Fort Siloso

Fort Siloso is a former British coastal battery at Siloso Point, the western tip of Sentosa island, and Sentosa describes it as Singapore's only preserved coastal fort. Built in 1878 to guard the harbour and its approaches, it saw action in the Battle for Singapore in February 1942 and served as a prisoner-of-war camp during and after the Japanese Occupation. On 15 February 2022 it was gazetted as Singapore's 74th national monument, with 11 structures inside its gazette boundary.

Visitors walk past original coastal guns still in their emplacements, through the underground tunnels and into the Surrender Chambers, where wax figures recreate the British surrender to Japanese forces in February 1942. Sentosa's history notes that the fort's 6-inch guns could fire inland as well as out to sea, so the story that they pointed the wrong way is a myth, though their armour-piercing shells were designed for warships rather than troops. The Fort Siloso Skywalk, a 181 m elevated walkway at treetop height, runs above the fort. Sentosa suggests allowing 1.5 to 2 hours for the fort and Surrender Chambers, plus 20 to 30 minutes for the Skywalk. Entry is free with no booking needed, and free guided day tours run on weekends. From Beach Station on the Sentosa Express, take Sentosa Bus A or the Beach Shuttle to Siloso Point.