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
18 to choose from
The Intan
Private Peranakan house museum, by appointment
1 hour·Joo Chiat·From S$64
Koon Seng Road Shophouses
The pastel Peranakan terraces of Joo Chiat
30 min·East Coast·Free
Katong-Joo Chiat Peranakan Walk
Koon Seng Road, a private museum and a kueh tea
2.5 hours·East Coast·From S$88
Joo Chiat After Dark
Shophouse bars and Peranakan tiles after dark
Evening·East Coast·Free
Float Therapy
A dark pod of salt water on Joo Chiat Road
1.5 hours·Joo Chiat·From S$120
Popiah Tour at Kway Guan Huat
Watch popiah skin made, then wrap your own
1 hour·Joo Chiat·From S$10.90
Museum of Food Workshops
Heritage cooking workshops in Joo Chiat
Flexible·Joo Chiat·About S$60
Kuan Im Tng Temple, Joo Chiat
A quiet Guanyin temple on Tembeling Road
30 min·Joo Chiat·Free
Telok Kurau Park
A big family park on the Siglap canal
1 hour·Joo Chiat·Free
Katong Peranakan Walk & Laksa Lab
Katong's Peranakan terraces, then a laksa you cook yourself
3 hours·East Coast·S$75
Peranakan Museum
Beadwork, kebayas and wedding chambers
1.5 hours·Dhoby Ghaut·From S$12
Baba House
Peranakan terrace on Neil Road, closed until 2027
1.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$18
Katong Park
The old seafront park, now inland, still breezy
45 min·East Coast·Free
Haig Road Market & Food Centre
Katong-side hawker with roti prata nearby
1 hour·East Coast·Free
Watercolour Workshop
Watercolour classes at New Bahru and Katong
2.5 hours·Tiong Bahru·From S$68
Nyonya Kueh Sampling at Kim Choo
A set of Nyonya kueh and blue tea in a shophouse
1 hour·Katong·From S$8.50
Quentin's Eurasian Restaurant
Eurasian home cooking on Ceylon Road
2 hours·Katong·From S$15.80
Marine Parade Road Park
A fitness corner and a Madras Thorn heritage tree
20 min·Marine Parade·Free