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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

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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

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

Fort Canning ParkFree

Fort Canning Park

A free 22-hectare hill park above the Civic District

2 hours·Civic District·Free

Haw Par VillaFreeGrounds closed, Hell's Museum open

Haw Par Villa

Tiger Balm sculpture park, grounds partly closed

2 hours·Pasir Panjang·Free

Fort SilosoFree

Fort Siloso

Singapore's only preserved WWII coastal fort, free

2 hours·Sentosa·Free

Thian Hock Keng TempleFree

Thian Hock Keng Temple

Singapore's oldest Hokkien temple, on Telok Ayer

30 min·Chinatown·Free

Emerald HillFree

Emerald Hill

Peranakan terrace houses off Orchard Road

45 min·Orchard·Free

Kranji War MemorialFree

Kranji War Memorial

Quiet Commonwealth war cemetery in Kranji

1 hour·Kranji·Free

Chinatown Heritage CentreTickets

Chinatown Heritage Centre

Restored 1950s shophouses on Pagoda Street

1.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$25

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

Reflections at Bukit ChanduTickets

Reflections at Bukit Chandu

Malay Regiment's last stand, 13 Feb 1942

1 hour·Harbourfront·From S$7

Baba HouseTicketsClosed until 2027

Baba House

Peranakan terrace on Neil Road, closed until 2027

1.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$18

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

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

Civil Defence Heritage GalleryFree

Civil Defence Heritage Gallery

Fire station museum on Hill Street

1 hour·Civic District·Free

Capitol TheatreFree

Capitol Theatre

A restored 1930s movie palace on Stamford Road

varies·Civic District·Free

Thomson Nature ParkFree

Thomson Nature Park

Forest trails past an old Hainanese village

2 hours·Central Catchment·Free

Kampong Lorong BuangkokFree

Kampong Lorong Buangkok

Singapore's last mainland kampong, still lived in

45 min·Buangkok·Free

Lian Shan Shuang Lin MonasteryFree

Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery

A 1902 monastery among Toa Payoh's HDB blocks

1 hour·Toa Payoh·Free

Armenian Church of St GregoryFree

Armenian Church of St Gregory

Singapore's oldest church, from 1835

30 min·Civic District·Free

Abdul Gafoor MosqueFree

Abdul Gafoor Mosque

A 1907 Saracenic-style mosque in Little India

20 min·Little India·Free

Duxton HillFree

Duxton Hill

Blair Plain bars in conserved shophouses

Evening·Duxton·Free

Free

People's Park Food Centre

From a 1923 hawker shelter to a food centre

1 hour·Chinatown·Free

Changi WWII Heritage TourTickets

Changi WWII Heritage Tour

Free guided tours at Changi Chapel and Museum

1 hour·Changi·From S$9

Nutmeg & CloveTickets

Nutmeg & Clove

Singapore in a glass, now on Purvis Street

2 hours·Bugis·From S$24

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

Eurasian Heritage GalleryTickets

Eurasian Heritage Gallery

Three Eurasian galleries on Ceylon Road, Katong

1 hour·Katong·From S$5

Hajjah Fatimah MosqueFree

Hajjah Fatimah Mosque

A mosque with a leaning minaret on Beach Road

20 min·Kampong Glam·Free

Hong San SeeFree

Hong San See

A Hokkien temple on the hill at Mohamed Sultan

30 min·River Valley·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

Esplanade ParkFree

Esplanade Park

Cenotaph, Lim Bo Seng, the waterfront strip

45 min·Civic District·Free

Japanese Cemetery ParkFree

Japanese Cemetery Park

Southeast Asia's largest Japanese cemetery, in Hougang

1 hour·Hougang·Free

NHB Heritage Trail (self-guided)Free

NHB Heritage Trail (self-guided)

Self-guided heritage trails with maps and guides

2 hours·Citywide·Free

St Andrew's CathedralFree

St Andrew's Cathedral

The white 1861 church across from the Padang

30 min·Civic District·Free

Cathedral of the Good ShepherdFree

Cathedral of the Good Shepherd

Singapore's oldest Catholic cathedral

30 min·Civic District·Free

The Fullerton HotelFree

The Fullerton Hotel

The old General Post Office, now a hotel to wander

30 min·Civic District·Free

Chin Mee Chin ConfectioneryTickets

Chin Mee Chin Confectionery

Kaya toast in Katong's tiled 1925 confectionery

30 min·East Coast·From S$6

Killiney KopitiamTickets

Killiney Kopitiam

Toast, eggs and kopi at the Killiney Road original

30 min·Orchard·From S$6

Heap Seng LeongPay there

Heap Seng Leong

Kopi and a raw egg on North Bridge Road

20 min·Bugis·About S$4

Bukit Brown CemeteryFree

Bukit Brown Cemetery

The last great Chinese cemetery, open to walkers

2 hours·Bukit Timah·Free

Golden Mile ComplexFreeClosed for now

Golden Mile Complex

The brutalist block long known as Little Thailand

1.5 hours·Kallang·Free

Read BridgeFree

Read Bridge

Clarke Quay's heritage bridge over the river

10 min·Clarke Quay·Free

Tan Kim Seng FountainFree

Tan Kim Seng Fountain

A Victorian iron fountain in Esplanade Park

10 min·Civic District·Free