Best Places to Visit in Singapore

Singapore, an island city-state off southern Malaysia, is a global financial centre with a tropical climate and multicultural population. In circa-1820 Chinatown stands the red-and-gold Buddha’s Tooth Relic Temple, Little India offers colorful souvenirs and Arab Street is lined with fabric shops. Singapore is also known for eclectic street fare, served in hawker centres such as Tiong Bahru and Maxwell Road.

What you need to know

Capital: Singapore

Dialing Code: +65

ISO Code: SGP

Currency: Singapore Dollar

Official Languages: English, Tamil, Malay, Mandarin Chinese, Standard Mandarin

Sentosa

Sentosa is a popular island resort in Singapore, visited by some twenty million people a year. Attractions include a 2 km long sheltered beach, Fort Siloso, two golf courses, the Merlion, 14 hotels and many more.

Info:

Address: Sentosa, Singapore

Phone: Not Available
Opened: 1975

Nearby hotel: Capella Singapore | 5-star hotel | 1 The Knolls, Sentosa Island, Singapore 098297 | +65 6377 8888

Singapore Flyer

The Singapore Flyer is a giant Ferris wheel in Singapore. Described by its operators as an observation wheel, it opened in 2008, construction having taken about 2 1/2 years.

Info:

Address: 30 Raffles Ave, Singapore 039803
Height: 165 m
Opened: February 11, 2008
Construction Started: September 25, 2005

Phone: Not Available
Architect: Kisho Kurokawa

Nearby hotel: Not Available

Universal Studios Singapore

Universal Studios Singapore is a theme park located within Resorts World Sentosa on Sentosa Island, Singapore. It was a key component of Genting's bid for the right to build Singapore's second integrated resort.

Info:

Address: 8 Sentosa Gateway, Singapore 098269
Phone: +65 6577 8888

Nearby hotel: Resorts World Sentosa | 5-star hotel | 8 Sentosa Gateway, Singapore 098269 | +65 6577 8888

Night Safari, Singapore

The Night Safari is the world's first nocturnal zoo and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Singapore. Night zoo with tram rides and walking trails through rainforest past elephants, tigers & leopards.

Info:

Address: 80 Mandai Lake Rd, Singapore 729826

Phone: Not Available
Function: Zoo

Nearby hotel: Rider's Lodge | 3-star hotel | 100 Turf Club Road,, Singapore 287999 | +65 6465 4828

Singapore Botanic Gardens

The Singapore Botanic Gardens is a 156-year-old tropical garden located at the fringe of the Singapore's main shopping belt. It is one of three gardens, and the only tropical garden, to be honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Info:

Address: 1 Cluny Rd, Singapore 259569

Phone: +65 6471 7138
Management: National Parks Board

Nearby hotel: Goodwood Park Hotel | 5-star hotel | 22 Scotts Rd, Singapore 228221 | +65 6737 7411

Jurong Bird Park

Jurong Bird Park is a tourist attraction in Boon Lay, Singapore. The bird park, managed by Wildlife Reserves Singapore, covers an area of 0.2 square kilometres at the western foot of Jurong Hill, the highest point in the Jurong region.

Info:

Address: 2 Jurong Hill, Singapore 628925

Phone: +65 6265 0022
Function: Park

Nearby hotel: Not Available

Singapore Zoo

The Singapore Zoo, formerly known as the Singapore Zoological Gardens and commonly known locally as the Mandai Zoo, occupies 28 hectares on the margins of Upper Seletar Reservoir within Singapore's heavily forested central catchment area.

Info:

Address: 80 Mandai Lake Rd, Singapore 729826

Opened: June 27, 1973

Phone: +65 6269 3411

Notable animals: Sheba, Inuka

Nearby hotel: Hotel Novotel Singapore Clarke Quay | 4-star hotel | 177A River Valley Rd, Singapore 179031 | +65 6338 3333

Underwater World Singapore

Underwater World, also known as Underwater World Singapore Pte Ltd, is an oceanarium located on the offshore Singaporean island of Sentosa. Opened in 1991, it has more than 2,500 marine animals of 250 species from different regions of the world.

Info:

Address: 80 Siloso Road, Sentosa, Singapore 098969
Opened: 1981
Area: 28 ha

Phone: +65 6275 0030
Number of Species: 250
Number of Animals: 2,500

Nearby hotel: Not Available

Sri Mariamman Temple, Singapore

The Sri Mariamman Temple is Singapore's oldest Hindu temple. It is an agamic temple, built in the Dravidian style.

Info:

Address: 244 South Bridge Rd, Singapore 058793

Opened: 1827

Phone: +65 6223 4064

Architectural style: Dravidian architecture
Function: Hindu Temple
Creator and Architect: Naraina Pillai

Nearby hotel: The Scarlet | 4-star hotel | 33 Erskine Rd, Singapore 069333 | +65 6511 3333

Peranakan Museum

The Peranakan Museum is a museum in Singapore specialising in Peranakan culture. A sister museum to the Asian Civilisations Museum, it is the first of its kind in the world.

Info:

Address: 39 Armenian St, Singapore 179941

Phone: +65 6332 7591
Founded: April 25, 2008

Nearby hotel: Grand Park City Hall | 5-star hotel | 10 Coleman St, Singapore 179809 | +65 6336 3456

Did You Know?

• You can find the national anthem in microtext on the back of the $1000 note.
• Singapore has the biggest Yakult bottles in Southeast Asia.
• There were no lions in the Lion City.
• Singapore is one of three surviving city-states in the world.
• There's a 'Hug Me' Coca-Cola machine in Singapore.
• We have a Singapore version of David Beckham's family.
• Cartoon Network thought Singapore was in Malaysia.
• Singapore has changed timezone 6 times since 1905.
• The youngest person to pass the GCE 'O' Level Chemistry paper is a Singaporean.

References

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