Culture, design & architecture

Eighteen Supertrees, 25 to 50 metres tall, and two vast glasshouses: the cool Flower Dome and the Cloud Forest with its 35-metre waterfall. The outdoor gardens are free.

The Supertree light-and-music show, nightly at 7:45pm and 8:45pm. Lie back on the grove’s lawns to watch.

Moshe Safdie’s three towers and sky-park. The Spectra light-and-water show runs on the promenade at 8pm and 9pm, plus 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2015, open 5am to midnight and free; only the National Orchid Garden charges entry.

Southeast Asian art in the former Supreme Court and City Hall, with a family art centre for children.

Treasures from China to West Asia, including the 9th-century Tang shipwreck cargo bound for Iraq and Iran.

Inside the Istana Kampong Glam, the old sultan’s palace; reopened on 25 April 2026 after a full redevelopment.

The lotus-shaped museum at Marina Bay Sands, with changing exhibitions that work well for teenagers.

Safdie’s glass doughnut around the 40-metre Rain Vortex, with a five-storey indoor forest and a nightly light show on the falling water.

Vertical gardens that collect rainwater and vent the conservatories; walk the OCBC Skyway between them.

The Flower Dome is among the largest columnless glasshouses in the world; take the lift up the Cloud Mountain and walk down.