Pasir Panjang Pillbox

#170 among destinations in Singapore

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Pasir Panjang Pillbox is a strengthened-concrete defensive structure from WWII, located in Pasir Panjang in the southwestern area of Singapore. ()

Coordinates: 1°17'20"N, 103°46'41"E

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Day trips

Pasir Panjang Pillbox – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Haw Par Villa, West Coast Plaza, Kent Ridge Park, Reflections at Bukit Chandu.

0.4 miSE
Park, Garden
Haw Par Villa
11 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...
1.3 miNW
Shopping centre, Shopping
West Coast Plaza
34 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.
0.9 miE
Park
Kent Ridge Park
23 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.
1.3 miSE
Museum, Military museum, Specialty museum
Reflections at Bukit Chandu
33 min walk • Reflections at Bukit Chandu is a World War II interpretive centre developed and managed by the National Archives of Singapore, located on Bukit Chandu off Pasir Panjang Road in Singapore.
0.9 miN
Museum, Science museum, Natural history museum
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum
24 min walk • 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.
0.9 miNW
Mosque
Masjid Tentera Diraja
24 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.
0.4 miSE
1°16'59"N • 103°46'52"E
Westway
12 min walk • Shopping centre, Shopping
1 miN
Theater
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music
26 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 miSE
Temple
Poh Ern Shih Temple
25 min walk • Poh Ern Shih is located on a small hilltop at Chwee Chian Road, off Pasir Panjang Road, on Singapore's southern coast. The Buddhist temple was built as a memorial to those who lost their lives during the Battle of Pasir Panjang in 1942, villagers as well as Allied and Japanese soldiers.
0.8 miNE
Canal
Alexandra Canal
22 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.
1.2 miNW
Park
West Coast Park
30 min walk • West Coast Park is a park located at the south-westernmost corner of Queenstown in Singapore. It runs parallel to West Coast Highway. The park covers an area of roughly 50 hectares.