Neighborhood 48H guide
Civic District: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours
National Gallery, National Museum and Raffles.
North of the river, the Civic District holds colonial-era landmarks turned museums: the National Gallery in the old Supreme Court and City Hall, the National Museum, and the Raffles Hotel on Beach Road.
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Photo: Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Moheen Reeyad · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Why stay here
Central and walkable, between Marina Bay and Bugis.
Who it's for: Museum-goers and history buffs.
Pros
- Museums
- Central
- Historic buildings
Cons
- Quiet late
- Pricey hotels
- Office crowds by day
48H in the Civic District
Two museums.
10:00 – National Gallery Singapore
Southeast Asian art in two landmark buildings.
14:00 – National Museum of Singapore
The country’s history, from early settlement on.
Named recommendations
Real places with links to their official site or a Maps place page. We do not invent hours, prices, or ratings.
See / do
See / do
National Gallery Singapore
1 St Andrew’s Road
Southeast Asian art in the former Supreme Court and City Hall.
Photo: Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →See / do
National Museum of Singapore
93 Stamford Road
The country’s oldest museum, on Stamford Road.
Photo: Moheen Reeyad · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
Where to stay
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Raffles Singapore
Civic District
The landmark 1887 all-suite hotel on Beach Road.
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Vacation rentals
Prefer an apartment or whole home in this neighborhood? Browse Vrbo listings for Civic District.
In Singapore, private homes may not be rented for stays of less than three consecutive months; offenders face fines of up to S$5,000 or more. URA advises short-stay visitors to book hotels (no minimum stay) or licensed serviced apartments (minimum seven days). For a 48-hour trip, book a hotel; use Vrbo here only for long stays.
Browse vacation rentals in Civic District on Vrbo →Other ways to spend 48 hours in Singapore
- Marina Bay — Gardens by the Bay, the Esplanade and the skyline.
- Chinatown & Duxton — Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Maxwell Food Centre.
- Kampong Glam & Bugis — Sultan Mosque, the Malay Heritage Centre and Haji Lane.
- Little India — Temples, Tekka Centre and Serangoon Road.
- Orchard — Orchard Road’s malls and the Botanic Gardens.
- Clarke Quay & Robertson Quay — Riverside bars and the Asian Civilisations Museum.
- Katong & Joo Chiat — Peranakan shophouses and local food.
- Sentosa — Universal Studios and Siloso Beach.