Malay Village
39 Geylang Serai, Tel.: 748 4700, (10-22 daily)
Located in the heart of Geylang Serai, Malay Village
offers visitors a taste of kampong life, complete with
traditional activities like batik and kite-making and
kampong games, such as top-spinning.
Ming Village
32 Pandon Road, Tel.: 265 7711 (9-17:30)
The art of porcelain-making reached its pinnacle during
Ming and Qing dynasties of ancient China. Ming Village
allows visitors to own a little bit of this colorful
history. It makes excellent reproductions of finest pieces
of that are using age-old techniques. One could watch
craftsmen at work, and choose from an extensive selection
of porcelain on sale.
Singapore Discovery Center
510 Upper Jurong Road, Tel.: 792 6188, (9-19 Tue to Sun
& public holidays)
Be taken through Singapore's history and technological endeavors,
while having fun with interactive attractions. Highlights
are Virtual Reality games and iWERKS Theatre, which boasts
a 5-century high giant screen with 3-D capability.
Singapore Science Center
15 Science Center Road, Tel.: 425 2500, (10-18 Tue to
Sun & public holidays)
The world of science and wonder awaits your discovery in
Singapore Science Center, which houses more than 600
exhibits.
Aviation Gallery introduces the principles of flight and
examines how man explored skies and Omni-Theatre screens
thrilling movies on massive concave screens with surround
sound.
Battle Box
51 Conning Rise, Tel.: 333 0510, (10-18 Tue to Sun)
This former bomb-proof World War II bunker is the place
where Lt-Gen Percival made his decision to surrender to
the invading Japanese troops on 15 Feb. 1942. The bunker
is now a recreated exhibition site, featuring robotic wax
figures and virtual-reality viewing of actual footage of
events leading to the surrender of Singapore.
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