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Asian Civilisations Museum vs Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
Asian Civilisations Museum and Bukit Timah Nature Reserve are both rated very highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Asian Civilisations Museum scores significantly better than Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. Asian Civilisations Museum scores 95 with recommendations from 9 reviewers including concierge.com, Fodor's and Afar Magazine.
Asian Civilisations Museum
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1 Empress Place, Singapore 179555, Singapore
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Concierge
"Singapore's confluence of Chinese, Indian, and Malay cultures makes it the ideal place to learn about these civilizations and their historic interactions."
Frommer's
"If you have time for only one museum, this is the one I recommend."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Inside an impressive 1865 building named in honour of Queen Victoria, this museum is a must for any Singapore visit – escape the humidity, put your watch in your pocket and get lost inside."
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Travel + Leisure
"The fine, jewel-box Asian Civilisations Museum was opened in a colonial-era riverfront structure. Articles Singapore's Modern Revolution."
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Fodor's
"With 11 galleries spread over three levels, each of the regions has its own thematic timeline and permanent display."
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Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
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177 Hindhede Drive, Singapore 589333, Singapore
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Fodor's
"If you like your nature a little wilder than what's found in manicured urban parks, then this is the place for you."
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Concierge
"In botanical terms, this 400-acre nature preserve is fabulously rich: Scientists estimate that there is a greater diversity of plant life here than in all of North America."
Frommer's
"Believed to be as old as 1 million years, it's the only place on the island with vegetation that exists exactly as it was before the British settled here."
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Lonely Planet
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"Singapore’s steamy heart of darkness is Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, a 164-hectare tract of undeveloped primary rainforest clinging to Singapore’s highest peak, Bukit Timah."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"In botanical terms, this 400-acre nature preserve is fabulously rich: Scientists estimate that there is a greater diversity of plant life here than in all of North America."
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Beware of the monkeys... they'll swipe cameras and eyeglasses in an eye-blink.
