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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.
10 km · about 20 min drive
Singapore · Asia
Boon Lay works well as a base: 10 minutes from Jurong Town, 10km from Haw Par Villa.
Boon Lay is a town located in Singapore. With a population of 29,510, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Boon Lay sits in Singapore, where you drive on the left. It's in the Asia/Singapore time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Boon Lay to your route.
Pulau Samulun is an offshore island in Jurong Industrial Estate, Singapore. It is separated from mainland Singapore by Selat Samulun. It is only less than a kilometre away from Singapore mainland. Formerly Jurong Shipyard’s main repair facility, the island's shipyard has since closed down, and Sembmarine has confirmedRead more
that the land has been returned to the Singapore government. The island also formerly housed a food centre that catered to the workers working there. Samulun is from "sembulun" a tribe of Orang Laut who once lived here.
Before the island was expropriated for industrial development in 1961 with the relocation of 150 families, there was a mosque on top of a knoll and a school catering to the local Malay community. A bridge joining Jurong Industrial Estate and Pulau Semulun (as it was then known) was completed in 1964 which was the second largest bridge in Singapore.
There is only one road in Pulau Samulun called Jalan Samulun and it links Shipyard Road in mainland Singapore to Pulau Samulun.
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Boon Lay is located in Singapore, Asia. The coordinates are 1.3110 latitude, 103.6940 longitude.
Boon Lay has a population of approximately 29,510 people, making it a town in Singapore.
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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.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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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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Award-winning tropical zoo using open-concept enclosures set within a lush rainforest environment.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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One of the world's largest aquariums on Sentosa Island with over 100,000 marine animals across 50 habitats.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Southeast Asia's first Hollywood movie theme park located on Sentosa Island with unique zone-based attractions.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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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.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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A resort island just off Singapore's southern coast with beaches, Universal Studios, an aquarium, and a host of family attractions.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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A vibrant district blending traditional Chinese temples, heritage shophouses, bustling hawker centers, and modern bars along Pagoda Street.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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