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Singapore Zoo
Award-winning tropical zoo using open-concept enclosures set within a lush rainforest environment.
4 km · about 5 min drive
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About Woodlands
Woodlands works well as a base: 10 minutes from Sungai Simpang, 4km from Singapore Zoo.
Woodlands is in Singapore, with about 250,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Sungai Simpang, about 4 km away.
Woodlands MRT station is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North–South (NSL) and Thomson–East Coast (TEL) lines in Singapore. Located in Woodlands, the MRT station was the first to feature an underground bus interchange underneath the NSL station. The station is also integrated with surroundingRead more
developments, including Causeway Point and the Woodlands Civic Centre.
The NSL station was first announced in November 1991 as part of the Woodlands MRT extension. Completed on 10 February 1996, the elevated station has a circular, barrel-like roof with beige and green tiles. Min Chan's Faces II sculpture is displayed near the station.
With the opening of TEL Stage 1 on 31 January 2020, Woodlands station became an interchange station with the TEL. Designated as a Civil Defence Shelter, the TEL platforms have a brown, grey and green scheme designed to be spacious and well-lit. Terence Lin's The Day's Thoughts of a Homespun Journey is displayed on the walls of the TEL station.
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What is there to see near Woodlands?
Within an hour or so of Woodlands: Singapore Zoo (4 km), Singapore Botanic Gardens (14 km), Little India (16 km), Haw Par Villa (17 km).
Where is Woodlands?
Woodlands is in Singapore, about 4 km from Sungai Simpang.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 254,440
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Singapore
- Timezone
- Asia/Singapore
- Coordinates
- 1.4380, 103.7888
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Worth the detour from Woodlands
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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Little India
Singapore's most colorful and aromatic neighborhood with Hindu temples, spice shops, flower garlands, and authentic South Indian cuisine.
16 km · about 20 min drive
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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.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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National Gallery Singapore
Southeast Asia's largest visual arts institution, housed in two beautifully restored national monuments.
18 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.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Clarke Quay
A colorful riverside quay in Singapore transformed into a vibrant nightlife and dining hub with restored warehouses along the Singapore River.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Merlion
Mythical half-lion half-fish statue spouting water at Marina Bay, the iconic mascot and symbol of Singapore.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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