Hidden gems: Historical landmarks in Singapore

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Singapore. This list contains 17 places from Historical landmark category.

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Haw Par Beach Villa
Historical landmark
👍👍 In the 1930s, Burmese-born Aw Boon brothers — Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par, founders of Tiger Balm — purchased the tiny island and renamed it to Haw Par Island. A beach villa named Haw Par Beach Villa was built to turn the island into a summer vacation home for their family. The villa, which consist...
5.00 (6 reviews)
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Say Tian Hng heritage workshop
Historical landmark
👍👍 they offer a tour through AirBnB experiences that is an amazing look into the history and process of creating daoist statuary, as well as a glimpse into the wonderful family behind the past remaining shop in Singapore making these figures by hand
4.90 (18 reviews)
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Queen Elizabeth Walk
Historical landmark
👍👍 One of Singapore’s beautiful place for jogging or photograph, I love this place
4.80 (27 reviews)
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Original Statue of Sir Stamford Raffles
Sculpture
👍👍 Original statue of Sir Stamford Raffles which was used to make the replica in front of Singapore River. It is black color statue here compared to the replica white color. Located in front of Victoria Memorial Hall and at Empress Lawn.
4.80 (20 reviews)
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Fullerton Square
Heritage building
4.70 (52 reviews)
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Ho Chi Minh Monument
Historical landmark
👍👍 This bust of Ho Chi Minh stands in the garden in front of the Asian Civilizations Museum, and a few meters further there is a monument in honor of Jawaharlal Nehru.
4.70 (16 reviews)
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Eden Hall
Heritage building
👍👍 So what if it is a Syiah Mosque? They have done nothing evil to me..
4.60 (104 reviews)
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Forest Discovery Centre (Atbara)
Museum
👍 Quite hidden area at the back of Botanic Gardens that’s great for kids and family to wonder around with large amount of grasslands. Meticulously restored black and white houses with lots of historical records plus it being converted to a nature discovery Center is good for all ages. You and your kid...
4.60 (78 reviews)
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Istana Woodneuk
Historical landmark
👍👍 Great place to spend the night. Only the dogs were barking and noisy. Belive the dogs belong to the owner. Owner was nice and friendly. And the smell around the house, wonderful. Smell of sweet flowers, and I belive it is the smell of jasmine. Owner served us wine, but trust me, it tasted like blood...
4.60 (76 reviews)
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Hainan Village
Historical landmark
👍👍 The Hainanese abandoned village is located in the newly opened Thomson Nature Park. A true attraction as the 5 trails lead us to the old village houses where ruins, mostly covered by the forest can be seen. The village was established around 1900 by people coming from Hainan. Some started farming an...
4.60 (42 reviews)
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Burkill Hall
Historical landmark
👍👍 Burkill Hall is within Singapore Botanical Garden. Itis a colonial plantation bungalow built in 1886. It used to be the director's house and was named in honour of the only father and son pair to hold the post of Director of Singapore Botanic Gardens, Isaac and Humphrey Burkill. The ground level se...
4.60 (38 reviews)
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Devil's Bend
Historical landmark
👍👍 I did not see any devil's bending down there..
4.60 (5 reviews)
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Keppel Hill Reservoir
Historical landmark
Colonial-era former reservoir surrounded by overgrown vegetation & accessed by a rough jungle track.
4.50 (135 reviews)
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Farrer Park
Historical landmark
😐 A residential area. Currently not over crowded but earmarked for development and increased density
4.50 (64 reviews)
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Fort Canning Lighthouse
Historical landmark
👍👍 Just like the air traffic control tower that moniters planes landing, taking off and moving around at the airport, lighthouses used to serve the same purpose before planes existed. And the best place to establish a base and erect a watch tower was naturally a Fort Canning Hill because of its strateg...
4.50 (62 reviews)
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Singapore River
Historical landmark
👍 The Singapore River is a river that runs parallel to Alexandra Road and into the Marina reservoir in southern Singapore. The immediate upstream area of ​​the Singapore River is called the Singapore River Planning Area, although the northernmost part of the river basin is classified according to the...
4.50 (41 reviews)
Seah Eu Chin's Tomb (Ngee Ann Kongsi Founding Chairman) image
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Seah Eu Chin's Tomb (Ngee Ann Kongsi Founding Chairman)
Historical landmark
👍👍 Seah Eu Chin has been laid to rest here since 1883. He was the founding chairman of Ngee Ann Kongsi whose mission was to help fellow Teochews. As a descendent of him, I sincerely hope this site may be presevered. Photos below as of 21st Nov 2020. Construction of the highway is right by the West of...
4.50 (15 reviews)
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