Free Things to Do in Singapore
Gardens, forts and heritage streets with no entry charge
Several of Singapore's best-known sights have no entry charge. The Singapore Botanic Gardens are free and open from 05:00 to midnight, and Supertree Grove and the Heritage Gardens at Gardens by the Bay are free from 05:00 to 02:00. On Sentosa, Fort Siloso and its Skywalk are free, and the Merlion, Emerald Hill and the Peranakan shophouses of Koon Seng Road cost nothing to see. Paid attractions inside the same areas, such as the conservatories at Gardens by the Bay, are separate.
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Park · Marina Bay Gardens by the Bay Supertree Grove The grove of Supertrees at Gardens by the Bay, open to walk through without a ticket. The Garden Rhapsody light and sound show runs twice nightly, at 19:45 and 20:45.
Park · Marina Bay Heritage Gardens Themed gardens at Gardens by the Bay on Chinese, Indian and Malay plant culture, free to enter and open from 05:00 to 02:00 daily.
Landmark · Marina Bay Merlion Park Home of the Merlion statue, 8.6 m tall and 70 tonnes, unveiled on 15 September 1972. It was moved to this spot in front of the Fullerton Hotel after Esplanade Bridge opened in 1997.
Landmark · Sentosa Fort Siloso Singapore's most intact fortification, built in the 19th century on the western tip of Sentosa. Entry is free, and Sentosa lists original tunnels and the Surrender Chambers.
Viewpoint · Sentosa Fort Siloso Skywalk A free 11-storey treetop walk that leads to Fort Siloso, with sea views. Sentosa says no booking is needed and it is open daily 09:00 to 19:00.
Landmark · Orchard Emerald Hill Road A road of Chinese Baroque shophouses on a gentle slope off Orchard Road, once a nutmeg orchard and later home to wealthy Chinese and Straits-Chinese merchants. Bars now line the road.
Market · Chinatown Chinatown Street Market A stretch of street stalls selling food, fans, calligraphy and souvenirs, with extra activity during Chinese New Year and Mid-Autumn Festival.
Landmark · Little India Former House of Tan Teng Niah A colourful two-storey bungalow that is the last surviving Chinese villa in Little India, mixing European and Chinese architectural styles with gilded calligraphy and a bamboo-tiled roof.
Landmark · Katong and Joo Chiat Koon Seng Road Shophouses A row of candy-coloured Peranakan shophouses, with swinging pintu pagar doors, floral tiles and a five-foot way. Peranakan families lived here until the 1970s.
Park · Botanic Gardens and Tanglin Singapore Botanic Gardens A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2015, and the first and only tropical botanic garden on the list. Entry is free and the gardens are open from 05:00 to midnight daily.
