Orchard Road is Singapore's vibrant shopping hub. In the shopping complexes of glass and steel, many upscale stores are neighbors to restaurants, nightclubs and art galleries.
Istana Negara Singapura, once the former residence of the British Crown representative is now the official residence of Singapore's President. The building's style ranges from ornate Victorian to Classical Roman with touches of Chinese and Malay.
Transit: Take the MRT to Dhoby Gaut Station and walk across Orchard Road.
The epitome of Singapore's luxuriant parks, this 52ha/128ac garden is a combination of untouched forest and specialty gardens displaying frangipanis, roses, ferns and desert plants plus the National Orchid Garden with 20,000 orchids on display.