Singapore Top Things To See
• Experience a world of religions at Buddhist and Hindu temples, mosques and Anglican and Catholic cathedrals, which are all likely to be encountered during a comparatively brief walk around central Singapore; such is its splendid diversity.
• Relive the island's past at the refurbished National Museum of Singapore (website: www.nationalmuseum.sg), which offers much more than just static collections telling the island state's colourful history, it is also a focal point for numerous festivals and events.
• Come face to face with birdlife at the Jurong Bird Park (website: www.birdpark.com.sg) on Jurong Hill, home to South-East Asia's largest collection of birds. There is also the world's largest walk-in aviary, a nocturnal house and several spectacular bird shows.
• View what was once an ancient fort of the Malay kings, covering 2.8 hectares (7 acres): Fort Canning Park, on Fort Canning Rise. The colonial ruins of the British citadel can still be viewed, as can a 19th-century Christian cemetery.
• Relive colonial days near the Singapore River, and wander towards the imposing Parliament House (website: www.parliament.gov.sg), the oldest government building in the country, the core of which dates back to the 1820s.
• Give yourself a chance to meet the President. Open to the public just five times yearly, the Istana (‘palace' in Malay; website: www.istana.gov.sg) is the impressive official residence of the Singaporean ruler.
• Tickle your tastebuds at Lau Pa Sat, the largest surviving Victorian filigree cast-iron structure in South-East Asia. The former wet market has been restored and is now a favourite food centre of the locals.
• See the biggest guns ever built outside the UK, installed by the British in 1939 for the defense of Singapore. The Johore Battery is a gun emplacement site consisting of a labyrinth of tunnels. The tunnels were used to store ammunition to support three monster guns.
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