Singapore
Things to do
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All things to do
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Chinatown Free Walking Tour
Temples, shophouses and clan streets, for a tip
2.5 hours·Chinatown·Free
Johor Bahru Day Trip
Johor Bahru for the day; bring your passport
Full day·Johor·About S$99
Marquee Nightclub Entry
Indoor Ferris wheel nightclub at The Shoppes
Late night·Marina Bay·About S$48
Bugis Street Market
Covered street market for souvenirs and snacks
1.5 hours·Bugis·Free
Clarke Quay Riverside Night
River bars, shophouse colour and late satay
Evening·Clarke Quay·Free
Chinatown Heritage Centre
Restored 1950s shophouses on Pagoda Street
1.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$25
Vintage Camera Museum
1,000 cameras in a Kampong Gelam shophouse
1 hour·Kampong Glam·From S$20
Haji Lane
Murals, independent shops and evening bars
1 hour·Kampong Glam·Free
Arab Street
Textiles, batik and carpet shops in Kampong Gelam
1 hour·Kampong Glam·Free
Koon Seng Road Shophouses
The pastel Peranakan terraces of Joo Chiat
30 min·East Coast·Free
Ann Siang Hill & Club Street
Shophouse bars, staircases and the after-work crowd
Evening·Chinatown·Free
Duxton Hill
Blair Plain bars in conserved shophouses
Evening·Chinatown·Free
Dempsey Hill
Old barracks turned restaurants and antique shops
2 hours·Bukit Timah·Free
People's Park Complex Foot Massage
Chinatown's row of foot-reflexology shops
1 hour·Chinatown·About S$18
Katong-Joo Chiat Peranakan Walk
Katong's tiles, laksa and shophouses, with a guide
3 hours·East Coast·From S$55
Mustafa Centre
A 24-hour department store in Little India
1.5 hours·Little India·Free
Orchard Road Walk
Orchard's shopping mile, taken on foot
2 hours·Orchard·Free
The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands
A canal, sampan rides and a Louis Vuitton island
1.5 hours·Marina Bay·Free
Lucky Plaza
Orchard's Filipino hub, busiest on Sundays
1 hour·Orchard·Free
Johor Premium Outlets
Outlet shopping across the Causeway; bring a passport
Full day·Johor·About S$80
Tiong Bahru Bakery
Kouign-amann and coffee at the original estate shop
45 min·Tiong Bahru·From S$8
Chye Seng Huat Hardware
Coffee roasters in an old Lavender hardware shop
1 hour·Kallang·From S$6
Digital Light Canvas
A free LED light floor at The Shoppes, big with kids
20 min·Marina Bay·Free
Peninsula Plaza
Little Myanmar on North Bridge Road
1 hour·Civic District·Free
Yue Hwa Chinese Products
The department store of Chinese medicine and silk
45 min·Chinatown·Free
Joo Chiat After Dark
Shophouse bars and Peranakan tiles after dark
Evening·East Coast·Free
City Plaza
Budget fashion and a Sunday crowd at Paya Lebar
1 hour·Paya Lebar·Free
Far East Plaza
Streetwear and tattoo studios just off Orchard
1 hour·Orchard·Free
CUT by Wolfgang Puck
Wolfgang Puck's steakhouse under the Shoppes
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$180
Thai Massage
Cheap shop or hotel spa, stretched either way
1.5 hours·Kallang·About S$40
Balestier Heritage Trail
Temples, shophouses and old hospital wards on foot
2 hours·Balestier·Free
Pek Sin Choon
Nanyang tea blended and packed since 1925
30 min·Chinatown·Free
Lim Lam Hong Ang Ku Kueh
Handmade ang ku kueh shop in Bukit Merah
30 min·Bukit Merah·Free
Tanjong Rhu Pau
Handmade pau from a family shop since 1988
30 min·Kallang·Free
Chinatown Cocktail Crawl
An evening walk through three of Chinatown's shophouse bars
3 hours·Chinatown·S$119
Secret Shophouse Chef's Table
Nine courses of modern Singaporean cooking in a Blair Plain shophouse
3 hours·Chinatown·S$189
Singapore Oceanarium
The rebuilt S.E.A. Aquarium, now in 22 zones
3 hours·Sentosa·From S$55
MINT Museum of Toys
50,000 vintage toys across five floors
1.5 hours·Bugis·From S$30
River Wonders
River habitats and giant pandas
3 hours·Mandai·From S$45
Historical City Bike Tour
Guided bike ride from Marina Bay to Kampong Gelam
4 hours·City Hall·From S$80
28 HongKong Street
An unmarked speakeasy on the Boat Quay side
2 hours·Civic District·About S$24
CE LA VI SkyBar Entry
Sky Bar 57 floors up, with a house pour in the cover
Evening·Marina Bay·From S$38
ION Sky
Orchard from levels 55 and 56, no ticket needed
45 min·Orchard·Free
Red Dot Design Museum
Award-winning objects on Marina Bay
1 hour·Marina Bay·From S$12
Coney Island Park
Casuarinas, boardwalks and wild beaches off Punggol
3 hours·Coney Island·Free
Lazarus Island Sandbar
A quiet sandbar beach, reached through St John's
Half day·Southern Islands·Free
St John's Island
A colonial quarantine island with lagoons and trails
Half day·Southern Islands·From S$15
Gogreen Eco Adventure (St John's)
Bike or kickscoot rental on St John's Island
2 hours·Southern Islands·From S$53