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
80 to choose from · showing 1–48
FreeBugis Street Market
Covered street market for souvenirs and snacks
1.5 hours·Bugis·Free
TicketsBlu Jaz Cafe
Live jazz off Bali Lane, no cover some nights
Evening·Kampong Glam·From S$10
Le Noir
A bar with a live band every night, no cover
2 hours·Marina Bay·Free
FreeSingapore Botanic Gardens
UNESCO-listed gardens, free to wander
Half day·Bukit Timah·Free
FreeSingapore Maritime Gallery
Free ship simulators above Marina South Pier
1.5 hours·Marina South·Free
FreeLittle India Free Walking Tour
Temples, Tekka and Tan Teng Niah on a tip-based walk
2.5 hours·Little India·Free
TicketsCE LA VI SkyBar Entry
Sky Bar 57 floors up, with a house pour in the cover
Evening·Marina Bay·From S$38
FreeSri Mariamman Temple
Singapore's oldest Hindu temple, free to enter
30 min·Chinatown·Free
FreeION Sky
Orchard from levels 55 and 56, no ticket needed
45 min·Orchard·Free
FreeClarke Quay Riverside Night
River bars, shophouse colour and late satay
Evening·Clarke Quay·Free
FreeEast Coast Park
Seafront cycling, sand and barbecue pits
Half day·East Coast·Free
FreeSentosa Boardwalk
Walk onto the island, harbour on both sides
30 min·Harbourfront·Free
FreeConey Island Park
Casuarinas, boardwalks and wild beaches off Punggol
3 hours·Coney Island·Free
FreeLearning Forest, Botanic Gardens
Free swamp-forest boardwalks in the Botanic Gardens
1.5 hours·Bukit Timah·Free
FreeSri Veeramakaliamman Temple
Kali's temple on Serangoon Road, since 1855
30 min·Little India·Free
FreeSri Srinivasa Perumal Temple
The Serangoon Road temple where Thaipusam begins
30 min·Little India·Free
FreeTanjong Beach Club
Sentosa's original beach club, on public sand
Half day·Sentosa·Free
FreeStarts 15 JanuaryLight to Night Festival
Civic District art after dark, every January
Evening·Civic District·Free
FreeStarts 22 JanuaryThaipusam Procession
Kavadi bearers walk from Perumal to Tank Road
Half day·Little India·Free
TicketsNutmeg & Clove
Singapore in a glass, now on Purvis Street
2 hours·Bugis·From S$24
FreeTemple of 1,000 Lights
Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya on Race Course Road
30 min·Little India·Free
FreeWat Ananda Metyarama
A Thai Buddhist temple in Bukit Merah
30 min·Tiong Bahru·Free
FreeAdmiralty Park
Riverside boardwalks in a large north-west park
2 hours·Admiralty·Free
FreeDuxton Plain Park
A linear park on an old railway trace
30 min·Duxton·Free
FreeCentral Sikh Temple
A gold-domed gurdwara on Towner Road
45 min·Kallang·Free
FreeMohamed Sultan Road
The old club street, now restaurants
Evening·River Valley·Free
FreeION Orchard
Orchard Road's flagship mall, with ION Sky up top
1.5 hours·Orchard·Free
Jurong Heritage Trail
25 stops, from an early food centre to Chinese Garden
Flexible·Jurong·Free
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes
National-monument church with a Tamil Mass
45 min·Rochor·Free
Gurdwara Sahib Yishun
A small Yishun gurdwara that welcomes visitors
1 hour·Yishun·Free
Pasir Panjang Machine-Gun Pillbox
A 1930s coastal-defence pillbox on Pasir Panjang Road
30 min·Pasir Panjang·Free
Seng Kee Black Chicken Herbal Soup
Black chicken herbal soup, double-boiled
1 hour·Bedok·Free
Fort Serapong
Information boards at an 1880s battery on Sentosa
30 min·Sentosa·Free
Sci-Fi Pop-up Library
A self-service sci-fi library with an art show
1 hour·Marine Parade·Free
Forest Discovery Centre
Forest exhibits in a bungalow from 1898
1 hour·Dempsey·Free
Sentosa Heritage Trail
Three self-guided routes through Sentosa's past
2 hours·Sentosa·Free
Ginger Garden, Botanic Gardens
A hectare of gingers, a lily pond and a waterfall
1 hour·Bukit Timah·Free
Evolution Garden, Botanic Gardens
A trail through 3.5 billion years of plant life
40 min·Bukit Timah·Free
Ethnobotany Garden, Botanic Gardens
Plants people ate, built with and healed with
45 min·Bukit Timah·Free
TicketsSingapore Zoo
Open-concept rainforest zoo at Mandai
Full day·Mandai·From S$49
TicketsCuriosity Cove
Indoor nature playscape for kids 12 and under
2 hours·Mandai·From S$48
TicketsBintan Resort Ferries
Ferry from Tanah Merah to the Lagoi resorts on Bintan
Full day·Bintan·From S$100
TicketsBig Bus Open-Top Tour
Open-top hop-on, hop-off bus on two routes
Full day·Suntec·About S$66
Tickets28 HongKong Street
An unmarked speakeasy on the Boat Quay side
2 hours·Civic District·About S$24
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
TicketsSentosa 4D AdventureLand
Motion seats and 4D rides at Imbiah Lookout
1.5 hours·Sentosa·From S$50
TicketsHell's Museum at Haw Par Villa
The Ten Courts, interpreted for adults
2 hours·Pasir Panjang·From S$22