23 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Singapore - Atlas Obscura

Unusual
Attractions
in Singapore

Gardens by the Bay

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

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Singapore's Rooftop Pool

The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.

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Haw Par Villa

A Buddhist theme park brings you a Buddhist version of Hell.

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The Live Turtle and Tortoise Museum

Terrapins of all colors and shapes are quick to bring fascination (and possibly long life) at this museum.

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Buddha Tooth Relic Temple & Museum

This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.

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Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

This rare wildlife haven in Singapore feels like you're in the tropical rainforest.

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Bukit Brown Cemetery

One of the largest Chinese cemeteries outside of China spent years overgrown and forgotten.

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German Girl Shrine

A Singapore shrine to an unnamed German girl who has become a local deity.

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Dragon's Beard Candy

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Dragon's Beard Candy

The ancient confection consists of wispy sugar-strands that look like dragon whiskers.

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Honey Toast Box

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Honey Toast Box

Many spoons are needed to demolish one of these ice cream-stuffed bread loaves.

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Fujisan Bread

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Fujisan Bread

Worlds collide in this braided bread that tastes like brioche and is meant to look like Mount Fuji.

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3-D Jelly Cakes

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3-D Jelly Cakes

These clear cakes house intricate scenes of fish, flowers, and more.

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Stories
About Singapore

One of Khor's iconic dragon playgrounds, at Toa Payoh Town Park.

In Singapore, Playgrounds Are Capsules of National Identity

The designer Khor Ean Ghee helped define the appearance of the city-state's leisure spaces.

A scene from the Old Airport Road Food Centre in Singapore.

How Singapore's World-Famous Street Food Could Disappear

Hawkers are retiring without successors, taking classic dishes with them.

by Michelle Lai

January 16, 2019

Meet the Fatbergs

Digging into the science of three cities' sewer-clogging blobs.

by Jessica Leigh Hester

November 20, 2018

Singlish is the result of the country's English, Chinese, Malaysian, and Indian influences.

The Government Campaign to Get Rid of Singapore's Unofficial Language

Singlish, a creole, is spoken all over the country, but politicians want citizens to "speak good English."

by Dan Nosowitz

The flipmaster at work.

Watch a Man Masterfully Flip Roti Prata Into Perfection

He makes it look so easy.

January 15, 2018

New Bridge Road in Singapore, 1969, two years after the <em>koro</em> epidemic.

In the Late 1960s, Singapore Was Gripped by a Genital Panic

Of all the national panics, this might be the most bizarre.

November 03, 2016

The World's First Self-Driving Taxis Debut in Singapore

The future is here.

by Erik Shilling

August 25, 2016

Singaporean English is Almost Impossible to Pick Up

Wah lao! Why can't I speak Singlish?

by Urvija Banerji