Singapore guide

Hidden Gems in Singapore

Skip the tourist traps. These are the secret spots, hidden corners, and local favourites that most visitors never find in Singapore.

Off the beaten path

Secret spots in Singapore

Haw Par Villa

A psychedelic theme park from 1937 with over 1,000 statues depicting Chinese folklore and the Ten Courts of Hell. It's bizarre, beautiful, and completely unique. The Hell Museum is genuinely fascinating.

Tiong Bahru Neighbourhood

Singapore's oldest public housing estate has Art Deco architecture, indie bookshops, and some of the city's best cafes. The wet market's hawker centre upstairs has incredible local food.

MacRitchie TreeTop Walk

A 250m suspension bridge through the rainforest canopy in the middle of Singapore. The walk through primary jungle with monkeys and monitor lizards feels like another country entirely.

Kampong Glam Beyond Arab Street

Beyond the Instagram-famous Sultan Mosque, explore the back streets for vintage shops, craft perfumers, and Middle Eastern restaurants. Muscat Street has excellent Turkish coffee and Lebanese food.

Bukit Brown Cemetery

One of the largest Chinese cemeteries outside China, with ornate tombs dating to the 1800s. Walking tours reveal the stories of Singapore's pioneers. The jungle is reclaiming many tombs — haunting and beautiful.

Pulau Ubin

A bumboat ride from Changi brings you to this rustic island with kampong (village) houses, mangroves, and the Chek Jawa wetlands. It's Singapore 50 years ago — wild, quiet, and completely different from the mainland.

Former Ford Factory Museum

The site of Britain's surrender to Japan in 1942. The museum tells the story of the Japanese occupation with personal accounts and artefacts. It's powerful, well-curated, and seldom crowded.

Emerald Hill Peranakan Houses

A short walk from Orchard Road, this street of ornate Peranakan terrace houses with colourful tiles and carved doors is beautiful. The shophouses are impeccably maintained and some are now cozy bars.

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Photo credits

Hero — Jayjayli / Unsplash · Haw Par Villa — Cory Doctorow from Beautiful Downtown Burbank, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0 · Tiong Bahru Neighbourhood — Diego Delso / CC BY-SA 4.0 · MacRitchie TreeTop Walk — Mokkie / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kampong Glam Beyond Arab Street — Dietmar Rabich / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bukit Brown Cemetery — Jacklee / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pulau Ubin — Charles J. Sharp / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Former Ford Factory Museum — Actuall7 / CC BY 4.0 · Emerald Hill Peranakan Houses — Dietmar Rabich / CC BY-SA 4.0