Originally Posted by
lardy
The zoo is excellent, it's very open. I've been to Bali Zoo and that was completely depressing after Singapore Zoo with all the caged animals.
You need to do the Hippo hop-on/off bus tour. It'll take you through Chinatown and Little India, the historic areas, and also the ultra-modern areas like Marina Bay (where the F1 track is). You can also do a riverboat tour through Clarke Quay and down to Marina Bay. Do that in the early evening as the sun goes down and the CBD lights come on.
They're the obvious tourist things. If you're interested in city development, go to the City Gallery. A very interesting exhibition of all the city planning that they've done. Singapore has gone from third world to first world in a generation and it's amazing to see how quickly it happened. They'll have a five year plan, and actually follow through and build what they plan. Compare it to how slowly the UK works and it's fascinating (if you're into that kind of thing).
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