Hidden Gems in Singapore
Looking for hidden gems in Singapore? This list of 6 includes Kampong Lorong Buangkok (Hougang, Singapore). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.
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Kampong Lorong Buangkok
attractionHougang, Singapore
Singapore's last surviving traditional kampong (village), a cluster of wooden houses on land purchased in 1956, still standing amid the surrounding housing estates.
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Gillman Barracks
attractionFormer British military camp off Alexandra Road converted into a contemporary art cluster, with international galleries, the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art, and free entry to the grounds.
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Pulau Ubin
attractionUndeveloped offshore island reached by bumboat from Changi Point, preserving a kampong landscape of wooden houses, dirt paths and rustic wildlife largely gone from the mainland.
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Coffee bar and roastery in a converted 1930s Art Deco hardware shophouse on Tyrwhitt Road, a Jalan Besar-area destination for specialty coffee since 2012.
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Hougang, Singapore
Quiet 133-year-old cemetery turned memorial park tucked into a Hougang housing estate, the largest Japanese cemetery in Southeast Asia with over 900 tombstones.
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Ann Siang Hill
attractionChinatown, Singapore
Small hill of restored pre-war shophouses on the edge of Chinatown, now home to a concentration of quieter bars, cafes and boutiques away from the main tourist strip.
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- What are the best hidden gems in Singapore?
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