MINT Museum of Toys
One collector's 50,000 toys in a purpose-built glass box on Seah Street. Go with someone of a different generation; leave toddlers, who can look but not touch, for another day.
- Where: Bugis
- Price: S$30–60
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One collector's 50,000 toys in a purpose-built glass box on Seah Street. Go with someone of a different generation; leave toddlers, who can look but not touch, for another day.
Nine metres under Fort Canning's picnic lawns, the bunker where the decision to give up Singapore was taken. About an hour, free on the basic ticket, and bookings can't be changed once made.
The Ford boardroom on Upper Bukit Timah Road where Singapore was surrendered in 1942, still there and still plain. Come at the weekend for the free volunteer-led tour.
Wooden houses, zinc roofs and named chickens, ringed by HDB blocks off Yio Chu Kang Road: mainland Singapore's last kampong, and people's homes rather than an attraction. Look from the lane, or go in with a guide.
Roughly 100,000 graves under old trees in the middle of the island, Sikh guard statues, flying lemurs and a self-guided trail since 2025. Go on a dry weekday morning, dressed for a light hike.
A 5,000-seat hall above The Star Vista mall, reached by open-air escalators. No house season: follow the promoters, book early, and eat downstairs before the show.
Singapore comedy finally has a room of its own on Queen Street, with shows Tuesday to Saturday. Book Wednesday’s Kumar night if you only go once; treat Tuesday open mic as a lucky dip.
Singapore Repertory Theatre's 380-seat riverside home at Robertson Quay: close enough to see the actors sweat, big enough for a proper play, with a children's company for first-timers.
The Projector's old halls on level 5 of Golden Mile Tower, reopened as Filmhouse by the people who ran them, with better projectors. Still the place for films the multiplexes won't show.
A 1930 picture palace on Stamford Road with a zodiac dome, two white Pegasus beside the stage and a line-up that depends on who has booked the room. The seat is the show; arrive early and look up.
Two colonial halls under one clock tower: the SSO’s home on one side, a hire theatre on the other. Book the concert hall for the music; check the theatre’s listings before assuming.
A calm, design-led studio on the sixth floor of Orchard Central: vinyasa, hatha and yin on one timetable, and a newcomers' trial week to work out which you are before committing.
