Money Museum
Free: All time Within the complex of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the nation’s central monetary authority, resides a numismatist’s haven – the Museo ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Inaugurated in 1999, as part of the celebration of the 50 years of central banking in the Philippines, the Museo showcases the Bank’s collection of currencies....
National Museum of the Philippines
Free: Sundays all year long and everyday in May The National Museum of the Philippines or NM is a government agency museum that includes research and conservation programs within the museum and throughout the archipelago. The museum houses three buildings in Manila; The Museum of the Filipino People, The National Art Gallery and the National...
Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum
Free: All time The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple is a Buddhist temple located in the Chinatown of Singapore. As the name suggested, the temple is famous for its alleged tooth from Siddharta Gautama, the founder of Buddhism. It is claimed that the relic of Buddha from which it gains its name was found in 1980...
Jesada Technik Museum
Free: All time Located literally in the middle of nowhere, this gem of a museum – Jesada Technik Museum is worth a day trip from Bangkok, especially if you’re an automobile lover. The museum features all sort of transports including cars, bikes, motorcycles, airplanes, helicopters, and tanks. All these, privately owned by Jesada Deshsakulrith, a...
Singapore Footprints Walking Tours
Free: All time Singapore Footprints organizes walking tours every Saturday and Sunday. These tours are run by enthusiastic and passionate walking guides from the Nanyang Technological University. The 2.5-hour walks bring you to Singapore’s popular tourist attractions, as well as hidden gems. There are two tours available – one that explores the civic district and...
Marina Barrage
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...
The Esplanade Roof Garden
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...
Chek Jawa
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...
Bukit Batok Town Park (Little Guilin)
Free: All time Also known as Little Guilin or Xiao Guilin among the locals, this park looks similar to that of Guilin in China – a granite rock sitting within a lake. Two dome shaped shelters give you a fantastic view of the tranquil lake. The towering rock cliffs make a majestic backdrop to the...
Singapore Really, Really Free Market (SRRFM)
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...
Sisters’ Island Marine Park
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...
The Arts House
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...
