Singapore
Hill trails, temples, wetlands and museums across Singapore's five regions
Singapore is an island city-state at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, with a land area of 745.1 square kilometres in June 2026 according to the Department of Statistics, and about 6.21 million residents and non-residents in June 2026 according to the National Population and Talent Division. The Urban Redevelopment Authority divides the island into five planning regions (Central, East, North, North-East and West) and 55 planning areas under Master Plan 2025, gazetted on 1 December 2025. These pages follow the same five regions.
Explore attractions across Singapore
The top attractions and points of interest in Singapore: gardens, museums, temples, hawker centres and neighbourhoods. Each place has its own guide, with what to see and how to get there.
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Gardens & nature
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
West Singapore
Rainforest reserve on Bukit Timah Hill, Singapore's highest natural point
Gardens & nature
MacRitchie Reservoir & TreeTop Walk
North Singapore
Singapore's first reservoir and a 250 m suspension bridge above the forest
Attraction
Marina Bay Sands
Central Singapore
Three hotel towers joined by a rooftop SkyPark some 200 metres above Marina Bay
Gardens & nature
Pulau Ubin
North East Singapore
1,036-hectare island off Changi, reached by a 10-minute bumboat ride
Gardens & nature
Chek Jawa Wetlands
North East Singapore
100-hectare intertidal wetland on Pulau Ubin with boardwalks and a 21m tower
Gardens & nature
Gardens by the Bay
Central Singapore
Free outdoor gardens and Supertrees, with ticketed cooled conservatories
Gardens & nature
Hindhede Nature Park
West Singapore
Small park beside Bukit Timah with a flooded quarry and easy footpaths
Attraction
Jewel Changi Airport
East Singapore
Garden and retail complex at Changi, home of the 40-metre HSBC Rain Vortex
Museum
Changi Chapel and Museum
East Singapore
Second World War museum on the Changi internees, reopened on 19 May 2021
Gardens & nature
Coney Island Park
North East Singapore
81-hectare rustic island park off Punggol, open 7am to 7pm
Gardens & nature
Jurong Lake Gardens
West Singapore
90-hectare national gardens around Jurong Lake, completed on 8 September 2024
Attraction
Merlion Park
Central Singapore
The 8.6 metre Merlion statue spouting water into Marina Bay
Attraction
Night Safari
North Singapore
Nocturnal wildlife park in Mandai, open after dark since 26 May 1994
Museum
ArtScience Museum
Central Singapore
Moshe Safdie's lotus-shaped museum of art, science and technology
Gardens & nature
Changi Beach Park
East Singapore
28-hectare coastal park on Changi's north-east shore, open 24 hours
Gardens & nature
Chinese Garden
West Singapore
Classical garden with a seven-storey Cloud Pagoda, reopened 8 September 2024
Gardens & nature
Punggol Waterway Park
North East Singapore
25.79-hectare park on the 4.2km Punggol Waterway, open 24 hours
Attraction
River Wonders
North Singapore
River-themed wildlife park in Mandai, home of giant pandas Kai Kai and Jia Jia
Attraction
Bird Paradise
North Singapore
Mandai bird park with eight walk-through aviaries, opened 8 May 2023
Gardens & nature
East Coast Park
East Singapore
180-hectare seafront park stretching 13km along the east coast
Attraction
Esplanade Theatres on the Bay
Central Singapore
Singapore's performing arts centre under two spiky domes on Marina Bay
Museum
Science Centre Singapore
West Singapore
Hands-on science museum in Jurong East since 1977, replacement due end-2027
Gardens & nature
Bukit Batok Nature Park
West Singapore
Former quarry park with a flooded quarry pool and a wartime memorial site
Gardens & nature
Pasir Ris Park
East Singapore
70-hectare coastal park with a 6-hectare mangrove boardwalk and bird tower
Gardens & nature
Bedok Reservoir
East Singapore
Former sand quarry turned reservoir, with a 4.3km loop and water sports
Attraction
Kranji War Memorial
North Singapore
Commonwealth war cemetery and memorial to more than 24,000 missing servicemen
Museum
National Gallery Singapore
Central Singapore
Modern Singapore and Southeast Asian art in the old City Hall and Supreme Court
Gardens & nature
Lorong Halus Wetland
East Singapore
Former landfill turned treatment wetland on the bank of Serangoon Reservoir
Museum
National Museum of Singapore
Central Singapore
Singapore's oldest museum, with a history gallery reopened in October 2026
Museum
Asian Civilisations Museum
Central Singapore
Pan-Asian art and the Tang Shipwreck in a riverside colonial building
Museum
Peranakan Museum
Central Singapore
Peranakan culture in the former Tao Nan School on Armenian Street
Gardens & nature
Fort Canning Park
Central Singapore
Hilltop park of nine historical gardens, a colonial Fort Gate and a WWII bunker
Attraction
Raffles Hotel
Central Singapore
The 1887 colonial hotel on Beach Road, home of the Long Bar
Attraction
Clarke Quay
Central Singapore
Conserved riverside godowns holding restaurants, bars and clubs
Attraction
Boat Quay
Central Singapore
Restored shophouses on the south bank of the Singapore River
Food
Maxwell Food Centre
Central Singapore
NEA hawker centre on the edge of Chinatown, on a market site from 1928
Attraction
Little India
Central Singapore
Historic heart of Singapore's Indian community along Serangoon Road
Market & shopping
Haji Lane
Central Singapore
Narrow Kampong Gelam lane of shophouse boutiques, bars and murals
Market & shopping
Orchard Road
Central Singapore
Singapore's main shopping street, once a lane of nutmeg plantations
Food
Lau Pa Sat
Central Singapore
Hawker centre in an 1894 cast-iron market hall, a national monument
Attraction
Dempsey Hill
Central Singapore
Dining enclave in the 1860s Tanglin Barracks, built on a nutmeg estate
Gardens & nature
Singapore Botanic Gardens
Central Singapore
82-hectare garden founded in 1859, Singapore's first UNESCO World Heritage Site
Place of worship
Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery
Central Singapore
Buddhist monastery founded in 1921 on Bright Hill Road, Bishan
Gardens & nature
Mount Faber
Central Singapore
106 m hill park above HarbourFront with the cable car to Sentosa
Attraction
Henderson Waves
Central Singapore
Singapore's tallest pedestrian bridge, 36 m above Henderson Road
Gardens & nature
Kent Ridge Park
Central Singapore
WWII battle site at the western end of the Southern Ridges
Gardens & nature
Labrador Nature Reserve
Central Singapore
Coastal headland reserve with the mainland's only public rocky sea cliff
Attraction
Haw Par Villa
Central Singapore
Tiger Balm brothers' folklore park, home to Hell's Museum
Attraction
Sentosa
Central Singapore
500-hectare resort island off HarbourFront, free to enter on foot
Gardens & nature
Siloso Beach
Central Singapore
Sentosa's west-side beach, with lifeguards daily and bars into the night
Museum
Fort Siloso
Central Singapore
Free WWII coastal fort and national monument at Sentosa's western tip
Attraction
Katong & Joo Chiat
Central Singapore
Conserved Peranakan shophouse district on Joo Chiat Road and East Coast Road
Attraction
Changi Airport
East Singapore
Singapore's international airport, four terminals with a fifth being built
Attraction
Singapore Zoo
North Singapore
Open-concept rainforest zoo beside Upper Seletar Reservoir, opened in 1973
Viewpoint
Singapore Flyer
Central Singapore
A 165 metre observation wheel with 30 minute rides over Marina Bay
Gardens & nature
Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
North Singapore
North-west coast mangrove reserve and Singapore's first ASEAN Heritage Park
Attraction
Chinatown
Central Singapore
Singapore's largest conserved historic district, south of the river
Place of worship
Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
Central Singapore
Tang dynasty style Buddhist temple and museum on South Bridge Road
Place of worship
Sri Mariamman Temple
Central Singapore
Singapore's oldest Hindu temple, on South Bridge Road since 1827
Place of worship
Thian Hock Keng Temple
Central Singapore
Hokkien temple to the sea goddess Mazu on Telok Ayer Street, built 1839 to 1842
Place of worship
Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple
Central Singapore
Temple to the goddess Kali on Serangoon Road, with roots in an 1855 shrine
Place of worship
Thekchen Choling
Central Singapore
Tibetan Buddhist temple at Beatty Lane, named after the Dalai Lama's monastery
Place of worship
Sultan Mosque
Central Singapore
Golden-domed mosque of Kampong Gelam, completed in 1932
Attraction
Tiong Bahru
Central Singapore
Conserved 1930s Art Deco housing estate with a heritage trail and market
Gardens & nature
Southern Ridges
Central Singapore
10 km of linked hill parks from Mount Faber to Kent Ridge
Attraction
Universal Studios Singapore
Central Singapore
Seven movie-themed zones at Resorts World Sentosa, including Minion Land
Attraction
Marina Barrage
Central Singapore
PUB dam across Marina Channel with a 24-hour Green Roof facing the city
Attraction
Singapore Oceanarium
Central Singapore
Formerly S.E.A. Aquarium, rebuilt as a 22-zone oceanarium on Sentosa
Attraction
The Helix Bridge
Central Singapore
280-metre DNA-shaped footbridge linking Marina Centre and Bayfront
Attraction
Singapore River
Central Singapore
The river that built the colonial port, crossed by bridges dating from 1869
Attraction
The Padang
Central Singapore
Historic open field of the Civic District, a national monument since 2022
Attraction
Victoria Theatre and Victoria Concert Hall
Central Singapore
Twin colonial performance halls joined by a 54-metre clock tower
Gardens & nature
West Coast Park
Central Singapore
50-hectare seaside park along West Coast Highway with a marsh garden and dog run
Place of worship
St Andrew's Cathedral
Central Singapore
Singapore's oldest site of Anglican worship, beside City Hall MRT
Place of worship
Armenian Church
Central Singapore
Singapore's oldest Christian church, consecrated in 1836 on Hill Street
Attraction
CHIJMES
Central Singapore
Former convent school turned dining complex around a Gothic chapel
Attraction
The Istana
Central Singapore
President's official residence, open to visitors only on Open House days
Place of worship
Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple
Central Singapore
Vishnu temple on Serangoon Road where the Thaipusam procession begins
Place of worship
Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple
Central Singapore
Guanyin temple on Waterloo Street, built in 1884
Place of worship
Sri Thendayuthapani Temple
Central Singapore
Chettiar temple to Lord Murugan on Tank Road, where Thaipusam ends
Museum
Indian Heritage Centre
Central Singapore
National Heritage Board museum of Singapore's Indian community, in Little India
Food
Tekka Centre
Central Singapore
Little India's hawker centre and wet market on Buffalo Road
Market & shopping
Mustafa Centre
Central Singapore
24-hour department store on Syed Alwi Road in Little India
Museum
Chinatown Heritage Centre
Central Singapore
Recreated 1950s shophouse homes in three Pagoda Street shophouses
Market & shopping
Bugis Street
Central Singapore
Covered street market of about 600 shops opposite Bugis Junction
Food
Geylang Serai Market
Central Singapore
Malay market and food centre in a kampong-style building
Food
Newton Food Centre
Central Singapore
Open-air hawker centre at Newton Circus, opened in 1971
Activity
Singapore Cable Car
Central Singapore
Harbour cable car linking Mount Faber, HarbourFront and Sentosa since 1974
Attraction
Kusu Island
Central Singapore
Turtle Island, with a 1923 Tua Pek Kong temple and hilltop Malay keramat
Gardens & nature
Rail Corridor
Central Singapore
A 24 km green trail on the old railway line, centred on Bukit Timah station
Museum
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum
Central Singapore
NUS natural history museum with three sauropods and a sperm whale skeleton
Attraction
Changi Village
East Singapore
Seaside village with a 1975 hawker centre and bumboats to Pulau Ubin
Attraction
Kampong Lorong Buangkok
North East Singapore
Mainland Singapore's last kampong, a lived-in village founded in 1956
Gardens & nature
Sembawang Hot Spring Park
North Singapore
Singapore's only natural hot spring park, with a four-tier foot bath