Red Dot Design Museum is set in a colonial building that is an architectural monument. It used to house the traffic police HQ. Now it is a place for creativity and innovation where you can see the latest trends in design in almost any field. It is home to companies that deal with creativity, for example: advertising agencies, design studios, etc.

The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, situated in Singapore's Chinatown, is a cultural monument cherished by the Chinese people living in Singapore who make up the overwhelming majority of the population of this city-state. The temple looks just as majestic and impressive as the temples of the golden age of Buddhism in China. There is a museum inside the Temple. Also visit the Hundred Dragons Hall, the tea house and the cultural shop. Attend all the salmon ceremonies performed in the temple. The holy relic, the tooth of the Buddha, is kept inside the temple.

In Chinatown's Heritage Center, you can learn everything about the Chinese migration to Singapore in the hope of a better life. It is situated among amazing and authentic shop-houses. You will see here artefacts from the golden as well as the dark period of Chinese history.

Asian Civilizations Museum shows how so many cultures and civilizations can accommodate each other. Visiting this museum one can better understand and appreciate all the different cultures that go into making Singaporeans what they are - a cosmopolitan people. The museum also contains a shop and a cafe with a nice view of the river.

The Singapore Philatelic Museum deals with post offices in Singapore and with stamps. It is for those interested in rare stamps. It gives some information about Singapore's history and its philatelic heritage. There are permanent and temporary exhibitions. Also there is a shop where you can buy stamps.

Peranakan Museum in Singapore is the first museum dedicated to Peranakans in the world. Peranakans are descendants of Chinese immigrants of the late 15th and early 16th centuries who moved to Nusantara, Malaya, Java and some other places. There are ten permanent galleries that display Peranakan culture, their way of life and their traditions. Do not miss the Peranakan Wedding Bed. Mrs. Quah Hong Chiam of Penang delivered the first seven of her 11 babies on this very bed.

The National Museum of Singapore is the oldest museum in the city. It displays collections related to the history of the city and the archaeological values of Singapore and Asia. The building of the museum is designed in the Neo-Palladian and Renaissance styles. There is a glass rotunda. Its most attractive artifacts are: the Singapore Stone, Gold Ornaments of the Sacred Hill from Eastern Java, the portrait of Frank Athelstane Swettenham, a Peranakan coffin cover, etc.

The Singapore Art Museum exhibits Singapore's national art. It owns an amazing collection of 7750 pieces of Singaporean and Southeast Asian Contemporary Art and also some international works of art. It is rated among the finest art museums that lives up to exacting international standards. Here, you can admire paintings, sculptures and installations by local and world-famous artists. It also offers interactive experiences in art.