Attractions in Singapore

City Hall
St. Andrew's Road near the Padang
This is where Lord Louis Mountbatten accepted the Japanese surrender in 1945, and where Lee Kuan Yew declared Singapore's independence from Britain in 1959.

CN West Leisure Park
9 Japanese Garden Road
Tel 261-4771
Water slides, bumper boats and other amusement attractions.

Guiness World of Records
World Trade Center
Facts and feats displayed in exhibits.

Haw Par Villa Dragon World
262 Pasir Panjang Road
Tel 774-0300
9am-6pm daily
MRT to Buina Vista station and bus 200 to Haw Par Villa
A Chinese mythological theme park featuring age-old silent statues, exhilarating rides, live performances and theatre shows. A roller coaster ride is very popular, but the main attractions are the telling and reenacting of the myths and the famous statues.

Jurong Bird Park
Jurong Hill
Jurong Town
Tel 265-0022
9am-6pm Mon-Fri. 8am-6pm weekends.
MRT to Boon Lay station and special loop bus 194 to No.251
This park features more than 5,000 birds from all over the world in a lush parkland setting.

Jurong Crocodile Paradise
Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim
Jurong Town
9am-6pm daily
Same transport as to Jurong Bird Park
A crocodile farm featuring underwater viewing areas and crocodile wrestling shows daily.

Tang Dynasty City
Yuan Ching Road and Jalan Ahmad Ibrihim
MRT to the Lakeside station and then bus 154 or 240
9:30am-6:30pm
Admission charged
This multimillion dollar theme park is a recreation of the Tang Dynasty capital which was the center of China's golden age from the 6th to 8th centuries. Behind the high walls the main street features a courthouse, geisha house, shops, temples, restaurants and theaters. Camel rides, craft demonstrations, antique displays are all part of the experience. The park has shops selling refreshments, antiques, a wax museum of Chinese notables, kung fu demonstrations and other street performances.

Kusu Island
Kusu is located 7 km (4.5 miles) south of Singapore
Take the ferry from the World Trade Center.
A small island that, according to legend, was a turtle and transformed itself into land to save drowning sailors.

Little India
Serangoon Road
An area full of stores, restaurants and antique dealers specializing in Indian goods.

Sentosa Island
Ferries running from World Trade Center in daily 7:30am - 10pm
A former military base, this island is now devoted to entertaining its guests. Within the island are museums, gardens, a butterfly park, swimming lagoons, golf courses, a large roller skating rink and various rides.

Underwater World at
Sentosa Island
Tel 275-0030
Asia's largest tropical oceanarium.

Botanic Gardens
Intersection of Holland Road and Napier Street World-famous tropical gardens where you can enjoy lush greenery and a beautiful orchid garden.

Chinese Garden and Japanese Garden
Yuan Ching Road
MRT to Chinese Garden station
Jurong
Mon-Sat. 9am-7pm Sunday 8:30am-7pm
Over 35 acres (14 hectares) of beautiful scenery. Stone gardens, bonsai display, goldfish ponds, stone lanterns and small pagodas. Very colorful, pavilions, bridge, beautiful setting.

Mandai Orchid Gardens
Mandai Lake Road
A lush tropical orchid garden created in an area usually not particularly suited to orchid plants.

Chinaman Scholars Gallery
14B Trengannu St.
Chinatown
Tel 222-9554
Daily 9am-4pm
Admission charged
this living museum is designed to look like a Cantonese home of the 1930's. It includes authentic clothing, furnishings, artifacts, photographs and musical instruments.

National Museum
Stamford Road
Tel 337-7355
This museum has extensive collections focusing on regional history, cultures and crafts. Exhibits include archaeological finds from the Asian region, articles relating to Chinese settlement and trade, Malaysian and Indonesian arts and crafts. It also has superb examples of jade including the 380 piece Haw Par jade collection.