30

Tickets

Senja-Cashew Swimming Complex

A public pool in Bukit Panjang, closed Wednesdays

2 hours·Bukit Panjang·From S$1.30

Tickets

Serangoon Swimming Complex

A public pool open until 9.30pm, closed Thursdays

2 hours·Serangoon·From S$1.30

Tickets

Woodlands Swimming Complex

A public pool with aqua aerobics, closed Thursdays

2 hours·Woodlands·From S$1.30

Singapore OceanariumTickets

Singapore Oceanarium

The rebuilt S.E.A. Aquarium, now in 22 zones

3 hours·Sentosa·From S$55

Flower Dome + Cloud ForestTickets

Flower Dome + Cloud Forest

Flower Dome and Cloud Forest on one ticket

3 hours·Marina Bay·From S$46

National Gallery SingaporeTickets

National Gallery Singapore

Southeast Asian art in two national monuments

3 hours·Civic District·From S$20

National Museum of SingaporeTickets

National Museum of Singapore

The nation's story, in the 1887 building

2 hours·Dhoby Ghaut·From S$18

Lee Kong Chian Natural History MuseumTickets

Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum

Three dinosaur skeletons on the NUS Kent Ridge campus

2 hours·Kent Ridge·From S$27

MINT Museum of ToysTickets

MINT Museum of Toys

50,000 vintage toys across five floors

1.5 hours·Bugis·From S$30

Singapore ZooTickets

Singapore Zoo

Open-concept rainforest zoo at Mandai

Full day·Mandai·From S$49

Science Centre SingaporeTickets

Science Centre Singapore

Hands-on science galleries in Jurong East

Half day·Jurong East·From S$12

KidsSTOPTickets

KidsSTOP

Timed science play sessions for kids 8 and under

3 hours·Jurong East·From S$10

Singapore Botanic GardensFree

Singapore Botanic Gardens

UNESCO-listed gardens, free to wander

Half day·Bukit Timah·Free

Marina Barrage & Picnic GreenFree

Marina Barrage & Picnic Green

Green Roof and water playground on the reservoir

2 hours·Marina Bay·Free

Singapore Maritime GalleryFree

Singapore Maritime Gallery

Free ship simulators above Marina South Pier

1.5 hours·Marina South·Free

Batam Day Escape FerryTickets

Batam Day Escape Ferry

About an hour by ferry to Batam for seafood and a spa

Full day·Batam·From S$76

Kampong Gelam Free Walking TourFree

Kampong Gelam Free Walking Tour

Pay-what-you-like walk: Sultan Mosque to Haji Lane

2.5 hours·Kampong Glam·Free

Kranji Countryside TourTickets

Kranji Countryside Tour

Hay Dairies goats and lunch at Bollywood Farms

5 hours·Kranji·About S$75

28 HongKong StreetTickets

28 HongKong Street

An unmarked speakeasy on the Boat Quay side

2 hours·Civic District·About S$24

Wakeboarding Taster (Singapore Wake Park)Tickets

Wakeboarding Taster (Singapore Wake Park)

Beginner cable wakeboarding at East Coast Park

1 hour·East Coast·From S$55

Fort Canning ParkFree

Fort Canning Park

A free 22-hectare hill park above the Civic District

2 hours·Civic District·Free

Wild Wild WetTickets

Wild Wild Wet

Singapore's largest water park, in Pasir Ris

Half day·Pasir Ris·From S$29

Axe Factor SentosaTickets

Axe Factor Sentosa

Indoor axe throwing at Mess Hall, Sentosa

1 hour·Sentosa·From S$38

Singapore City GalleryFree

Singapore City Gallery

Free scale model of the city at URA

1 hour·Chinatown·Free

MacRitchie Reservoir ParkFree

MacRitchie Reservoir Park

Reservoir boardwalks and a long forest loop, free

3 hours·MacRitchie·Free

Indian Heritage CentreTickets

Indian Heritage Centre

Little India's museum, from Chettiar to cinema

1.5 hours·Little India·From S$10

Malay Heritage CentreTickets

Malay Heritage Centre

Six galleries in the old sultan's palace, Kampong Gelam

1.5 hours·Kampong Glam·From S$10

Changi Chapel & MuseumTickets

Changi Chapel & Museum

POW stories, a replica chapel, quiet rooms

1.5 hours·Changi·From S$9

Former Ford FactoryTickets

Former Ford Factory

Where Singapore surrendered, 15 Feb 1942

1.5 hours·Bukit Timah·From S$7

Reflections at Bukit ChanduTickets

Reflections at Bukit Chandu

Malay Regiment's last stand, 13 Feb 1942

1 hour·Harbourfront·From S$7

Children's Museum SingaporeTickets

Children's Museum Singapore

Hands-on heritage for 12 and under, Coleman Street

1.75 hours·Civic District·From S$15

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

Sentosa BoardwalkFree

Sentosa Boardwalk

Walk onto the island, harbour on both sides

30 min·Harbourfront·Free

OCBC SkywayTickets

OCBC Skyway

Walk the Supertrees, 22 metres up

45 min·Marina Bay·From S$14

Supertree ObservatoryTickets

Supertree Observatory

Inside a Supertree, 50 metres up

30 min·Marina Bay·From S$14

MacRitchie Treetop WalkFree

MacRitchie Treetop Walk

A free 250m bridge up to 25m above the forest

3 hours·MacRitchie·Free

Labrador Nature ReserveFree

Labrador Nature Reserve

WWII gun batteries, coastal forest and harbour views

2 hours·Harbourfront·Free

Japanese GardenFree

Japanese Garden

Seiwaen garden, next door to Chinese Garden

1.5 hours·Jurong East·Free

Jurong Lake GardensFree

Jurong Lake Gardens

Singapore's third national garden, by Jurong Lake

Half day·Jurong East·Free

Chek Jawa WetlandsFree

Chek Jawa Wetlands

Ubin's boardwalk over a rare intertidal flat

3 hours·Pulau Ubin·Free