Singapore

Newton Food Centre

Singapore

Opened in 1971, this famous hawker centre still has a great, at times smoky, atmosphere and you could eat here for a whole year and never get bored. It…

Southern Ridges

West & Southwest Singapore

Made up of a series of parks and hills connecting Kent Ridge Park to Mt Faber and the Labrador Nature Reserve, the Southern Ridges will have you trekking…

Merlion

Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

Back in the 1980s, someone at the tourism board created a myth about a half fish, half lion, and the gawking tourists helped seal its status as an iconic …

River Safari

Singapore

This wildlife park re-creates the habitats of numerous world-famous rivers, including the Yangtze, Mississippi and Congo. While most are underwhelming,…

Raffles Hotel

Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

Although its resplendent lobby is only accessible to hotel and restaurant guests, Singapore's most iconic slumber palace is worth a quick visit for its…

Mt Faber

West & Southwest Singapore

One of the highest points in Singapore, standing 105m above sea level, and the centrepiece of Mt Faber Park.

MacRitchie Reservoir

Singapore

MacRitchie Reservoir makes for a calming, evocative jungle escape. Walking trails skirt the water's edge and snake through the mature secondary rainforest…

Singapore Zoo

Singapore

The line between zoo and botanic oasis blurs at this pulse-slowing sweep of spacious, naturalistic enclosures and interactive attractions. Get up close to…

Night Safari

Singapore

Electric trams glide past close to 100 species, including tigers and elephants, with more docile creatures often passing within centimetres of the trams…

Changi Museum & Chapel

Singapore

The Changi Museum and Chapel commemorates the WWII Allied POWs who suffered horrific treatment at the hands of the invading Japanese. The museum includes…

ArtScience Museum

Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

Designed by prolific Moshe Safdie and looking like a giant white lotus, the lily pond–framed ArtScience Museum hosts major international travelling…

National Museum of Singapore

Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

Imaginative and immersive, Singapore's National Museum is good enough to warrant two visits. At once cutting edge and classical, the space ditches staid…

Kusu Island

Singapore

By far the smallest of the three Southern Islands, Kusu is also the most pleasant. Step off the boat and into an area of picnic-friendly landscaped…

Fort Canning Park

Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

When Raffles rolled into Singapore, locals steered clear of Fort Canning Hill, then called Bukit Larangan (Forbidden Hill), out of respect for the sacred…

Robertson Quay

Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

The most remote and least visited of the quays, Robertson Quay is home to some of the best eateries and bars along the river, including Mexican 'It kid'…

Fort Siloso

Sentosa Island

Dating from the 1880s, when Sentosa was called Pulau Blakang Mati (Malay for 'the island behind which lies death'), this British coastal fort was famously…

Gardens by the Bay

Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

Singapore's 21st-century botanical garden is a S$1 billion, 101-hectare fantasy land of space-age biodomes, high-tech Supertrees and whimsical sculptures…

Boat Quay

Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

Closest to the river mouth, this was once Singapore’s centre of commerce, and it remained an important economic area into the 1960s. By the mid-1980s,…

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

Singapore

Singapore’s steamy Bukit Timah Nature Reserve is a 163-hectare tract of primary rainforest clinging to Singapore’s highest peak, Bukit Timah (163m). The…

Helix Bridge

Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

Known for its distinctive double helix structure, the bridge links Marina Bay Sands with the City Hall and Esplanade shopping districts. It also has…

Marina Bay Sands

Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

Designed by Israeli-born architect Moshe Safdie, Marina Bay Sands is a sprawling hotel, casino, mall, theatre, exhibition and museum complex. Star of the…

Haw Par Villa

West & Southwest Singapore

The refreshingly offbeat Haw Par Villa was the brainchild of Aw Boon Haw, the creator of the medicinal salve Tiger Balm. After Aw Boon Haw built a villa…

Chinatown Complex

Chinatown & the CBD

Leave Smith St's revamped 'Chinatown Food Street' to the out-of-towners and join old-timers and foodies at this nearby labyrinth, now home to Michelin…

Lau Pa Sat

Chinatown & the CBD

Lau Pa Sat means 'Old Market' in Hokkien, which is appropriate since the handsome iron structure shipped out from Glasgow in 1894 remains intact. It's a…

East Coast Lagoon Food Village

Singapore

There are few hawker centres with a better location. Tramp barefoot off the beach, find a table (note the table number for when you order), then trawl the…

Joo Chiat Road

Singapore

A hub for Peranakan culture, Joo Chiat Rd is lined with ornate shophouses, dusty antiques workshops, Islamic fashion boutiques, low-fuss eateries and…

Lazarus Island

Singapore

Almost entirely undeveloped, with little more than a bit of jungle and a sweeping beach, Lazarus Island is connected to nearby St John's Island via a…

Universal Studios

Sentosa Island

Universal Studios is the top draw at Resorts World. Shops, shows, restaurants, rides and roller coasters are all neatly packaged into fantasy-world themes…

St John's Island

Singapore

Spooky St John's has a chequered past: it was a quarantine station for immigrants in the 1930s before becoming a political prison and later a…

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Holland Village, Dempsey Hill & the Botanic Gardens

Singapore's 74-hectare botanic wonderland is a Unesco World Heritage Site and one of the city's most arresting attractions. Established in 1860, it's a…

Sultan Mosque

Little India & Kampong Glam

Seemingly pulled from the pages of the Arabian Nights, Singapore's largest mosque is nothing short of enchanting, designed in the Saracenic style and…

SEA Aquarium

Sentosa Island

You'll be gawking at more than 800 species of aquatic creature at Singapore's impressive, sprawling aquarium. The state-of-the-art complex recreates 49…

National Gallery Singapore

Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

Connected by a striking aluminium and glass canopy, Singapore's historic City Hall and Old Supreme Court buildings now form the city's breathtaking…

Asian Civilisations Museum

Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

This remarkable museum houses the region's most comprehensive collection of pan-Asian treasures. Its galleries explore the history, cultures, textiles and…

Cavenagh Bridge

Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

Built in 1869, this suspension bridge links the north and south banks of the Singapore River. Don't bring your horses or cattle as they will not be…

NUS Museum

West & Southwest Singapore

Located on the verdant campus of the National University of Singapore (NUS), this museum is one of the city's lesser-known cultural delights. Ancient…

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Holland Village, Dempsey Hill & the Botanic Gardens

Singapore's 74-hectare botanic wonderland is a Unesco World Heritage Site and one of the city's most arresting attractions. Established in 1860, it's a…

Sultan Mosque

Little India & Kampong Glam

Seemingly pulled from the pages of the Arabian Nights, Singapore's largest mosque is nothing short of enchanting, designed in the Saracenic style and…

National Gallery Singapore

Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

Connected by a striking aluminium and glass canopy, Singapore's historic City Hall and Old Supreme Court buildings now form the city's breathtaking…

Southern Ridges

West & Southwest Singapore

Made up of a series of parks and hills connecting Kent Ridge Park to Mt Faber and the Labrador Nature Reserve, the Southern Ridges will have you trekking…

Merlion

Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

Back in the 1980s, someone at the tourism board created a myth about a half fish, half lion, and the gawking tourists helped seal its status as an iconic …

Orchard Road

Singapore

Famous by name, Orchard Rd was once lined with nutmeg and pepper plantations. Today it's the domain of Singapore's elite and well-heeled tourists, lured…

Mt Faber Park

West & Southwest Singapore

The eponymous mountain (105m) is at the heart of Mt Faber Park and the climax to the Southern Ridges nature walk. The most spectacular (and exorbitantly…

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

West & Southwest Singapore

Sungei Buloh's 202 hectares of mangroves, mudflats, ponds and secondary rainforest are a birdwatcher's paradise, with migratory birds including egrets,…

Tekka Centre

Little India & Kampong Glam

There's no shortage of subcontinental spice at this bustling hawker centre, wrapped around a wet market. Queue up for real-deal biryani, dosa (paper thin,…

Kent Ridge Park

West & Southwest Singapore

This park commands views over the port and the southern islands and is usually very quiet. The canopy walk will take you through a treetop boardwalk with…

Thian Hock Keng Temple

Chinatown & the CBD

Surprisingly, Chinatown’s oldest and most important Hokkien temple is often a haven of tranquillity. Built between 1839 and 1842, it’s a beautiful place,…

HortPark

West & Southwest Singapore

Home to themed gardens with winding pathways, stepping stones crossing trickling streams, and prototype glasshouses, HortPark also has a children's…

Singapore City Gallery

Chinatown & the CBD

See into Singapore's future at this interactive city-planning exhibition, which provides compelling insight into the government's resolute policies of…

National Orchid Garden

Holland Village, Dempsey Hill & the Botanic Gardens

The National Orchid Garden has over 60,000 plants and a cool house showcasing pitcher plants and orchids from cooler climates. Don’t miss the Vanda Miss…

Haji Lane

Little India & Kampong Glam

Narrow, pastel-hued Haji Lane harbours a handful of quirky boutiques and plenty of colourful street art. Shops turn over fast due to exorbitant rents,…

Fort Siloso

Sentosa Island

Dating from the 1880s, when Sentosa was called Pulau Blakang Mati (Malay for 'the island behind which lies death'), this British coastal fort was famously…

Gardens by the Bay

Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

Singapore's 21st-century botanical garden is a S$1 billion, 101-hectare fantasy land of space-age biodomes, high-tech Supertrees and whimsical sculptures…

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple

Chinatown & the CBD

Consecrated in 2008, this hulking, five-storey Buddhist temple is home to what is reputedly a tooth of the Buddha, discovered in a collapsed stupa …

Boat Quay

Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

Closest to the river mouth, this was once Singapore’s centre of commerce, and it remained an important economic area into the 1960s. By the mid-1980s,…

Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple

Little India & Kampong Glam

Little India's most colourful, visually stunning temple is dedicated to the ferocious goddess Kali, depicted wearing a garland of skulls, ripping out the…

Marina Bay Sands

Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

Designed by Israeli-born architect Moshe Safdie, Marina Bay Sands is a sprawling hotel, casino, mall, theatre, exhibition and museum complex. Star of the…

Victoria Theatre & Concert Hall

Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

Completed in 1862, the Victoria Theatre was one of Singapore's first Victorian Revivalist buildings, inspired by the Italian Renaissance. It reopened in…

Clarke Quay

Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

Named after Singapore’s second colonial governor, Sir Andrew Clarke, this is the busiest and most popular of Singapore's three quays. How much time you…

Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

Singapore’s S$600 million Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay offers a nonstop program of international and local performances, and free outdoor performances…