Singapore
Singapore
About Singapore
32 curated places in Singapore, from SquadAbroad travelers.
Top spots in Singapore
The places SquadAbroad travelers most want to go.
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Singapore
A garden city of hawker centres, rooftop bars, futuristic architecture and some of Asia's best shopping.
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ArtScience Museum
Shaped like an unfurling lotus flower on the Marina Bay waterfront, the ArtScience Museum blends creative culture with scientific innovation. Visitors wander through dynamic, interactive digital installations—most notably teamLab’s permanent exhibition, where vibrant light and soundscapes respond directly to human movement. It offers a captivating, hands-on experience for anyone interested in the intersection of contemporary art, design, and technology.
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Asian Civilisations Museum
Housed in a neoclassical heritage building along the Singapore River, the Asian Civilisations Museum explores centuries of artistic and cultural exchange across the continent. Visitors come to trace historical trade routes through masterfully curated galleries featuring ancestral sacred art, imperial textiles, and rare maritime cargo recovered from the 9th-century Tang Shipwreck.
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Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
Dominating Singapore’s Chinatown with its striking Tang-dynasty architecture, this four-story temple houses what is revered as a sacred tooth relic of the historical Buddha. Visitors can explore richly gilded prayer halls filled with thousands of miniature statuettes, an extensive Buddhist culture museum, and a peaceful rooftop garden featuring a massive prayer wheel.
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Burnt Ends
This Michelin-starred modern Australian barbecue institution centers its craft around a four-ton, custom-built wood-fired oven. Diners sit along an energetic counter watching chefs sear, roast, and smoke everything from tender flatiron steaks to king crab legs with garlic brown butter. It offers food enthusiasts an intimate, front-row seat to world-class open-flame cooking in Dempsey Hill.
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Candlenut
Set in lush Dempsey Hill, Candlenut holds the distinction of being the world's first Michelin-starred Peranakan restaurant. Chef Malcolm Lee honors his heritage by reimagining traditional Straits-Chinese home cooking into refined multi-course menus featuring aromatic curries, sambals, and slow-cooked meats. It is a premier dining destination for anyone eager to explore the complex, centuries-old culinary tapestry of Peranakan culture.
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