Singapore Bucket List

🌆 Iconic Singapore Experiences (Must-Dos)

• Visit Marina Bay Sands SkyPark (even if you don’t swim). Visit CapitalSpring free of charge on weekdays for the same experience but different perspective

• Swim in the Infinity Pool (once in your life if you can afford it😌)

• Walk around Gardens by the Bay (day and night). Most importantly, must visit the Cloud Forest dome.

• Catch the Supertree Grove light show. Go early and lie down to watch. Magical much!

• Take a photo with the Merlion (touristy but compulsory)

• Stroll the Marina Bay waterfront loop in the cool evening

• Go up Singapore Flyer at sunset or...

• Take the river cruise from Clarke Quay

• Watch the Spectra light & water show after the Supertree Grove light show

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🌿 Nature & Outdoors

• Walk the Southern Ridges (Henderson Waves → Mount Faber)

• Hike MacRitchie Treetop Walk

• Kayak or paddleboard at Kallang Basin

• Explore Pulau Ubin by bicycle and experience the old Singapore

• Spot wildlife at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

• Do a sunrise walk at East Coast Park and take a hike to the longest pier in Singapore

• Catch golden hour at Labrador Nature Reserve

• Night safari walk at Bukit Timah Hill

• Camp overnight at East Coast or Pasir Ris (permit needed)

• Visit Coney Island for a quiet escape

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🍜 Food & Hawker Culture (Very Important Section)

• Eat at a Michelin-listed hawker stall (most of them at Amoy Hawker Center)

• Try chicken rice at a classic stall (You can get them anywhere, but Maxwell is the one)

• Slurp laksa at Katong. Make the effort to try George's Laksa!

• Have chilli crab with mantou. Do it at our local seafood stalls instead of swanky restaurants

• Eat satay at Lau Pa Sat after 7pm or, better yet, sample it at East Coast Lagoon Food Village

• Try char kway teow cooked over charcoal at Zion Road Hawker Center

• Go on a hawker centre food crawl (check out our page here)

• Have kaya toast & kopi for breakfast. Yakun/Wang are chains. Most authentic: Heap Seng Leong Coffeeshop

• Order kopi properly (“kopi-o kosong”, anyone?) 

• Eat durian during the season at Geylang

• Supper at Bedok Block 85 Market  / Geylang. Halal? Try Simpang Bedok

• Visit Maxwell, Chinatown Complex, Old Airport Road (more?)

 

🏮 Culture & Heritage

• Wander Chinatown beyond Pagoda Street

• Explore Little India (Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple)

• Visit Kampong Glam & Sultan Mosque.

• Night life at Haji Lane

• Step inside a heritage shophouse

• Tour Peranakan houses in Joo Chiat. Look for Alvin's The Intan and Katong Antique House. Reservations needed.

• Visit National Gallery Singapore especially the roof top

• Learn Singapore history at Asian Civilisations Museum

• Learn Singapore's history at the National Museum

• Walk the Civic District

• Visit a traditional Chinese medical hall

• Attend a cultural festival (Thaipusam, CNY,  Vesak, Deepavali, Hari Raya)

 

🛍️ Shopping & Urban Life

• Walk the full stretch of Orchard Road. Seriously, it is walkable!

• Explore Bugis Street (for chaos & bargains)

• Shop indie brands at Haji Lane

• Visit Jewel Changi Airport

• Go to the other end of the Singapore to shop at Jurong JEM and IMM

• See the Rain Vortex in action at Jewel

• Do a late-night mall walk (Singapore style)

• Visit local wet markets. Tiong Bahru morning is the best, including breakfast!

• Explore neighbourhood malls like a local like Ang Mo Kio, Toa Payoh, Boon Lay, Jurong West and Bedok

 

🎢 Attractions & Entertainment

• Universal Studios Singapore

• SEA Aquarium

• Mandai Reserve (Night Safari, Singapore Zoo (open-concept habitats), River Wonders and Bird Paradise)

• Skyline Luge Sentosa

• Sentosa island beach day

• Cable car ride from Mount Faber to Sentosa

• Catch a show at Esplanade

• Visit ArtScience Museum

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🌃 Nightlife & After-Dark Experiences

• Rooftop bar with skyline views (Atlas, Cé La Vi, Mr Stock)

• Clarke Quay night walk

• Night cycling around Marina Bay

• Geylang food adventure after midnight

• Watch planes land at Changi Village/ Changi Point

• Late-night prata run (along Thomson Road) 

• Night photography in the CBD

 

🚶‍♂️ Local & “Very Singapore” Experiences

• Ride the MRT end-to-end. Punggol Coast for Coney Island, Tuas Link for Raffles Marina

• Get lost in an HDB estate. Try Toa Payoh and Tiong Bahru.

• Void deck wedding photos sighting 👀

• Queue for food because “must be good”

• Experience peak-hour rush

• Attend a void deck funeral or wedding (if invited)

• Order food and leave your tissue packet to “chope” (reserve) your seat

• Take a ferry to St John’s & Lazarus Island (highly recommended)

• Try a community centre class or event

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📸 Photography & Creative Bucket List

• Sunset at Marina Bay. Stand next to Art Science Museum and watch the sun set behind the city skyline

• Sunset at Raffles Marina with its lighthouse

• Rainy day street photography and look out for water puddles for reflection

• Neon shots in Clarke Quay

• Black-and-white shots of old estates especially Tiong Bahru and Toa Payoh. See how we hang our clothes to dry.

• Capture hawkers at work at our heartland Hawker Centers (Chinatown Complex too)

• Long exposure of skyline at night and create light streaks created by the river boats

• Drone-style views from Marina Bay (legally and keep it under 60m 😉)

 

🌏 Seasonal & Once-a-Year Experiences

• Chinese New Year street light-ups

• National Day Parade or rehearsals. Catch our fireworks from July to August 9.

• Mid-Autumn Festival lantern walks at Gardens by the Bay or Chinese Garden

• Christmas on Orchard Road

• Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix week in October

• Thaipusam procession

• Chingay Parade (ticketed event)

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