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
91 to choose from · showing 1–48
TicketsOmni-Theatre
Dome-screen films next to the Science Centre
1 hour·Jurong East·From S$24
FreeJapanese Garden
Seiwaen garden, next door to Chinese Garden
1.5 hours·Jurong East·Free
FreeChangi Beach Park
Sand and kelong views next to Changi Village
2 hours·Changi·Free
FreeYishun Pond Park
A pond next to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital's garden
1 hour·Yishun·Free
FreeJurong Central Park
A Jurong town park next to the lakes
1 hour·Jurong East·Free
FreeBugis+
Youth fashion in air-con, next to Bugis Street
1 hour·Bugis·Free
Serangoon Library
Singapore's first rooftop public library
1 hour·Serangoon·Free
TicketsSingapore Oceanarium
The rebuilt S.E.A. Aquarium, now in 22 zones
3 hours·Sentosa·From S$55
TicketsAdventure Cove Waterpark
Slides, lazy river and snorkelling with rays
Half day·Sentosa·From S$34
TicketsSingapore Flyer
A slow 30-minute turn above Marina Bay
30 min·Marina Bay·From S$46
TicketsLee Kong Chian Natural History Museum
Three dinosaur skeletons on the NUS Kent Ridge campus
2 hours·Kent Ridge·From S$27
FreeBuddha Tooth Relic Temple
Tang-style temple, free entry, rooftop garden
1 hour·Chinatown·Free
TicketsRiver Wonders
River habitats and giant pandas
3 hours·Mandai·From S$45
TicketsScience Centre Singapore
Hands-on science galleries in Jurong East
Half day·Jurong East·From S$12
TicketsKidsSTOP
Timed science play sessions for kids 8 and under
3 hours·Jurong East·From S$10
FreeMerlion Park
The 8.6-metre icon, free and obligatory
30 min·Marina Bay·Free
FreeMaxwell Food Centre
Tian Tian's Hainanese chicken rice, no booking
1 hour·Chinatown·Free
FreeBugis Street Market
Covered street market for souvenirs and snacks
1.5 hours·Bugis·Free
FreeSingapore City Gallery
Free scale model of the city at URA
1 hour·Chinatown·Free
FreeNUS Museum
South and Southeast Asian art on campus
1.5 hours·Kent Ridge·Free
TicketsMadame Tussauds Singapore
More than 80 wax figures at Imbiah Lookout
1.5 hours·Sentosa·From S$38
TicketsSkyHelix Sentosa
Open-air revolving platform, 79 metres up
15 min·Sentosa·From S$20
FreeFountain of Wealth
Once the world's largest fountain, still free
20 min·Suntec·Free
FreeSingapore Sports Hub & National Stadium
The dome, the river, a public concourse
1 hour·Kallang·Free
FreeJurong Lake Gardens
Singapore's third national garden, by Jurong Lake
Half day·Jurong East·Free
FreeMount Faber Peak
Harbour views from the top, free if you walk up
1.5 hours·Harbourfront·Free
FreePasir Ris Park
Mangrove boardwalk and a giant playground
2 hours·Pasir Ris·Free
FreeTanjong Beach, Sentosa
Sentosa's quietest beach, with clubs if you want them
3 hours·Sentosa·Free
FreeLittle Guilin (Bukit Batok)
A flooded granite quarry by Bukit Gombak MRT
1 hour·Bukit Timah·Free
FreeThomson Nature Park
Forest trails past an old Hainanese village
2 hours·Central Catchment·Free
FreeKampong Lorong Buangkok
Singapore's last mainland kampong, still lived in
45 min·Buangkok·Free
FreeKent Ridge Park
A canopy walk and a reflexology path on a WWII ridge
2 hours·Kent Ridge·Free
FreeKwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple
Waterloo Street's busy temple to Guanyin
30 min·Bugis·Free
FreeRaffles' Landing Site
A white Raffles statue on the river's north bank
15 min·Civic District·Free
FreeHolland Village
Cafes, a wet market and late bars
2 hours·Holland Village·Free
FreeSentosa Nature Discovery
A free nature gallery and Swiftlet Bunker at Imbiah
1 hour·Sentosa·Free
FreeLight to Night Festival
Civic District art after dark, every January
Evening·Civic District·Free
FreeDates not announcedSingapore Night Festival
Bras Basah.Bugis after dark, usually Aug–Sep
Evening·Bugis·Free
TicketsWine Tasting in Dempsey
Wine masterclasses at Dempsey
2 hours·Bukit Timah·About S$75
TicketsFilmhouse
Indie cinema in the old Projector halls, Beach Road
2.5 hours·City Hall·From S$14
FreeZion Riverside Food Centre
Open-air hawker lunch by the river at Great World
1 hour·River Valley·Free
FreeHolland Village Market & Food Centre
Upstairs hawker, downstairs wet market
1 hour·Holland Village·Free
TicketsBurnt Ends
Dave Pynt's wood-fired grill, one Michelin star
2 hours·Dempsey·From S$180
FreeNational Library Roof Garden
Free views, free air-con and floors of books
1 hour·Bugis·Free
FreeThe Arts House
Singapore's old Parliament House, now an arts venue
45 min·Civic District·Free
FreeVictoria Theatre & Concert Hall
The clock-tower concert hall by the river
varies·Civic District·Free
FreeSingapore Chinese Cultural Centre
SINGAPO人 gallery and a rooftop over the CBD
1.5 hours·Chinatown·Free
TicketsSingapore Musical Box Museum
Antique musical boxes that still play, by booking
1 hour·Chinatown·From S$20