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
82 to choose from · showing 1–48
TicketsSingapore Discovery Centre
Nation-building, flight simulators, kids' city
3 hours·Jurong East·From S$10
FreeChinese Garden
Twin Pagoda and Cloud Pagoda at Jurong Lake
2 hours·Jurong East·Free
FreeJapanese Garden
Seiwaen garden, next door to Chinese Garden
1.5 hours·Jurong East·Free
FreeJurong Lake Gardens
Singapore's third national garden, by Jurong Lake
Half day·Jurong East·Free
FreeWest Coast Park
Adventure playground, dog run and BBQ pits in the west
2 hours·West Coast·Free
FreeAdmiralty Park
Riverside boardwalks in a large north-west park
2 hours·Admiralty·Free
FreeClementi Woods Park
12-hectare woods beside West Coast Plaza
1.5 hours·Clementi·Free
FreeAng Mo Kio Town Garden West
A neighbourhood hill forest, surprisingly wild
1.5 hours·Ang Mo Kio·Free
FreeLim Chu Kang Nature Park
Nature on the farmland edge of the far north-west
2 hours·Lim Chu Kang·Free
FreeJurong Central Park
A Jurong town park next to the lakes
1 hour·Jurong East·Free
FreeClementi 448 Market
A west-side hawker lunch in Clementi
1 hour·Clementi·Free
FreeNUS University Town
A campus town with a bridge and views of the west
1.5 hours·Kent Ridge·Free
FreePang Sua Pond
Floating wetlands and a boardwalk in Choa Chu Kang
1 hour·Choa Chu Kang·Free
FreePandan Reservoir
Kayaking, rowing and fishing in the west
1.5 hours·Jurong East·Free
TicketsJaan by Kirk Westaway
A classic view dinner 70 floors up at Swissôtel
2.5 hours·Civic District·From S$250
FreeJurong West 505 Market
A good west-side hawker centre near the lakes
1 hour·Jurong East·Free
Taman Jurong Market & Food Centre
The old "60 stalls" food centre, rebuilt
1 hour·Jurong West·Free
Jurong Heritage Trail
25 stops, from an early food centre to Chinese Garden
Flexible·Jurong·Free
TK Pottery Jungle
One of two surviving dragon kilns, plus workshops
2 hours·Jurong West·From S$80
Chey Sua Carrot Cake
Pan-fried radish cake at Toa Payoh West
1 hour·Toa Payoh·Free
The Potter's Garden
A pottery-themed park beside two dragon kilns
1 hour·Jurong West·Free
Dudu Cooked Food
Hot tu tu kueh at a Jurong West market
30 min·Jurong West·Free
Tai Seng Fish Soup
Third-generation fish soup at Taman Jurong
45 min·Jurong West·Free
Westlake Restaurant
A Queen's Road zi char with braised pork and pau
1 hour·Bukit Timah·Free
Bukit Batok Library
A revamped library with a sound cave
1 hour·Bukit Batok·Free
Jurong West Swimming Complex
A feature pool with a slide and lazy river
2 hours·Jurong West·From S$2
NTU Campus Art Trail
Self-guided public art and architecture at NTU
1 hour·Nanyang·Free
Jalan Bahar Clay Studios
A working pottery studio at a dragon kiln
1 hour·Jurong West·Free
SuperBowl Jurong
Ten-pin bowling by Jurong Lake, open until 1am
2 hours·Jurong West·From S$5.50
Joya Onsen Cafe
A Japanese-style public onsen in Jurong West
Half day·Jurong West·From S$45
City Sprouts West Coast
A community farm inside West Coast Park
1 hour·West Coast·Free
The Story of Studio Ghibli
Twelve immersive Ghibli scenes on the West Lawn
1 hour·Marina Bay·From S$39
Fernvale Hawker Centre and Market
A Sengkang West hawker centre and market
1 hour·Sengkang·Free
Jurong West Library
A community-building library near Boon Lay MRT
1 hour·Jurong West·Free
Jurong West Park Connector
A 2.2 km green link from Boon Lay MRT
1 hour·Boon Lay·Free
Pasir Panjang Food Centre
A hawker centre beside Pasir Panjang Park
1 hour·Pasir Panjang·Free
Yunnan Park
The original Nantah Arch and an open plaza
30 min·Jurong West·Free
Ayer Rajah Food Centre
Eighty cooked-food stalls on West Coast Drive
1 hour·Clementi·Free
Clementi West Street 2 Food Centre
Sixty stalls in the Clementi West flats
1 hour·Clementi·Free
TicketsSingapore Zoo
Open-concept rainforest zoo at Mandai
Full day·Mandai·From S$49
TicketsBird Paradise
3,500 birds in eight walk-through aviaries
Half day·Mandai·From S$49
FreeSiloso Beach
Sentosa's liveliest beach, with clubs and kayaks
2 hours·Sentosa·Free
TicketsRainforest Wild Adventure
Asia's first adventure wildlife park, at Mandai
Half day·Mandai·From S$55
FreeConey Island Park
Casuarinas, boardwalks and wild beaches off Punggol
3 hours·Coney Island·Free
FreeKent Ridge Park
A canopy walk and a reflexology path on a WWII ridge
2 hours·Kent Ridge·Free
FreeQian Hu Fish Farm
An ornamental fish farm with free entry
2 hours·Sungei Tengah·Free
FreeJubilee Bridge
Merlion to Esplanade, no steps
15 min·Marina Bay·Free
FreeWoodlands Waterfront Park
A 400-metre jetty facing Johor across the water
1.5 hours·Woodlands·Free