Tanjong Pagar Travel Guide

 victorwkf Says:  The old Yan Kit swimming complex used to be a famous swimming complex in Singapore but has been abandoned for many years now. In fact, it was one of the first swimming complexes on the island and retained the old architecture. This remains of this swimming complex is along... 

 victorwkf Says:  Jinrikisha Station was built in 1903 on the corner of Neil Road and Tanjong Pagar Road. Its name still remains cut into one side of the building. At one time, it was used as a family planning clinic.The first rickshaws arrived from Shanghai in 1880 and quickly became a... 

 victorwkf Says:  Tras Street is a street located in the Tanjong Pagar area. The road connects Enggor Street and Gopeng Street to Cook Street, and is intersected by Wallich Street.The Chinese name for this street, zu shi gong kou, takes after the temple on this street. It is known as cho su... 

 victorwkf Says:  Peak Seah Street is a street located in Tanjong Pagar area near to the Tanjong Pagar MRT sub-way station and Amara Hotel. The road connects Gopeng Street and Tras Street to Maxwell Road, and is intersected by Wallich Street.Peck Seah Street was named after Seah Peck Seah,... 

 victorwkf Says:  Kreta Ayer Road is a road located in the Chinatown area just next to Tanjong Pagar. The road links Neil Road to New Bridge Road and Eu Tong Sen Street, and is intersected by Keong Saik Road.In the olden days, water drawn from a well near Ann Siang Hill was taken down in... 

 victorwkf Says:  Craig Road is a road located in the Tanjong Pagar area. The road links Neil Road and Tanjong Pagar Road, and is also accessible via Duxton Road. Craig Road was named after Captain James Craig, a member of the Merchant Service Guild and an officer of the Freemason's Zetland... 

 victorwkf Says:  The Murray Terrace Food Alley is located along Murray Street just across the road to the famous Maxwell Road food centre. There are rows of restaurants and food outlets here for you to choose from, with great variety e.g. Chinese, Japanese, western etc. 

 victorwkf Says:  The Maxwell Food Centre located at the junctions of Tanjong Pagar Roard, Maxwell Road and South Bridge Road is one of the famous food centres in Singapore. This food centre serves many delicious local dishes and very crowded. The famous food food here include:- Porridge-... 

 victorwkf Says:  If you are taking buses to the Tanjong Pagar area, then you can take SBS bus number 80 or 145. Bus number 80 travels along the city area to South Bridge Raod before reaching the Tanjong Pagar area, then goes along Keppel Road to the Harbourfront ferry area (and the new... 

 victorwkf Says:  One of the best and convenient way of visiting the Tanjong Pagar area is to take the efficient MRT sub-way system and alight at the Tanjong Pagar MRT station in-between the Raffles Place MRT station and Outram MRT station. 

 victorwkf Says:  The Maxwell House is located along Maxwell Road, just across the road to the URA Building and Maxwell Food Court. There are some shops inside the building for you to do some simple shopping, the Murray Terrace Food Alley is just next to Maxwell House (there is a row of... 

 victorwkf Says:   There is a small Orchid garden at the junction of Tanjong Pagar Road and Craig Road, just next to block 7 of the HDB housing estate of Tanjong Pagar. This is a good place to rest and relax while exploring the Tanjong Pagar area. 

 victorwkf Says:  The Seng Wong Beo Temple is a famous temple located along Peck Seah Street, just behind Amara Hotel and near to the Tanjong Pagar MRT (sub-way) station.This area used to house many old residential houses, but all of them have been demolished except for this temple. Recently,... 

 victorwkf Says:  If you are at the Tanjong Pagar Plaza area, you can visit the impressive Phoo Thor Jee Temple & Vanda Miss Joachim Park. These attractions are located along Yan Kit Road just behind the Tanjong Pagar Plaza, another attraction in this area is the old Yan Kit Swimming Complex. 

 victorwkf Says:  If you are at the Duxton Hill area, there is a large information board near to the carpark which has a map of the area, as well as information on the history of the area including the various historical buildings. 

 victorwkf Says:  The Fairfield Methodist Church is quite an old church located along Maxwell Road next to the Murray Terrace Food Alley and just across the road to the Maxwell Food Centre and URA Centre. More information is at http://www.fairfieldmc.org/