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1. Gardens by the Bay

Botanical garden & conservatoriesMarina Bay

A 105-hectare waterfront garden at Marina Bay, known for its Supertree Grove, two vast glass conservatories and a free evening light show.

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2. Singapore Botanic Gardens

Botanical garden (UNESCO World Heritage Site)Tanglin

Founded in 1859 and inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015, these 82-hectare gardens hold a pocket of old rainforest and the National Orchid Garden.

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3. National Gallery Singapore

Art museumCivic District

Housed in the former Supreme Court and City Hall buildings, this gallery holds more than 9,000 works of Singaporean and Southeast Asian art.

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4. National Museum of Singapore

History museumBras Basah

Singapore's oldest museum, with roots going back to 1849, telling the nation's story inside a domed 19th-century building on Stamford Road.

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5. Asian Civilisations Museum

Museum of Asian art and cultureCivic District

A riverside museum in the restored Empress Place Building tracing Asia's trading cultures, including the 9th-century Tang Shipwreck cargo.

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6. Singapore Zoo

Open-concept zooMandai

An open-concept zoo in the Mandai rainforest, opened in 1973, home to around 2,500 animals from more than 300 species.

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7. Merlion Park

Landmark & waterfront parkMarina Bay

Waterfront park at Marina Bay home to the 8.6-metre Merlion statue, Singapore's half-lion, half-fish national symbol, facing Marina Bay Sands.

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8. Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum

Buddhist temple & museumChinatown

A Tang dynasty-style Buddhist temple in Chinatown, completed in 2007, housing a revered tooth relic, Buddhist museums and a rooftop prayer wheel.

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9. Sri Mariamman Temple

Hindu temple (National Monument)Chinatown

Singapore's first Hindu temple, established by 1827 on South Bridge Road, crowned by a six-tier gopuram covered in painted deities.

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10. ArtScience Museum

Art and science museumMarina Bay

Moshe Safdie's lotus-shaped museum at Marina Bay Sands, staging exhibitions where art meets science, including the long-running teamLab Future World.

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