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
22 to choose from
FreeMerlion Park
The 8.6-metre icon, free and obligatory
30 min·Marina Bay·Free
FreeHelix Bridge & Bayfront Walk
A DNA-inspired footbridge with skyline views
45 min·Marina Bay·Free
TicketsMuseum of Ice Cream Singapore
Sprinkle pool and unlimited scoops at Dempsey
1.5 hours·Dempsey·From S$38
FreeFountain of Wealth
Once the world's largest fountain, still free
20 min·Suntec·Free
FreeCHIJMES
A Gothic chapel and a courtyard of restaurants
45 min·Civic District·Free
FreeLittle Guilin (Bukit Batok)
A flooded granite quarry by Bukit Gombak MRT
1 hour·Bukit Batok·Free
FreeUpper Seletar Reservoir Park
A 1969 rocket-shaped lookout over a quiet reservoir
1 hour·Mandai·Free
FreeKoon Seng Road Shophouses
The pastel Peranakan terraces of Joo Chiat
30 min·East Coast·Free
FreeKampong Glam Street Art Walk
Haji Lane murals after the free Kampong Gelam walk
2.5 hours·Kampong Glam·Free
FreeOld Hill Street Police Station
The old MICA building and its rainbow windows
20 min·Civic District·Free
FreeRail Corridor
The old KTM line, now a 24km greenway
Half day·Bukit Timah·Free
FreeSultan Mosque
Kampong Gelam's gold dome, open to visitors most days
45 min·Kampong Glam·Free
FreeHaji Lane
Murals, independent shops and evening bars
1 hour·Kampong Glam·Free
Pay thereSentosa Parasailing
Towed up under a parachute over the harbour
30 min·Sentosa·About S$79
FreePekan Quarry, Pulau Ubin
A lookout over a drowned quarry
1 hour·Pulau Ubin·Free
FreeYouth Olympic Park
Sculptures on the Marina Bay waterfront walk
20 min·Marina Bay·Free
FreeToa Payoh Town Park
Closed for redevelopment, due back in 2030
1 hour·Toa Payoh·Free
FreeBidadari Park
A new park on an old cemetery, Alkaff Lake
1.5 hours·Bidadari·Free
FreeEco-Link@BKE
The wildlife bridge over the Bukit Timah Expressway
1 hour·Bukit Timah·Free
TicketsNight City Lights Tour
The bay, Chinatown and a photo stop after dark
3 hours·Marina Bay·About S$65
RequestKatong Peranakan Walk & Laksa Lab
Katong's Peranakan terraces, then a laksa you cook yourself
3 hours·East Coast·S$75
PreviewSentosa Sunset SUP & Beach Club Wind-Down
Learn to stand-up paddle on Tanjong Beach, then stay out for sunset
2.5 hours·Sentosa·S$99