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.
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All things to do
188 to choose from · showing 1–48
TicketsLee Kong Chian Natural History Museum
Three dinosaur skeletons on the NUS Kent Ridge campus
2 hours·Kent Ridge·From S$27
TicketsExploria at Mandai
Indoor nature storytelling, Mandai's cheapest ticket
2 hours·Mandai·From S$38
TicketsCuriosity Cove
Indoor nature playscape for kids 12 and under
2 hours·Mandai·From S$48
FreeSungei Buloh Wetland Walk
Wetland walks with crocodiles and migrating birds
3 hours·Kranji·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
FreePalawan Beach, Sentosa
A calm beach and continental Asia's southernmost point
2 hours·Sentosa·Free
FreeSiloso Beach
Sentosa's liveliest beach, with clubs and kayaks
2 hours·Sentosa·Free
FreeBukit Timah Nature Reserve
Rainforest trails on Singapore's highest hill
3 hours·Bukit Timah·Free
FreeMacRitchie Reservoir Park
Reservoir boardwalks and a long forest loop, free
3 hours·MacRitchie·Free
FreeEast Coast Park
Seafront cycling, sand and barbecue pits
Half day·East Coast·Free
FreeHortPark
The Southern Ridges' gardening hub, with a bee trail
2 hours·Harbourfront·Free
TicketsNational Orchid Garden
Over 1,500 orchid species in the Botanic Gardens
1.5 hours·Bukit Timah·From S$15
FreeMacRitchie Treetop Walk
A free 250m bridge up to 25m above the forest
3 hours·MacRitchie·Free
FreeLabrador Nature Reserve
WWII gun batteries, coastal forest and harbour views
2 hours·Harbourfront·Free
FreeChinese Garden
Twin Pagoda and Cloud Pagoda at Jurong Lake
2 hours·Jurong East·Free
FreeJapanese Garden
Seiwaen garden, next door to Chinese Garden
1.5 hours·Jurong East·Free
FreeJurong Lake Gardens
Singapore's third national garden, by Jurong Lake
Half day·Jurong East·Free
FreeChek Jawa Wetlands
Ubin's boardwalk over a rare intertidal flat
3 hours·Pulau Ubin·Free
FreeMount Faber Peak
Harbour views from the top, free if you walk up
1.5 hours·Harbourfront·Free
FreeConey Island Park
Casuarinas, boardwalks and wild beaches off Punggol
3 hours·Coney Island·Free
FreeRail Corridor
The old KTM line, now a 24km greenway
Half day·Bukit Timah·Free
FreePunggol Waterway Park
A waterway, three bridges and a sea breeze in Punggol
2 hours·Punggol·Free
FreeBishan-Ang Mo Kio Park
62-hectare river park on a restored Kallang canal
2 hours·Bishan·Free
FreeWest Coast Park
Adventure playground, dog run and BBQ pits in the west
2 hours·West Coast·Free
FreePasir Ris Park
Mangrove boardwalk and a giant playground
2 hours·Pasir Ris·Free
FreeChangi Beach Park
Sand and kelong views next to Changi Village
2 hours·Changi·Free
FreeTanjong Beach, Sentosa
Sentosa's quietest beach, with clubs if you want them
3 hours·Sentosa·Free
FreeLearning Forest, Botanic Gardens
Free swamp-forest boardwalks in the Botanic Gardens
1.5 hours·Bukit Timah·Free
FreeLazarus Island Sandbar
A quiet sandbar beach, where the ferry lands
Half day·Southern Islands·Free
TicketsGogreen Eco Adventure (St John's)
Bike or kickscoot rental on St John's Island
2 hours·Southern Islands·From S$53
FreeSisters' Islands Marine Park
Singapore's first marine park, by ferry
Half day·Southern Islands·Free
FreeLittle Guilin (Bukit Batok)
A flooded granite quarry by Bukit Gombak MRT
1 hour·Bukit Batok·Free
FreeHindhede Nature Park
A quarry lookout at the foot of Bukit Timah Hill
1.5 hours·Bukit Timah·Free
FreeDairy Farm Nature Park
Wallace Trail and a quarry on an old dairy farm
2 hours·Bukit Panjang·Free
FreeWindsor Nature Park
Quiet boardwalks on the way to MacRitchie
2 hours·Central Catchment·Free
FreeThomson Nature Park
Forest trails past an old Hainanese village
2 hours·Central Catchment·Free
FreeChestnut Nature Park
Singapore's largest nature park, for hikers and bikers
3 hours·Bukit Panjang·Free
FreeBedok Reservoir Park
Kayaks, a jogging loop and big eastern skies
2 hours·Bedok·Free
FreeSouthern Ridges Forest Walk
A raised metal walkway through Southern Ridges forest
2 hours·Harbourfront·Free
FreeTelok Blangah Hill Park
Terrace gardens on a ridge above HarbourFront
1.5 hours·Harbourfront·Free
FreeKent Ridge Park
A canopy walk and a reflexology path on a WWII ridge
2 hours·Kent Ridge·Free
FreeUpper Seletar Reservoir Park
A 1969 rocket-shaped lookout over a quiet reservoir
1 hour·Mandai·Free
FreeNParks Free Guided Walk
Free walks with volunteer naturalists across the parks
2 hours·Citywide·Free
FreeSentosa Nature Discovery
A free nature gallery and Swiftlet Bunker at Imbiah
1 hour·Sentosa·Free
FreeImbiah Lookout
Sentosa's ridge: luge, SkyHelix, Nature Discovery
1 hour·Sentosa·Free
TicketsMacRitchie Reservoir Kayak
Sit-on-top kayaks on MacRitchie's forest reservoir
1 hour·MacRitchie·From S$18
FreeKranji Marshes
Bird hides and a raptor tower in the Kranji wetlands
2.5 hours·Kranji·Free