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Top places to visit in Singapore

6 places worth your time in Singapore, with what each is actually like and when to go.

Last updated 2026-08-09

1. Gardens by the Bay

Gardens by the Bay
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Supertrees, a cloud forest under glass and a conservatory of Mediterranean flora, built on reclaimed land.

2. Marina Bay Sands and the waterfront

Marina Bay Sands and the waterfront
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Three towers under a ship-shaped skypark, and the promenade that frames the whole bay.

3. Chinatown, Little India and Kampong Glam

Chinatown, Little India and Kampong Glam
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Three historic quarters within a few stops of each other, each still functioning rather than preserved.

4. Singapore Botanic Gardens

Singapore Botanic Gardens
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A UNESCO site from 1859, with the National Orchid Garden and the rainforest fragment that predates the city.

5. Sentosa

Sentosa
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An island of beaches, Universal Studios and cable cars — engineered leisure, and popular for it.

6. Pulau Ubin

Pulau Ubin
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A ten-minute bumboat to an island that looks like Singapore did in the 1960s — kampong houses, dirt tracks, hornbills.

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