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  The city's 100 best sights and

attractions.

  What is there to see.

  Full details, including opening

hours.

  Detailed directions on how to getthere.

  Other exciting sights andattractions around. 

SingaporeThe city's best things to doIncluding detailed directions on how to get to each of the attractions.

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Name and details What is there to be seen How to get there and what to see next

Asian Civilisations Museum

Tuesday – Sunday : 9am-7pm (till9pm on Friday), Monday : 1pm – 7pm

6332 2982 / 7798

Website 

Information on free guided tours 

Housed in a beautiful Neo-Palladian

building, next to the Singapore River,

the museum shows the cultures of Asia's tribes and nations, with focus on

those groups that created Singapore.

Exhibits are rich and fascinating and

include ethnic costumes, traditional

 jewelries, ancient books, sculptures,

and what not… 

Address: 1 Empress Place

From Raffles Place MRT Station: Take ExitH to Bonham Street and walk to the river

bank, turn right and walk along the river

for a minute or two, then cross Cavenagh

Bridge.

The entrance to the museum is just a few

steps from the bridge.

Bumboat Cruise on the Singapore

River

Morning till evening

Website: Singapore River Cruises 

Website: HiPPO River Cruise 

Although it is a tourist cliché, cruising

the Singapore River on a bumboat is

recommended, as it gives you another

angle of the city and makes it easier

for you to get from one point to

another, without having to sweat.

Both HiPPO River Cruise and Singapore

River Cruises operate this service.

You can find the jetties in central pointsalong the river, such as: Boat Quay, Clarke

Quay, Raffles' Landing Site (Asian

Civilisations Museum), The Merlion,

Robertson Quay and so on… 

Old Hill Street Police Station (MICA

Building) and Gajah Gallery

Mon – Fri, 11am – 7pm, Sat. Sun.,

12 noon – 6pm (Gajah Gallery)

Website: Gajah Gallery 

Noted for its many colorful windows,

the historic police station has been

converted into an art centre, where a

few good galleries can be found,

including fantastic Gajah Gallery,

which specializes in contemporary artfrom Singapore and Southeast Asia.

Address: 140 Hill St. (Corner of River

Valley Road)

From Clarke Quay MRT Station: Take exit

E, turn left to Eu Tong Sen Street, cross the

Singapore River and you will see thebuilding on your left.

From Clarke Quay it is only a few steps

Clarke Quay

7 days a week, almost 24 hrs a day

Information on restaurants, cafés and

entertainment venues 

No entrance fees

Clarke Quay, the middle of the three

historic quays along the Singapore

River has been restored quite a few

years ago and became one of the city's

best Wine and Dine areas… The old

godowns have been painted

vivaciously and were converted to

restaurants, cafés, bars and other

night spots.

From Clarke Quay MRT Station: Take exit

E, turn left and left again, to the river

front. Cross Read Bridge and you are there.

Take a bumboat from one of the jetties

along the river (or walk)

Robertson Quay

7 days a week, almost 24 hrs a day

No entrance fees

Robertson Quay, the innermost of the

quays along the Singapore River is,

perhaps, not as "historic" as its

downstream counterparts, but it

certainly has a lot to offer in terms of 

restaurants, cafés and pubs.

The area is particularly popular among

Singapore's expatriates community.

You can take a bumboat from various

points along the Singapore River (see

above)

Easy walk from Clarke Quay, or from

Clarke Quay MRT Station (Take exit E, turn

left and left again and walk along the river

for a few minutes and cross on

Clemenceau Bridge or Alkaff Bridge.

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Asian Civilisations Museum

Tuesday – Sunday : 9am-7pm (till

9pm on Friday), Monday : 1pm – 7pm

6332 2982 / 7798

Website 

Information on free guided tours 

Housed in a beautiful Neo-Palladian

building, next to the Singapore River,

the museum shows the cultures of 

Asia's tribes and nations, with focus on

those groups that created Singapore.

Exhibits are rich and fascinating and

include ethnic costumes, traditional

 jewelries, ancient books, sculptures,

and what not… 

Address: 1 Empress Place

From Raffles Place MRT Station: Take Exit

H to Bonham Street and walk to the river

bank, turn right and walk along the river

for a minute or two, then cross Cavenagh

Bridge.

The entrance to the museum is just a few

steps from the bridge.

Bumboat Cruise on the Singapore

River

Morning till evening

Website: Singapore River Cruises 

Website: HiPPO River Cruise 

Although it is a tourist cliché, cruising

the Singapore River on a bumboat is

recommended, as it gives you another

angle of the city and makes it easier

for you to get from one point to

another, without having to sweat.

Both HiPPO River Cruise and Singapore

River Cruises operate this service.

You can find the jetties in central points

along the river, such as: Boat Quay, Clarke

Quay, Raffles' Landing Site (Asian

Civilisations Museum), The Merlion,Robertson Quay and so on… 

Old Hill Street Police Station (MICA

Building) and Gajah Gallery

Mon – Fri, 11am – 7pm, Sat. Sun.,

12 noon – 6pm (Gajah Gallery)

Website: Gajah Gallery 

Noted for its many colorful windows,

the historic police station has been

converted into an art centre, where a

few good galleries can be found,

including fantastic Gajah Gallery,

which specializes in contemporary art

from Singapore and Southeast Asia.

Address: 140 Hill St. (Corner of River

Valley Road)

From Clarke Quay MRT Station: Take exit

E, turn left to Eu Tong Sen Street, cross the

Singapore River and you will see the

building on your left.

From Clarke Quay it is only a few steps

Clarke Quay

7 days a week, almost 24 hrs a day

Information on restaurants, cafés and

entertainment venues 

No entrance fees

Clarke Quay, the middle of the three

historic quays along the Singapore

River has been restored quite a few

years ago and became one of the city's

best Wine and Dine areas… The old

godowns have been painted

vivaciously and were converted to

restaurants, cafés, bars and other

night spots.

From Clarke Quay MRT Station: Take exit

E, turn left and left again, to the river

front. Cross Read Bridge and you are there.

Take a bumboat from one of the jetties

along the river (or walk)

Robertson Quay

7 days a week, almost 24 hrs a day

No entrance fees

Robertson Quay, the innermost of the

quays along the Singapore River is,

perhaps, not as "historic" as its

downstream counterparts, but it

certainly has a lot to offer in terms of 

restaurants, cafés and pubs.

The area is particularly popular among

Singapore's expatriates community.

You can take a bumboat from various

points along the Singapore River (see

above)

Easy walk from Clarke Quay, or from

Clarke Quay MRT Station (Take exit E, turn

left and left again and walk along the river

for a few minutes and cross on

Clemenceau Bridge or Alkaff Bridge.