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Haw Par Villa
A 1937 theme park built by the Tiger Balm brothers, best known for the Ten Courts of Hell: lurid dioramas of Buddhist punishments in painted concrete. Entry is free and it remains defiantly strange.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Boon Lay
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About Boon Lay
Boon Lay works well as a base: 10 minutes from Jurong Town, 10km from Haw Par Villa.
Boon Lay is in Singapore, with about 30,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Jurong Town, about 4 km away.
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What is there to see near Boon Lay?
Within an hour or so of Boon Lay: Haw Par Villa (10 km), Singapore Botanic Gardens (14 km), Singapore Zoo (15 km), S.E.A. Aquarium Singapore (15 km).
Where is Boon Lay?
Boon Lay is in Singapore, about 4 km from Jurong Town.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 29,510
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Singapore
- Timezone
- Asia/Singapore
- Coordinates
- 1.3110, 103.6940
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Worth the detour from Boon Lay
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Singapore Botanic Gardens
A UNESCO World Heritage tropical garden featuring the National Orchid Garden with over 1,000 species and hybrids of orchids.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Singapore Zoo
Award-winning tropical zoo using open-concept enclosures set within a lush rainforest environment.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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S.E.A. Aquarium Singapore
One of the world's largest aquariums on Sentosa Island with over 100,000 marine animals across 50 habitats.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Universal Studios Singapore
Southeast Asia's first Hollywood movie theme park located on Sentosa Island with unique zone-based attractions.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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Tiong Bahru Market
A two-storey hawker centre in Singapore's oldest housing estate, where stalls such as Jian Bo Shui Kueh and Hong Heng prawn noodles have traded for decades. Wet market below, food centre above.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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Sentosa Island
A resort island just off Singapore's southern coast with beaches, Universal Studios, an aquarium, and a host of family attractions.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Singapore Chinatown
A vibrant district blending traditional Chinese temples, heritage shophouses, bustling hawker centers, and modern bars along Pagoda Street.
17 km · about 20 min drive
When to drive here
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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