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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.
1 km · about 5 min drive
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About Kent Ridge
Kent Ridge works well as a base: 1km from Haw Par Villa.
Kent Ridge is in Singapore, with about 2,300 people. You drive on the left here.
Kent Ridge MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle Line (CCL). Located in the eponymous Kent Ridge of Queenstown, Singapore, the station is near the junction of South Buona Vista Road and Lower Kent Ridge Road. The station serves the National University Hospital and the NationalRead more
University of Singapore, and also the nearby commercial and residential buildings such as Ascent, Geneo and Lyndenwoods.
Initially announced as National University Hospital MRT station in 2003, the station was renamed through a public poll in 2005. Kent Ridge station opened on 8 October 2011 when Stages 4 and 5 of the CCL commenced operations. The station features Poetry Mix-Up by Mixed Reality Lab as part of the MRT network's Art-in-Transit programme. In March 2025, it was announced that the Jurong Region Line would be extended to this station as part of the second phase of the West Coast extension.
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Within an hour or so of Kent Ridge: Haw Par Villa (1 km), Singapore Botanic Gardens (4 km), Tiong Bahru Market (5 km), Universal Studios Singapore (6 km).
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Kent Ridge is in Singapore.
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- Population
- 2,250
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Singapore
- Timezone
- Asia/Singapore
- Coordinates
- 1.2931, 103.7844
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Worth the detour from Kent Ridge
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.
4 km · about 10 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.
5 km · about 10 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.
6 km · about 10 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.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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National Gallery Singapore
Southeast Asia's largest visual arts institution, housed in two beautifully restored national monuments.
7 km · about 15 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.
7 km · about 15 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.
7 km · about 10 min drive
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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