National Orchid Garden
A garden within the Singapore Botanic Gardens given over to orchids, opened in 1995 and holding more than a thousand species and many more hybrids. Some of its hybrids are named after visiting heads of state and celebrities, a custom known as orchid diplomacy.
- Where
- Singapore, Singapore
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 1.3157, 103.8139
Get the National Orchid Garden stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at National Orchid Garden. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Singapore volume with your photos and a note.
Near National Orchid Garden
Singapore Botanic Gardens 0.3 km
A tropical garden on the edge of Orchard Road, founded in 1859 and the only tropical garden on UNESCO's World Heritage list. It holds a patch of original rainforest, swan lakes and the National Orchid Garden, where thousands of orchids grow.
Dempsey Hill 1.3 km
A cluster of former British army barracks across from the Singapore Botanic Gardens, now turned into restaurants, bars and shops. The low colonial blocks sit among big trees, which makes it feel a long way from the city centre.
Orchard Road 2.3 km
A 2.5 kilometre boulevard of department stores, malls, restaurants and coffeehouses in central Singapore. It takes its name from the nutmeg and pepper orchards that once lined it, and it is at its busiest at night and when the Christmas lights go up.
Newton Food Centre 2.8 km
An open-air hawker centre on Newton Circus, busiest in the evening. It is known for satay and for seafood stalls grilling stingray and cooking chilli crab, and it appeared in the film Crazy Rich Asians.
Emerald Hill 3.2 km
A short, sloping street just off Orchard Road lined with terraced houses once owned by wealthy Peranakan families. Many of the homes are in the Chinese Baroque style, with carved doors, coloured tiles and shuttered windows.
The Istana 3.4 km
A white Palladian mansion in large parkland off Orchard Road, built in 1869 as Government House for the British governors. It is now the office of the President and Prime Minister, and the grounds are opened to the public on a few holidays each year.
MacRitchie Reservoir 3.6 km
Singapore's oldest reservoir and its first water supply, mostly finished in 1867 and named after the engineer James MacRitchie in 1922. Forest trails and boardwalks run around its shores, and the TreeTop Walk suspension bridge crosses the canopy nearby.
Tiong Bahru 3.7 km
The oldest housing estate in Singapore, built from the 1920s by the colonial Singapore Improvement Trust. Its low, curving Art Deco blocks now hold bakeries, independent shops and cafés, and its market is known for its hawker food.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Singapore
Questions
Where is National Orchid Garden?
National Orchid Garden is in Singapore, Singapore. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Singapore Botanic Gardens (0.3 km), Dempsey Hill (1.3 km), Orchard Road (2.3 km).
How do I get the National Orchid Garden stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at National Orchid Garden and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Singapore volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to National Orchid Garden before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Singapore volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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