Baba House, Singapore
Located at the fringes of Chinatown among a row of shophouses, the Baba House is a showcase of Peranakan culture in Singapore and features traditional furnishings typical of Straits Chinese households.
Located at the fringes of Chinatown among a row of shophouses, the Baba House is a showcase of Peranakan culture in Singapore and features traditional furnishings typical of Straits Chinese households. The house has a distinctive blue exterior and can be visited by appointment only.
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About Baba House
157 Neil Road, Singapore
+65 6227 5731
Baba House and Nearby Sights on Map
Pinnacle@Duxton Skybridge
Singapore's tallest public housing project has a 50th story viewing deck that offers some of the best city views around at a fraction of the cost of the Singapore Flyer
Red Dot Design Museum
Formerly the traffic police HQ, now a design center painted firehouse red with a museum devoted to contemporary design
Singapore City Gallery
3-storey visitor gallery with large scaled models of the entire country (ground floor) as well as the city centre (incredibly life-like), which provide good orientation of the country for first-timers
Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
Towering above southern Chinatown, this four-story temple was completed only in 2007
Chinatown Heritage Centre
An excellent museum chronicling how Chinatown came to be and the privation suffered by early migrants
Singapore Coin and Notes Museum
Tiny little museum tucked away across the Chinatown Heritage Centre; the entrance is well-hidden, but generally marked out by nondescript display cases
Sri Mariamman Temple
Singapore's oldest and most important Hindu temple and worth a visit for the intricately carved gopuram (statuary above the entrance), which gave adjacent 'Pagoda Street' its name
Thian Hock Keng Temple
The oldest Hokkien temple in Singapore, dating back to 1821, although the structure was thoroughly refurbished in 2000
Jamae Mosque
One of Singapore's oldest mosques, built in the 1830s by Tamil Muslims in an Indian style
