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All things to do

93 to choose from · showing 1–48

Chinatown Free Walking TourFree

Chinatown Free Walking Tour

Temples, shophouses and clan streets, for a tip

2.5 hours·Chinatown·Free

Johor Bahru Day TripPay there

Johor Bahru Day Trip

Johor Bahru for the day; bring your passport

Full day·Johor·About S$99

Marquee Nightclub EntryTickets

Marquee Nightclub Entry

Indoor Ferris wheel nightclub at The Shoppes

Late night·Marina Bay·About S$48

Bugis Street MarketFree

Bugis Street Market

Covered street market for souvenirs and snacks

1.5 hours·Bugis·Free

Clarke Quay Riverside NightFree

Clarke Quay Riverside Night

River bars, shophouse colour and late satay

Evening·Clarke Quay·Free

Chinatown Heritage CentreTickets

Chinatown Heritage Centre

Restored 1950s shophouses on Pagoda Street

1.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$25

Vintage Camera MuseumTickets

Vintage Camera Museum

1,000 cameras in a Kampong Gelam shophouse

1 hour·Kampong Glam·From S$20

Haji LaneFree

Haji Lane

Murals, independent shops and evening bars

1 hour·Kampong Glam·Free

Arab StreetFree

Arab Street

Textiles, batik and carpet shops in Kampong Gelam

1 hour·Kampong Glam·Free

Koon Seng Road ShophousesFree

Koon Seng Road Shophouses

The pastel Peranakan terraces of Joo Chiat

30 min·East Coast·Free

Ann Siang Hill & Club StreetFree

Ann Siang Hill & Club Street

Shophouse bars, staircases and the after-work crowd

Evening·Chinatown·Free

Duxton HillFree

Duxton Hill

Blair Plain bars in conserved shophouses

Evening·Chinatown·Free

Dempsey HillFree

Dempsey Hill

Old barracks turned restaurants and antique shops

2 hours·Bukit Timah·Free

People's Park Complex Foot MassagePay there

People's Park Complex Foot Massage

Chinatown's row of foot-reflexology shops

1 hour·Chinatown·About S$18

Katong-Joo Chiat Peranakan WalkTickets

Katong-Joo Chiat Peranakan Walk

Katong's tiles, laksa and shophouses, with a guide

3 hours·East Coast·From S$55

Mustafa CentreFree

Mustafa Centre

A 24-hour department store in Little India

1.5 hours·Little India·Free

Orchard Road WalkFree

Orchard Road Walk

Orchard's shopping mile, taken on foot

2 hours·Orchard·Free

The Shoppes at Marina Bay SandsFree

The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands

A canal, sampan rides and a Louis Vuitton island

1.5 hours·Marina Bay·Free

Lucky PlazaFree

Lucky Plaza

Orchard's Filipino hub, busiest on Sundays

1 hour·Orchard·Free

Johor Premium OutletsTickets

Johor Premium Outlets

Outlet shopping across the Causeway; bring a passport

Full day·Johor·About S$80

Tiong Bahru BakeryTickets

Tiong Bahru Bakery

Kouign-amann and coffee at the original estate shop

45 min·Tiong Bahru·From S$8

Chye Seng Huat HardwareTickets

Chye Seng Huat Hardware

Coffee roasters in an old Lavender hardware shop

1 hour·Kallang·From S$6

Digital Light CanvasFree

Digital Light Canvas

A free LED light floor at The Shoppes, big with kids

20 min·Marina Bay·Free

Peninsula PlazaFree

Peninsula Plaza

Little Myanmar on North Bridge Road

1 hour·Civic District·Free

Yue Hwa Chinese ProductsFree

Yue Hwa Chinese Products

The department store of Chinese medicine and silk

45 min·Chinatown·Free

Joo Chiat After DarkFree

Joo Chiat After Dark

Shophouse bars and Peranakan tiles after dark

Evening·East Coast·Free

City PlazaFree

City Plaza

Budget fashion and a Sunday crowd at Paya Lebar

1 hour·Paya Lebar·Free

Far East PlazaFree

Far East Plaza

Streetwear and tattoo studios just off Orchard

1 hour·Orchard·Free

CUT by Wolfgang PuckTickets

CUT by Wolfgang Puck

Wolfgang Puck's steakhouse under the Shoppes

2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$180

Thai MassagePay there

Thai Massage

Cheap shop or hotel spa, stretched either way

1.5 hours·Kallang·About S$40

Free

Balestier Heritage Trail

Temples, shophouses and old hospital wards on foot

2 hours·Balestier·Free

Free

Pek Sin Choon

Nanyang tea blended and packed since 1925

30 min·Chinatown·Free

Free

Lim Lam Hong Ang Ku Kueh

Handmade ang ku kueh shop in Bukit Merah

30 min·Bukit Merah·Free

Free

Tanjong Rhu Pau

Handmade pau from a family shop since 1988

30 min·Kallang·Free

Chinatown Cocktail CrawlPreview

Chinatown Cocktail Crawl

An evening walk through three of Chinatown's shophouse bars

3 hours·Chinatown·S$119

Secret Shophouse Chef's TableRequest

Secret Shophouse Chef's Table

Nine courses of modern Singaporean cooking in a Blair Plain shophouse

3 hours·Chinatown·S$189

Singapore OceanariumTickets

Singapore Oceanarium

The rebuilt S.E.A. Aquarium, now in 22 zones

3 hours·Sentosa·From S$55

MINT Museum of ToysTickets

MINT Museum of Toys

50,000 vintage toys across five floors

1.5 hours·Bugis·From S$30

River WondersTickets

River Wonders

River habitats and giant pandas

3 hours·Mandai·From S$45

Historical City Bike TourTickets

Historical City Bike Tour

Guided bike ride from Marina Bay to Kampong Gelam

4 hours·City Hall·From S$80

28 HongKong StreetTickets

28 HongKong Street

An unmarked speakeasy on the Boat Quay side

2 hours·Civic District·About S$24

CE LA VI SkyBar EntryTickets

CE LA VI SkyBar Entry

Sky Bar 57 floors up, with a house pour in the cover

Evening·Marina Bay·From S$38

ION SkyFree

ION Sky

Orchard from levels 55 and 56, no ticket needed

45 min·Orchard·Free

Red Dot Design MuseumTickets

Red Dot Design Museum

Award-winning objects on Marina Bay

1 hour·Marina Bay·From S$12

Coney Island ParkFree

Coney Island Park

Casuarinas, boardwalks and wild beaches off Punggol

3 hours·Coney Island·Free

Lazarus Island SandbarFree

Lazarus Island Sandbar

A quiet sandbar beach, reached through St John's

Half day·Southern Islands·Free

St John's IslandTickets

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)Tickets

Gogreen Eco Adventure (St John's)

Bike or kickscoot rental on St John's Island

2 hours·Southern Islands·From S$53