Sentosa Island Tel 275-0030 Ferries running from World Trade Center in daily 7:30am - 10pm A former military base, this island is now devoted to entertaining its guests. Within the island are museums, gardens, a butterfly park, swimming lagoons, gold courses, a large roller skating rink and various rides.

Underwater World at Sentosa Island 9am-9pm daily Admission charged. Asia's largest tropical oceanarium. Displays include the turtle pool, moray eel enclosure, reef enclosures with live coral, and a touch pool where visitors can reach in and touch the sealife.

Haw Par Villa Dragon World 262 Pasir Panjang Road Tel 774-0300 9am-6pm daily MRT to Buina Vista station and bus 200 to Haw Par Villa A Chinese mythological theme park featuring age-old silent statues, exhilarating rides, live performances and theatre shows. A roller coaster ride is very popular, but the main attractions are the telling and reenacting of the myths and the famous statues.

Jurong Bird Park Jurong Hill Jurong Town Tel 265-0022 9am-6pm dMon-Fri. 8am-6pm weekends. MRT to Boon Lay station and special loop bus 194 to No.251 This park features more than 5,000 birds from all over the world in a lush parkland setting.

Jurong Crocodile Paradise Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim Jurong Town 9am-6pm daily Same transport as to Jurong Bird Park A crocodile farm featuring underwater viewing areas and crocodile wrestling shows daily.

Tang Dynasty City Yuan Ching Road and Jalan Ahmad Ibrihim MRT to the Lakeside station and then bus 154 or 240 9:30am-6:30pm Admission charged This multimillion dollar theme park is a recreation of the Tang Dynasty capital which was the center of China's golden age from the 6th to 8th centuries. Behind the high walls the main street features a courthouse, geisha house, shops, temples, restaurants and theaters. Camel rides, craft demonstrations, antique displays are all part of the experience. The park has shops selling refreshments, antiques, a wax museum of Chinese notables, kungfu and other street performances.

The Science Centre Science Center Road MRT to the Jurong east station and bus 66 or 335 10am-6pm Tues.-Sun. Admission charged. Countless opportunities for interaction with exhibits are provided as a means of encouraging a love of science in children. The theater next to the center features IMAX style films coveing topics such as space flight and journeys inside the atom. there is also a planetarium.

Singapore Zoological Gardens 80 Mandai Lake Rd. Take MRT to Ang Mo Kio station tel. 269-3411. Admission: S$9 adults, S$4 children under 16. Open daily 8:30-6. Animals live in natural-habitat settings, there are no fences, only moats, giving the impression that the animals are vacationing at a resort! In numerous mini parks reproducing different environments giraffes, Celebese apes, bearded pigs, tigers, lions, and 160 other species enjoy the freedom and security of the park. There is, at an additional charge, a breakfast program at 9am and high tea at 4pm where visitors are joined by one of the orangutans. Elephant rides and performances are also on the schedule.