# Hidden Gems in Singapore

Lesser-visited spots away from the main tourist trail, from an offshore kampong island to a century-old cemetery park. · community starter list

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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**Updated:** 2026-09-06 00:45:23

1. **[Kampong Lorong Buangkok](/e/kampong-lorong-buangkok---423.md)** (attraction) — Singapore's last surviving traditional kampong (village), a cluster of wooden houses on land purchased in 1956, still standing amid the surrounding housing estates. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.timeout.com/singapore/things-to-do/kampong-lorong-buangkok, https://mothership.sg/2024/10/kampong-lorong-buangkok-promise-father/, https://www.roots.gov.sg/places/places-landing/Places/surveyed-sites/Surau-Al-Firdaus-Lorong-Buangkok
2. **[Gillman Barracks](/e/gillman-barracks---424.md)** (attraction) — Former 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.nac.gov.sg/about-us/media-centre/press-releases/singapore-art-week-2026---the-region-s-pinnacle-visual-arts-season-to-experience--the-best-of-southeast-asian-art, https://www.timeout.com/singapore/things-to-do/gather-at-gillman, https://mothership.sg/2026/07/hdb-redevelop-gillman-barracks-sunset-way/
3. **[Pulau Ubin](/e/pulau-ubin---425.md)** (attraction) — Undeveloped 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://mothership.sg/2026/04/nparks-crocodile-sightings-pulau-ubin/, https://pulau-ubin.nparks.gov.sg/, https://trishawuncle.com.sg/changi/pulau-ubin-ferry.html
4. **[Chye Seng Huat Hardware](/e/chye-seng-huat-hardware---426.md)** (cafe) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.timeout.com/singapore/restaurants/chye-seng-huat-hardware, https://mothership.sg/2025/09/from-hardware-shop-serving-coffee-to-thrift-shop-in-94-year-old-building-jalan-besar-isnt-quite-what-it-seems/, https://cshhcoffee.com/
5. **[Japanese Cemetery Park](/e/japanese-cemetery-park---427.md)** (park) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.timeout.com/singapore/things-to-do/japanese-cemetery-park, https://www.timeout.com/singapore/things-to-do/city-guide-singapore-through-the-eyes-of-the-forgotton-karayuki-sans, https://www.jas.org.sg/en/pages/shisetsu-facility
6. **[Ann Siang Hill](/e/ann-siang-hill---428.md)** (attraction) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://timeout.com/singapore/things-to-do/ann-siang-hill-park, https://www.nparks.gov.sg/visit/parks/park-detail/ann-siang-hill-park/, https://www.thebrokebackpacker.com/hidden-gems-in-singapore/

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