Singapore Botanical Garden & National Orchid Garden

Tranquil and tropical, the Singapore Botanical Gardens provide rare open spaces of greenery for walking, snoozing and communing with nature.

Dating back to 1860, the gardens feature a herbarium, frangipanis and the kind of rainforest jungle that once covered the island. Dotted in-between are sculptures, a bandstand, fountains and a visitor center.

You’ll also find the National Orchid Garden here, with both tropical and cooler-climate varieties providing bursts of exotic color.

Garden tours highlight the collection’s rainforest and orchids. You might also like to drop into the gardens to catch a free open-air music concert or opera.