Flying into Singapore Changi Airport in Singapore keeps the region at your fingertips, with neighborhoods, hawker centres, and islands all a short ride away. Singapore is a city-state of gardens, skyscrapers, and some of the best street food on earth, all packed into an island smaller than New York City. It is clean, efficient, and far more fun than its orderly reputation suggests.

Standout experiences around Singapore: - Walk among the Supertrees at Gardens by the Bay and watch the evening light show - Eat at a hawker centre like Maxwell or Lau Pa Sat, where the food culture is UNESCO-listed - Ride up to the Marina Bay Sands SkyPark for the skyline view - Explore the shophouses and temples of Chinatown, Little India, and Kampong Glam - Stroll the Singapore Botanic Gardens and its orchid collection - Spend an evening at the Night Safari seeing nocturnal animals - Hit the beaches and attractions on Sentosa Island - Photograph the pastel Peranakan houses of Joo Chiat and Katong - Bike the quiet trails of Pulau Ubin, a short bumboat ride away - See the Rain Vortex, the indoor waterfall inside the Jewel at Changi Airport itself

Singapore is compact enough that nothing is more than about 45 minutes away by train or taxi. Johor Bahru in Malaysia sits just across the causeway for those who want to add a second country. Learn to order kopi the local way, and never move a packet of tissues left on a hawker table, because that seat has been claimed.