Free: All time Built across the mouth of the Marina Channel, the Marina Barrage creates Singapore’s 15th reservoir, and the first in the heart of the city. Elevated three floors up on the roof of a pump house next to the reservoir, a broad green lawn provides locals a recreational spot for picnicking and flying...
Free: All time Esplanade Roof Terrace offers magnificent views of the city and Marina Bay, landscaped with manicured lawns, shrub planting and small shade trees. Visitors will find a green refuge with ample seating areas to relax, and gathering spaces for perfect photo opportunities. The garden’s naturalistic planting style provides a light-hearted ambience in interesting...
Free: All time Chek Jawa is a cape and the name of its 100-hectare wetlands located on the south-eastern tip of Pulau Ubin, an island off the north-eastern coast of the main island of Singapore. Chek Jawa is among the last few places left with a natural rocky shore. Opened in 2007, the boardwalk at...
Free: All time The Really, Really Free Market (RRFM) is a movement where collectives form temporary markets based on an alternative gift economy. Aiming to counteract capitalism, the communities of RRFM all around the world organize events where everything is shared for free – be it skills or stuff. If you find yourself in Singapore when...
Free: All time Sisters’ Island Marine Park is a 40-acre marine park which encompasses the land and waters surrounding Sisters’ Islands. The area that the park occupies has a vast variety of marine life, including hard and soft corals, and sea anemones. Being located in close proximity to one of the world’s busiest ports, the...
Free: All time Occupying the almost 200-year-old building that was Singapore’s first Parliament House, The Arts House has played an active role in the Singapore arts and creative scene. The House promotes and presents multidisciplinary programmes and festivals such as literary arts, film, performing and visual arts. Address: 1 Old Parliament Lane Opening hours: Daily...
Free: All time To get an amazing view of Singapore from up top, head over to ION Sky Observatory on Orchard Road. Go to ION Art Gallery on Level 4, then take the express elevator up to Level 55. You’ll be rewarded with a panoramic view of the from the city center. Admission is free....
Free: All time The Sultan Mosque has a long history that goes back to 1824. The architectural style seems to be straight out of the Arabian Nights. When Singapore was ceded to the British in 1819, Sultan Hussain Shah of Johore acquired small fortunes in exchange for their power. The Sultan decided to build a...
Free: All time For those having a long overlay at Changi Airport, consider joining the free tour offered at the airport. It’s required that you have at least 6 hours to spare till your connecting flight. The free 2.5 hours guided tours include Heritage Tour (during the day) and City Lights Tour (during the evening)...
Free: All time Thian Hock Keng is one of the oldest and most important Hokkien Temple in Singapore. The temple was built in traditional southern Chinese architectural style. The entire structure was assembled without nails. However, curiously, the gates are Scottish and the tiles Dutch. Built in 1839, the temple was once the favorite landing...
Free: All time Sri Mariamman Temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Singapore. Built in 1827, the temple is dedicated to Goddess Mariamman, known for her power in curing epidemic illnesses and diseases. Located in the heart of Chinatown, the temple’s kitschy and ornamental tower entrance or gopuram, has been a landmark to generations of...
Free: All time Henderson Waves is a 274-meter long pedestrian bridge. At 36 meters above street level, it is the highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore. It was designed to emulate wave-form – made up of seven undulating curved steel ribs that alternately rise over and under its deck. Its shape allows hidden recesses for people...
