Singapore
Things to do
Theme parks, hawker food and free gardens, for a spare hour or a whole day.
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All things to do
211 to choose from · showing 1–48
FreeNewton Food Centre
Satay and grilled stingray after dark, by Newton MRT
1 hour·Newton·Free
FreeLittle Guilin (Bukit Batok)
A flooded granite quarry by Bukit Gombak MRT
1 hour·Bukit Timah·Free
FreeDhoby Ghaut Green
A pocket lawn over the MRT interchange
20 min·Dhoby Ghaut·Free
Echoes of Clementi Mural
A sepia comic mural at Clementi MRT Exits A and B
15 min·Clementi·Free
TicketsFlower Dome + Cloud Forest
Flower Dome and Cloud Forest on one ticket
3 hours·Marina Bay·From S$46
TicketsSingapore Flyer
A slow 30-minute turn above Marina Bay
30 min·Marina Bay·From S$46
TicketsNerf Action Xperience
18,000 sq ft of foam-dart arenas at Marina Square
3 hours·Marina Bay·About S$35
TicketsNational Gallery Singapore
Southeast Asian art in two national monuments
3 hours·Civic District·From S$20
TicketsPeranakan Museum
Beadwork, kebayas and wedding chambers
1.5 hours·Dhoby Ghaut·From S$12
TicketsSingapore Zoo
Open-concept rainforest zoo at Mandai
Full day·Mandai·From S$49
TicketsNight Safari
The world's first nocturnal zoo
3 hours·Mandai·From S$58
TicketsBird Paradise
3,500 birds in eight walk-through aviaries
Half day·Mandai·From S$49
TicketsScience Centre Singapore
Hands-on science galleries in Jurong East
Half day·Jurong East·From S$12
FreeBollywood Veggies Farm
Kranji organic farm and Poison Ivy bistro
2 hours·Kranji·Free
FreeSingapore Botanic Gardens
UNESCO-listed gardens, free to wander
Half day·Bukit Timah·Free
FreeMarina Barrage & Picnic Green
Green Roof and water playground on the reservoir
2 hours·Marina Bay·Free
FreeMerlion Park
The 8.6-metre icon, free and obligatory
30 min·Marina Bay·Free
FreeSingapore Maritime Gallery
Free ship simulators above Marina South Pier
1.5 hours·Marina South·Free
FreeChinatown Free Walking Tour
Temples, shophouses and clan streets, for a tip
2.5 hours·Chinatown·Free
FreeLittle India Free Walking Tour
Temples, Tekka and Tan Teng Niah on a tip-based walk
2.5 hours·Little India·Free
FreeKampong Gelam Free Walking Tour
Pay-what-you-like walk: Sultan Mosque to Haji Lane
2.5 hours·Kampong Glam·Free
Pay thereKranji Countryside Tour
Hay Dairies goats and lunch at Bollywood Veggies
5 hours·Kranji·About S$75
TicketsCommune Kitchen Cooking Class
Hands-on cooking in a Frasers Tower studio
3 hours·Civic District·From S$132
TicketsTea Chapter Appreciation
Brew your own pot in a Neil Road teahouse from 1989
1.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$40
Tickets28 HongKong Street
An unmarked speakeasy on the Boat Quay side
2 hours·Civic District·About S$24
TicketsCE LA VI SkyBar Entry
Sky Bar 57 floors up, with a house pour in the cover
Evening·Marina Bay·From S$38
TicketsMarquee Nightclub Entry
Indoor Ferris wheel nightclub at The Shoppes
Late night·Marina Bay·About S$48
TicketsG.Spa 24-Hour Escape
A 24-hour spa and nap lounge on Guillemard Road
Flexible·Geylang·From S$88
TicketsYunomori Onsen & Spa
Japanese-style baths at Kallang Wave Mall
Half day·Kallang·From S$49
FreeGardens by the Bay (Outdoor Gardens)
Supertrees and lakeside gardens, free to wander
2 hours·Marina Bay·Free
FreeSpectra Light & Water Show
Free 15-minute light and water show on the bay
15 min·Marina Bay·Free
FreeEsplanade Outdoor Theatre
Free gigs on the Marina Bay waterfront
1 hour·Marina Bay·Free
FreeLau Pa Sat Hawker Centre
Victorian market hall, with satay grilled on the street
1 hour·Civic District·Free
FreeMaxwell Food Centre
Tian Tian's Hainanese chicken rice, no booking
1 hour·Chinatown·Free
FreeFort Canning Park
A free 22-hectare hill park above the Civic District
2 hours·Civic District·Free
FreeHenderson Waves & Southern Ridges
A timber wave of a bridge on the Southern Ridges
2 hours·Harbourfront·Free
FreeHaw Par Villa
Tiger Balm sculpture park, grounds partly closed
2 hours·Pasir Panjang·Free
FreeTiong Bahru Market & Food Centre
Breakfast upstairs, wet market downstairs
1.5 hours·Tiong Bahru·Free
FreeBugis Street Market
Covered street market for souvenirs and snacks
1.5 hours·Bugis·Free
FreeClarke Quay Riverside Night
River bars, shophouse colour and late satay
Evening·Clarke Quay·Free
FreeEmerald Hill
Peranakan terrace houses off Orchard Road
45 min·Orchard·Free
FreeBukit Timah Nature Reserve
Rainforest trails on Singapore's highest hill
3 hours·Bukit Timah·Free
FreeEast Coast Park
Seafront cycling, sand and barbecue pits
Half day·East Coast·Free
FreeKranji War Memorial
Quiet Commonwealth war cemetery in Kranji
1 hour·Kranji·Free
FreeHortPark
The Southern Ridges' gardening hub, with a bee trail
2 hours·Harbourfront·Free
TicketsSingapore Art Museum
Contemporary art at Tanjong Pagar Distripark
2 hours·Harbourfront·From S$20
TicketsChinatown Heritage Centre
Restored 1950s shophouses on Pagoda Street
1.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$25
TicketsThe Battlebox
WWII bunker under Fort Canning Hill
1 hour·Civic District·From S$20