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
20 to choose from
TicketsYunomori Onsen & Spa
Japanese-style baths at Kallang Wave Mall
Half day·Kallang·From S$49
FreeJapanese Garden
Seiwaen garden, next door to Chinese Garden
1.5 hours·Jurong East·Free
TicketsSushi-Making Class
Roll maki, shape nigiri, then eat them
3 hours·Tanjong Pagar·From S$150
FreeJapanese Cemetery Park
Southeast Asia's largest Japanese cemetery, in Hougang
1 hour·Hougang·Free
TicketsKokedama Workshop
Wrap a plant in a Japanese moss ball
2 hours·Yishun·From S$45
TicketsWaku Ghin
Tetsuya's counter at Marina Bay Sands
3 hours·Marina Bay·From S$550
Pay thereSake Tasting
A sake flight with a short primer
1.5 hours·Orchard·About S$65
TicketsNeon Pigeon
A Japanese izakaya on Carpenter Street
2 hours·Chinatown·From S$28
Joya Onsen Cafe
A Japanese-style public onsen in Jurong West
Half day·Jurong West·From S$45
FreeChinese Garden
Twin Pagoda and Cloud Pagoda at Jurong Lake
2 hours·Jurong East·Free
FreeJurong Lake Gardens
Singapore's third national garden, by Jurong Lake
Half day·Jurong East·Free
FreeCivilian War Memorial
Four pillars for four communities, by the Padang
20 min·Civic District·Free
TicketsA Noodle Story
Singapore-style ramen at Amoy Street Food Centre
45 min·Chinatown·From S$8
TicketsSingapore Musical Box Museum
Antique musical boxes that still play, by booking
1 hour·Chinatown·From S$20
FreeHougang 6/7 Market
A Hougang hawker centre for breakfast
1 hour·Hougang·Free
Ci Yuan Hawker Centre
Hawker centre inside Ci Yuan Community Club
1 hour·Hougang·Free
TicketsThe St. Regis Spa
Orchard luxury spa, the full ritual
2 hours·Orchard·From S$280
Jurong Heritage Trail
25 stops, from an early food centre to Chinese Garden
Flexible·Jurong·Free
Pasir Panjang Machine-Gun Pillbox
A 1930s coastal-defence pillbox on Pasir Panjang Road
30 min·Pasir Panjang·Free
Petain Road Shophouses
A tiled shophouse row in Jalan Besar
20 min·Jalan Besar·Free