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Introduction
Although Singapore is Southeast Asia's most popular
city destination, less than a few visitors are familiar
with its outstanding museums, and while the city
doesn't boast the likes of the Louvre and The
Metropolitan, its museums do offer a unique
experience to their visitors, which cannot be found
elsewhere on earth.
This mini-guide will take you to Singapore's 25 mostvisit-worthy museums.
Rating
= OK (worth visiting only if you are interested in what this museum is all about).
= Worth visiting
= A real must see
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The museums
1. The Asian Civilisations Museum is definitely one
of Singapore's top sights. As its name suggests, this
fantastic museum displays the cultures of Asia's
tribes and nations, with emphasis on those groups
that actually built the city-state.
Housed within an impressive 19th century Neo-
Palladian building, right next to the Singapore River,
it displays thousands of rich and fascinating exhibits,
including ethnic costumes, traditional jewelries,
ancient books, sculptures, religious artifacts,
archaeological findings and relics, and what not...
From China and Southeast Asia, through the Indian
subcontinent all the way to Arabia and the Middle
East…
The collections are truly beautiful and the museum is
tastefully designed, so the visitor is not 'bombarded'
with too much information… Moreover, every gallery
has some interactive displays and touch screens that
make the whole experience more interesting and
tangible (especially for the little ones...)
Rating:
English guided tours of the museum are available at
the following times: 2 pm on Mondays, 11 am and 2
pm Tuesday - Friday, 7pm on Friday evening, and
11am, 2 and 3pm on Saturday and Sunday. The
guided tours are at no extra cost but you'll better call
the museum's front desk in advance 6332 7798
(Information on free guided tours)
Getting there: From Raffles Place MRT Station: Take
Exit H to Bonham Street and walk to the river bank,
turn right and walk along the river for a minute or
two, then cross Cavenagh Bridge. The entrance to
the museum is just a few steps from the bridge.
Tuesday – Sunday : 9am-7pm (till 9pm on Friday)and Monday : 1pm – 7pm
6332 2982 / 7798
Website / Information on free guided tours
2. The Arts House at the Old Parliament, right next
to the Asian Civilisations Museum, occupies the
beautiful Neo-Palladian building which
accommodated colonial Singapore's first court house
and became the seat of the Singaporean parliament
in 1965, soon after the country got its independence.
The historic building has been converted to an art-
centre more than a decade ago, where young local
artists can perform their works, and there are art
exhibitions here almost all the time, including various
shows and music performances (and a pretty good
café too).
In front of the building (facing the Old Supreme
Court building) there is a bronze elephant, given as agift from King Rama V of Siam (which is currently
known as Thailand) as a token of appreciation after
his visit to Singapore in 1871
Rating:
Daily, 11am – 9pm
No entrance fees
For more information, including details on events
and exhibitions, visit their website.
Not far from there, around the area of Hill Street ,
Stamford Road and Bras Basah Road (which is known
as the 'Museum Planning Area' ), there is a cluster of
a few very good museums that are well worth
knowing about…
3. Singapore Philatelic Museum, near the corner of
Hill and Coleman streets, is housed in a charmingly
restored 1904 colonial building, with red tiles roof
and French louvers that once accommodated the
city's Anglo-Chinese School.
It's obviously a must see for the stamp collectors
among you, although almost everyone will find it
interesting. The exhibitions are quite tastefully set
and make use of interactive devices. Other than rare
and precious stamps from all over the world, you will
be able to learn about the history of philately in
Singapore and to visit one nice exhibition that shows
how a new stamp comes to the world... from the
concept stage, all the way to the final product.
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Rating:
Getting there: The Philatelic Museum is on 23-B
Coleman Street. From City Hall MRT Station: Take
exit B, turn left to North Bridge Road and right to
Coleman Street. After crossing Hill Street, you will
see the museum on your left.
Daily, 9am – 7pm (from 1pm on Monday) /
Website / Entrance fees apply
4. The Battle Box, in neighboring Fort Canning Park ,
was the bunker of Fort Canning and the
headquarters of the British forces during the Battleof Singapore. You can join a guided tour here and
watch an interesting presentation that recaptures
the fierce battle against the Japanese invaders,
during World War II.
Getting there: Enter Fort Canning Park through
Canning Rise (a five minutes' walk past the Philatelic
Museum / You can also access it through the
escalator next to the National Museum of Singapore)
and then follow the signs within the park.
Rating:
Daily: 10am – 6pm
6333 0510, Website
Entrance fees apply
5. The Peranakan Museum, one of Singapore's most
recommended museums, is just a couple of minutes'
walk from the Philatelic Museum, on Armenian
Street.
Housed within a beautiful 1910 colonial building with
both Neo-Classical and French-Renaissance
architectural features, this unique museum is solely
dedicated to the Peranakan culture that emerged
circa the early 1800s, when Chinese migrantsmarried local Malay women and adopted some local
traditions, in order to assimilate into society, and
became one of Southeast Asia's richest and most
influential groups.
The museum's 10 galleries boast plenty of beautifulexhibits, including costumes, traditional handcrafts,
replicas of Peranakan homes and so on, and although
it is not a particularly large museum, it is well worth
visiting, especially if ethnic cultures and traditions
are your thing.
Rating:
English guided tours of the museum are available at
the following times: 2 pm on Mondays, 11 am and 2
pm Tuesday - Friday, and 11am, 2 and 3pm on
Saturday and Sunday. The guided tours are at no
extra cost (Information on free guided tours)
Getting there: The Peranakan Museum is on 39
Armenian Street.
From City Hall MRT Station: Take exit B, turn right to
North Bridge Road and left to Stamford Road. After a
few minutes turn left to Armenian Street. After 2-3
minutes you will see the museum on your right.
Daily, 9am – 7pm (from 1pm on Monday / Until
9pm on Friday).
Website
Entrance fees apply
'Peranakan' is a Malay term which literally
means ‘locally born' and basically describes those
non-Malay who were born in the region. The
best known Peranakan communities are those of
the descendants of Chinese traders who
migrated to Singapore, Malacca, Penang and
Southeast Asia two hundred years ago, married
local women and developed a distinctive culture,lifestyle and cuisine, which is like a fusion
between China and Southeast Asia, but there are
also non-Chinese Peranakan communities, like
the Chitty Melaka (descendants of South Indian
Hindu merchants and local Malay women) and
the Jawi Peranakans (descendants of South
Indian Muslim traders and local women).
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6. The National Museum of Singapore, just a short
walk away, is the city-state's largest, oldest and
possibly most impressive museum, and certainly
justifies a long visit...
Nestled within a beautiful structure that incorporates
the original 1887 Neo-Palladian & Renaissance
buildings, with new extensions that use modernarchitecture of steel and glass, this fantastic museum
emphasizes on the history and the culture of
Singapore and its main feature, the "Singapore
History Gallery", can easily be titled as one of the
best attractions in town: It is just like a 'time tunnel'
where the visitor walks through dozens of beautifully
designed life-size displays that replicate scenes from
the city's past... Many of these "scenes" tell the story
of a particular historic event from the eyes of an
unknown person who happened to live in Singaporeat that time.
Tip: Arm yourself with a bit of patience if you really want to
enjoy the visit to the Singapore History Gallery , as there's a lot
to see...
Other than the History Gallery , the museum boasts
the four Singapore Living Galleries, which focus on
subjects that shape the daily life of ordinary
Singaporeans, like Food , Fashion, entertainment and
Photography ...
There are also some pretty good temporary
exhibitions every now and again (visit their website if
you want to know what is currently on).
Rating:
English guided tours of the Singapore History Gallery
are held at the following times: Monday – Friday
(11am and 2pm), Saturday & Sunday (11:30am, 2pm
and 3:30pm). These guided tours are at no extra cost
(Information on free guided tours) and you can also
take the self-guided tour, using your own mobile
phone.
Getting there: The National Museum of Singapore ison 93 Stamford Road. From Bras Basah MRT
Station: Cross the open piazza towards Stamford
Road and you will see the impressive Neo-Palladian
building of the museum right in front of you.
Daily, 10am – 6pm (Singapore Living Galleries
remain open until 8pm and admission is free during
the last two hours).
6332 3659 / 5642, Website
Entrance fees apply
7. Singapore Art Museum (SAM), just a quick stroll
from the national museum, specializes in modernand contemporary art, mostly from Singapore and
Southeast Asia, and boasts one of the world's largest
collections of contemporary art from Southeast Asia.
Occupying a historic building with classic
architectural motifs of a Mediterranean "palazzo"
that once housed one of Singapore's oldest Catholic
boys' schools, Singapore Art Museum exhibits more
than 5,000 pieces of art within its 14 galleries and
houses plenty of international exhibitions, mainly
from Asia but also from other parts of the world
(click here to see what exhibitions are currently on).
Rating:
Guided tours in English (at no extra charge) are
available at 2pm on Monday, 11am and 2 pm on
Tuesday-Thursday, 11am 2pm and 7pm on Friday,
11am 2pm and 3:30pm on Saturday and Sunday
(Information on free guided tours).
Getting there: The museum is right next to Bras
Basah MRT Station
Daily, 10am - 7pm (it stays open until 9pm on
Fridays).
6332 3222, Website
Entrance fees apply (Free admission on Friday night,
6pm – 9pm)
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8. Tiny Raffles Hotel Museum, on the 3rd
floor of the
Raffles Hotel Shopping Arcade, is where you can see
nostalgic paraphernalia from the history of
Singapore's most legendary hotel.
Rating:
Getting there: If coming from Bras Basah Rd., turnleft to North Bridge Road and enter the hotel from
there.
Daily, 10am – 7pm, Entrance is free, Website
9. Mint Museum of Toys, just across the street from
the Raffles Hotel , is the world's first purpose-built
toys museum and a must see for families with kids,
and to anyone who is still a child at heart.
Occupying a tall and narrow building of five floors,
this fabulous museum It is not overwhelmingly big
(Which is good news for those of you who museums
are not their cup of tea), but is nonetheless packed
with tens of thousands of nostalgic toys… From
vintage 19th
century toys to "prehistoric" versions of
Popeye, Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck , Beatles
buttons and what not...
Rating:
Getting there: The museum is on 26 Seah Street.
From Bras Basah MRT Station: Walk along Bras Basah
Road for a few minutes, turn left to North Bridge
Road and right to Seah Street, where you will see theentrance to the museum on your left.
Daily: 9:30am – 6:30pm
6339 0660, Website
Entrance fees apply
10. The ArtScience Museum, in Marina Bay Sands, is
the world's first ArtScience museum and one of the
city's main attractions.
Occupying an architecturally inspiring lotus-shaped
building along Marina Bay's waterfront, this unique
museum boasts over 50,000 square feet of galleries,
where the visitor is supposedly introduced to themeeting points between art and science…
The museum's only permanent exhibition,
ArtScience, spreads across three galleries and is
meant to take the visitor to a "Journey Through
Creativity" where he can explore the connections
between the arts and the sciences, but although it is
quite interesting and enchanting, it is actually the
temporary exhibitions that make this museum so
popular, including some world-class displays, like
Genghis Khan, Van Gogh Alive and Dalí: Mind of a
Genius, which were all highly praised by visitors and
critics alike.
Daily, 10am to 10pm (Last admission is at 9pm),
but might be closed to visitors, from time to time,
due to a private function (take a look at their websitebefore coming, just to be on the safe side).
Tickets are quite expensive for a museum, but then
you have to remember it is a privately owned
museum that relies mainly on temporary exhibitions
(the best of which, to be more precise). What's
more, you are allowed to pay only for those
exhibitions you intend to see.
The ticket also allows you to walk out of the museumand come back later (on the same day), and if you
happen to come over the weekend, you can join one
of their free guided tours in English (first come first
served). If you can't make it to the free guided tours,
you can take an interactive audio-visual guide from
the Museum Box Office.
For more details, visit the ArtScience Museum
website
How to get here? The museum is located within the
Marina Bay Sands (Bayfront MRT Station is possibly
the most straightforward way of getting here)
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11. Chinatown Heritage Centre: Narrow Pagoda
Street, where Chinatown has started its life from,
almost 200 years ago, was restored and the old
houses where poor families of Chinese migrants had
to cram in tiny flats are now housing shops and
cafés.
One of these heritage buildings has become amuseum, called Chinatown Heritage Centre where
you can learn about day-to-day life in Chinatown and
the hardships those newcomers had to deal with,
including replicas of shops, houses and the unique
characters who dwelled here many years ago...
Rating:
Getting here: The heritage centre is on 48 Pagoda St.,
which is just a minute's walk from Chinatown MRTStations
Daily, 9am - 8pm (last admission is at 7pm)
6221 9556, Website
Entrance fees apply
12. Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum, just
around the corner from Pagoda Street, displays
hundreds of pieces of religious Buddhist artifacts and
works of art from all over Asia...
Housed within an imposing red Chinese-style
building, the Buddhist Culture Museum is located
next to the holly chamber where the relic of the
tooth of the Buddha is kept, in a gold stupa, and
although it is fairly small, it boasts quite a few
fascinating exhibits that make it well worth visiting.
There is another small museum in the building, called
the Eminent Sangha Museum, which tells the life
stories of eminent monks who have achieved greataccomplishments in Dharma teachings.
Other than the two museums, the temple itself is
rich in decoration arts and sculpture work.
Rating:
Getting here: Corner of South Bridge Road and Sago
Street: From MRT Chinatown Station: Walk through
Pagoda Street, turn right to South Bridge Road and
after 2 – 3 minutes you will see the impressive
building on your right.
The Buddhist Culture Museum and Relic Chamber
open daily, 9am – 7pm, while the Emiment Sangha
Museum is open daily from 7am – 7pm
Website
No entrance fees
13. Singapore City Gallery is housed within the
modern building of the Urban RedevelopmentAuthority (URA Centre), just a couple of minutes'
walk from Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum,
on the other side of Maxwell Road Food Centre, and
displays large models of various urban developments
across the city-state, including Singapore's Central
Area Model , which is one of the largest architectural
models in the world.
Touch screens and other interactive devices make
the visit an interesting experience, especially for the
young ones, and for those who architecture and city
planning are their thing.
Rating:
Getting here: The City Gallery is on 45 Maxwell Road
If coming from MRT Chinatown Station: Walk
through Pagoda Street, turn right to South Bridge
Road and after 2 – 3 minutes you will see the food-
centre on your left hand side (almost opposite the
Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum).
If coming from MRT Tanjong Pagar: Take exit G, turn
left, cross the small garden, turn right to Maxwell
Road and after a couple of minutes you will see the
Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Building on
your right
Monday - Saturday, 9am - 5pm
Website
Entrance is free (Guided English tours are available at
a small fee).
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14. Red Dot Design Museum is just across the street
from the Singapore City Gallery .
Nestled within a long and bright-red colonial building
which once housed Singapore's Traffic-Police
Headquarters, this is one of the world's only two
"red dot design museums", where winners of the
lucrative red dot product-design award display theirmasterpieces.
If product design is your thing, there is no doubt you
will love it.
Rating:
Getting here: The Red Dot Design Museum is on 28
Maxwell Road (almost opposite the Singapore City
Gallery – see instructions above).
11am - 6 pm on Monday, Tuesday and Friday, and
11am - 8pm on Saturday and Sunday (closed on
Wednesday and Thursday).
6327 8027, Website
Admission charges apply.
15. The Baba House, just a few minutes' walk from
there, is a tiny museum that replicates a 19th century
Peranakan home and allow visitors to experience the
daily life of a traditional Perankan family, back in the
old days.
Occupying a classic shophouse on Neil Road, the
museum is operated by the National Museum of
Singapore (NUS) and is opened only upon request,
which means you will have to write an email to them,
a week in advance, and ask them to arrange a visit
for you… Email: [email protected] , Website
Rating:
Getting there: The Baba House is on 157 Neil Road:
From Outram Park MRT Station, take exit G, turn left
to New Bridge Road and left again, to Neil Road.
16. Nei Xue Tang Museum is a private "house
museum" that boasts an amazing private collection
of Buddhist arts and crafts, including hundreds of
precious statues, figurines and other pieces of art
from China, Tibet, Thailand, Cambodia and other
Asian countries.
Rating:
How to get there: The museum is on 235
Cantonment Road. If coming from Chinatown and
Tanjong Pagar: Walk down Duxton Road to the end ,
turn right to Craig (You can also access Craig from
Tanjong Pagar Road) and immediately left to Yan Kit
Road . At the end of Yan Kit, turn right to Cantonment
Road and after a minute or two you will see the
museum on your right.
10am - 5pm daily.
6372 0189, Website
Admission charges apply
17. The Malay Heritage Centre in Kampong Glam
(Near Arab Street ) is nestled within the imposing
building that once was the palace of Ali Iskandar
Shah, Sultan of Johor and the son of Hussein Shah,
who authorized Raffles to build Singapore. It was
built in 1835 by George Coleman, one of early
Singapore's most famous architects, and combines
Palladian style with local Malay motifs.
Nowadays, as mentioned, there is a Malay Heritage
Centre here (which is closed for renovations at the
time of writing), which boasts a nice museum where
you can learn about the history and culture of
Singapore's Malay community.
Rating:
How to get there: From Bugis MRT Station: Take
exit-B, turn right to Victoria and start walking along
the street, crossing Ophir Road and Arab Street, turn
right to Jelan Pisang (second after Arab Street) and atthe end of the short street turn left to North Bridge
Road and immediately right to Kandahar Street . After
a couple of minutes you will see the compound's
gate on your left side..
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Daily, 8am – 9pm (The museum is currently
closed for renovations).
6391 0450, Website
Admission is currently FREE
18. The Malay Village, in Geylang Serai, purports to
replicate a traditional Malay "Kampong" (village), just
like the ones that covered Singapore and its environs
more than a century ago, and although it is
somewhat of a kitschy cliché, it is worth a visit all the
same, especially if you are in the area anyway...
Other than a cluster of traditional Malay houses, youcan see the day-to-day paraphernalia of the villagers,
a life sized scene of a traditional Malay wedding, arts
and crafts and so on... There is also a small museum
and some shops and restaurants within the complex.
Rating:
How to get there: The Malay Village is on the corner
of Geylang Serai and Sims Ave.: From MRT-Paya
Lebar:
Turn right to Eunos Road and almost immediately left
to Sims Avenue (after you have crossed it). Walk
along Sims Avenue for a couple of minutes, passing
an open carpark and then turn right, to Engku Aman
Road , where you will see the entrance to the
"village" on your left (All in all, it's less than a 10
minutes' walk).
Daily, 10am – 10pm.
6848 7040, Website
No entrance fee (Unless you want to enter the small
museum)
19. Changi Chapel & Museum: Dedicated to those
World War II POWs (prisoners of war), civilians andsoldiers alike, who managed to survive the horrors of
Japanese captivity, this small museum displays their
personal effects, including letters, photographs and
paintings they drew while in captivity.
The chapel, in the middle of the open courtyard, is a
replica of similar chapels that were built by POWs
across Southeast Asia during the war.
Rating:
How to get there: From MRT-Tanah Merah: Take bus
No. 2 (You can also take bus No. 29 from MRT-Tampiens). Both buses stop at the museum (after
Women's Prison / opposite Changi Heights
condominium).
Daily, 9:30am - 5pm
6214 2451, Website
Entrance is free
20. Science Centre Singapore, as its name suggests,
is a science museum, which means it is particularly
recommended for families with teenage kids,
although it is popular among people of all ages...
Spreading over eight galleries, this fantastic museum
displays every aspect of technology and science,
from optical illusions to space science and from
kinetic energy to robotics…
The Centre also operates an IMAX cinema, called the
Omni Theatre, where you can watch some excellent
40 minute documentaries on various scientific topics,
like research of the deep sea, discovery of Mars and
more... The movies play every round hour, from
10am to 8pm
Rating:
How to get there: From MRT-Jurong East: Walk out
of the station through the covered walkway, to
Jurong East Street 13, cross it and proceed strait
along the covered path, between the buildings (Block
No. 135 should be on your right) until you reach a big
junction. The Science Centre is on its other side (less
than 10 minutes' walk).
Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 6pm, closed on
Mondays (unless a Monday falls on a public holiday).
6425 2500, Website, Information about
discounted combo-tickets (with Snow City)
Entry fee applies
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21. NUS Museum, the museum of the National
University of Singapore (NUS), specializes in both
ancient and modern art collections from China,
Southeast Asia and the Far East. The permanent
exhibitions boast Peranakan artifacts and Chinese
calligraphy, among other pieces…
Rating:
How to get there: From the bus interchange, next to
MRT-Clementi: Take route No. 96 and alight at a bus-
stop called "NUS Raffles Hall", which is just a few
steps from the University Cultural Centre, where the
museum is.
Daily, except Monday, 10am – 7:30pm (until 6pm
on Sunday).
FREE entry, Website
22. Haw Par Villa (Tiger Balm Gardens) and Hua
Song Museum: Better known by its old name, Tiger
Balm Garden, Haw Par Villa is a theme park where
folktales from the Chinese mythology are presented
through nearly a thousand dioramas and life size
sculptures, and although many of the exhibits are
fairly kitschy, the park is well worth visiting.
The garden was originally built in the 1930s by two
Chinese brothers, who amassed a fortune thanks to a
popular heat rub they introduced (That is the Tiger
Balm, after which the garden is named) and there is
also a small museum here (quite recommended),
which is dedicated to Chinese communities around
the world and shows how these communities
developed and contributed to their new societies...
Rating:
How to get there: Right next to Haw Par Villa MRT
Station (on the Circle Line).
Daily, 9am - 7pm (Hua Song Museum is open daily,
except Monday, from 9am to 6pm).
The entrance to the garden is free, although there is
a small fee if you wish to visit the Hua Song Museum
(click here for more info).
23. The Maritime Experiential Museum &
Aquarium, in Resorts World Sentosa, focuses on the
history of ancient maritime trade in Southeast Asia,
and tells the story of a 9th
century Arab merchant
ship which wrecked in the Java Sea, while sailing
from China back to the Middle East and became
known as the "Belitung shipwreck" …
Other than an accurate reproduction of the Arab
dhow ship, there are hundreds of artifacts that were
salvaged from the shipwreck on display, as well as
models of other ancient vessels, and a "Typhoon
Theatre" where visitors get the taste of sailing
through a storm...
Rating:
How to get there: The museum is located within
Resorts World Sentosa (Click HERE for instructions on
how to get there).
Daily, 10am - 7pm, (till 9pm on Fridays, Saturdays
and Sundays).
Website
24. Images of Singapore, in Sentosa, is a beautiful
museum that takes the visitor through the history of
Singapore, from the 14th century onwards, through a
series of "scenes" where life size tableaus depict
major events in the city-state's history, as well as
through other multi-media displays which make the
visit more interesting and enhance the experience of
"being there"... Legends, folktales and actual historic
events are all woven together, creating quite a
unique experience...
Rating:
How to get there: The museum is located near cable-
car plaza / Imbiah Station, in the centre of Sentosa
(Click HERE for instructions on how to get there).
Daily, 9am - 7pm
Website
Admission fees apply
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25. Butterfly Park & Insect Kingdom, also in Sentosa
(and just a heartbeat from "Images of Singapore"),
displays thousands of unique butterflies and exotic
insects, including real "monsters" from Southeast
Asia's fast vanishing jungles.
There is also an outdoor section where you can walk
amidst the lush tropical vegetation and see hundredsof species of amazingly beautiful butterflies.
Rating:
How to get there: Located in the central part of
Sentosa, next to Cable Car Plaza and just a few steps
from Imbiah Station (Monorail): Click HERE for
instructions on how to get there
Daily, 9am - 7pm
6275 0013, Website
Admission fees apply
The See Singapore Attraction Pass can save a lot of money for those of you
who wish to make the most of their precious holiday time… You can take a
Singapore River Cruise, or ride the world’s largest observation wheel, visit one
(or more) of Singapore's fantastic museums, see the world's largest collection
of tropical orchids at the National Orchid Garden, visit Jurong's BirdPark and
Singapore Zoo, join a guided walking tour and much more…
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