Museums & Heritage
Half to full day · 6 stops
To understand Singapore, start with its museums and ethnic quarters. This route runs from the grand colonial galleries of the Civic District out into the living heritage of Chinatown and Kampong Glam — much of it cool and indoors.
- 1
Art · Civic District
National Gallery Singapore
The headline act: Southeast Asian art in the former Supreme Court.
- 2
Culture · Civic District
National Museum of Singapore
The nation's story, from its 14th-century beginnings to today.
- 3
Culture · Civic District
Asian Civilisations Museum
Treasures from across Asia, right on the riverfront.
- 4
Culture · Civic District
Peranakan Museum
The world of the Straits-born Chinese — beadwork, kebaya and kueh.
- 5
Culture · Outram
Chinatown
Step into living heritage: gold-filled temples and restored shophouses.
- 6
Culture · Kampong Glam
Kampong Glam & Haji Lane
Finish at the Sultan Mosque and the Malay-Arab quarter.