Battle Box

Open: 10am - 6pm Daily
Entry: Adults $8, Children $5
Address: 51 Canning Rise

During World War II, the Battle Box was the British Malaya Command Headquarters. Visitors can visit the 22 rooms, tucked into the hillside of Fort Canning where they can relive the morning of the 15th February 1942 when Singapore fell to the Japanese.

Changi Chapel & Museum

Web: www.changimuseum.com
Open: 9.30am - 5pm Daily
Entry: Free
Address: 1000 Upper Changi Road North

Built by the Changi Prison inmates, the Chapel is housed within the open air courtyard of the Museum. It stands as a monument to the 50 000 civilians and soldiers imprisoned and the agony caused by the Japanese Occupation from 1942 to 1945. 

Civilian War Memorial

Open: Daily
Entry: Free
Address: War Memorial Park, Beach Road

Situated in the east of the Padang, the Civilian War Memorial was erected to remember those who perished during Japanese Occupation. Each year on February 15, a service is conducted here to remember the victims of war.

Fort Siloso

Web: visit site
Open: 10am - 6pm Daily
Entry: Adults $8, Children $5
Address: 33 Allanbrooke Road, Sentosa

Located on Sentosa Island, Fort Siloso was built in the 1880s to help the British protect the western entrance to Singapore harbour. During Japanese Occupuation it was used as a concentration camp for Prisoners of War. Today, it is the only preserved coastal fortification in Singapore.

Johore Battery

Open: 9am - 5pm Daily
Entry: Free
Address: Cosford Road off Upper Changi Road North

The British built the Jahore Battery in 1939 to help defend Singapore. It is made of a series of tunnels which were used to store ammunition - the guns were the largest of their kind outside of Britain, replicas of these can be seen there. After the war the tunnels were closed up and remained undiscovered until 1991.

Kranji War Memorial

Open: 7am - 6pm Daily
Entry: Free
Address: 9 Woodlands Road

The Karnji War Memorial honours the men from Australia, Britain, Canada, India, Malaya, New Zealand, the Netherlands and Sri Lanka who lost their lives in World War II. 

Reflections at Bukit Chandu

Web: visit site
Open: 9am - 5pm Tuesday to Sunday
Entry: Adults $2, Students $1
Address: 31-K Pepys Road

Sitting on top of Opium Hill is this memorial to the 1400 soldiers of the Malay regiment who made their stand against 13 000 Japanese soldiers in 1942.