Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum

#240 among destinations in Singapore

Museum, Science museum, Natural history museum

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Facts and practical information

The Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum is a museum of natural history at the Kent Ridge Campus of the National University of Singapore. Officially opened on 18 April 2015, it houses the Raffles Natural History Collection. ()

Established: 2015Coordinates: 1°18'5"N, 103°46'26"E

Location

2 Conservatory DriveSingapore 117377 CentralSingapore

Contact

+65 6601 3333

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Day trips

Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Haw Par Villa, West Coast Plaza, Kent Ridge Park, Pasir Panjang Pillbox.

1.3 miSE
Park, Garden
Haw Par Villa
34 min walk • Haw Par Villa, once known as Tiger Balm Gardens, is a unique cultural park located in Singapore, offering a window into Chinese mythology, folklore, and history. Established in 1937 by the entrepreneurial brothers Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par, the creators of the...
0.6 miW
Shopping centre, Shopping
West Coast Plaza
15 min walk • West Coast Plaza, formerly known as Ginza Plaza is a mixed retail and residential development in West Coast, Singapore. The retail building is a 3-storey development totaling approximately 160,000 sq ft of retail space.
1.6 miSE
Park
Kent Ridge Park
42 min walk • Kent Ridge Park is a 47-hectare public park located in Kent Ridge, Singapore, between the National University of Singapore and the Singapore Science Park.
0.9 miS
Forts and castles
Pasir Panjang Pillbox
24 min walk • Pasir Panjang Pillbox is a strengthened-concrete defensive structure from WWII, located in Pasir Panjang in the southwestern area of Singapore.
1.2 miNW
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Ang Chee Sia Ong Temple, Jurong East
30 min walk • Ang Chee Sia Ong Temple is a Taoist, Mahayana Buddhism and Confucianism temple located in West Coast, Singapore. The main hall is dedicated to the Lord Green Dragon.
1.2 miNW
1°18'54"N • 103°45'50"E
The Clementi Mall
30 min walk • Shopping centre, Shopping
1 miE
1°18'25"N • 103°47'17"E
The Star Vista
27 min walk • Shopping centre, Shopping
0.4 miSW
Mosque
Masjid Tentera Diraja
10 min walk • The 'Tentera Diraja Mosque is a single story old-generation mosque located off Clementi Road in Clementi Woods, Singapore. Located opposite National University of Singapore, the mosque is iconic for its hilltop location and gold painted dome.
~540 ftNW
Theater
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music
3 min walk • The Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, a school of the National University of Singapore, is Singapore's first conservatory of music located at Conservatory Drive off Kent Ridge Crescent.
1.2 miNW
Library
Clementi Public Library, Jurong East
30 min walk • Clementi Public Library is a public library in Clementi, Singapore, in Clementi Mall. It is near Clementi Bus Interchange and Clementi MRT station.
0.6 miE
Canal
Alexandra Canal
17 min walk • Alexandra Canal is a 1.2-kilometer long functional and concrete canal in Singapore which stretches from Tanglin Road to Delta Road and Prince Charles Crescent.