Singapore Discovery Centre
The Singapore Discovery Centre is an 'edutainment' and tourist attraction by the Ministry of Defence of Singapore in Jurong West, Singapore. The centre includes exhibits which display the history of Singapore as well as an insight on the future.Photo: Glen Bowman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Email: info@sdc.com.sg
- Type: Museum
- Description: Tourist attraction in Singapore
- Also known as: “S’pore Discovery Centre”, “SDC”, and “Singapore Discovery Center”
- Address: 510 Upper Jurong Road, Singapore, 638365
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include SAFTI Military Institute and Joo Koon.
SAFTI Military Institute
Military installation
Photo: Huaiwei, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The SAFTI Military Institute is a military institute of the Singapore Armed Forces comprising five schools: Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College, three SAF Advanced Schools, and the Officer Cadet School. SAFTI Military Institute is situated 330 metres northeast of Singapore Discovery Centre.
Joo Koon
Metro station
Photo: ZKang123, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Joo Koon MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station along the East–West Line in Pioneer planning area, Singapore. Joo Koon station is named after Joo Koon Village, a rural Chinese settlement that once stood in the area before it was turned into an industrial estate in the 1960s. Joo Koon is situated 560 metres south of Singapore Discovery Centre.
Joo Koon Bus Interchange
Bus station
Photo: Allkayloh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Joo Koon Bus Interchange is an air-conditioned bus interchange located along Joo Koon Circle and Benoi Road, serving industrial areas around Pioneer and Tuas. Joo Koon Bus Interchange is situated 660 metres south of Singapore Discovery Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Safti and Joo Koon.
Safti
Neighborhood
SAFTI is a subzone of the Jurong West planning area of Singapore. It is home to the Pasir Laba Camp. It is also the training ground and a live-firing area for Singapore Armed Forces known as SAFTI Live Firing Area which is west of Pasir Laba Camp.
Joo Koon
Neighborhood
Joo Koon is an industrial estate in Jurong of the West Region of Singapore. East of Joo Koon is Lok Yang and South is Gul. Joo Koon consists mostly of factories. It is bounded by Upper Jurong Road, the Pan Island Expressway, Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim and Benoi Road.
Benoi Sector
Neighborhood
Benoi Sector is an industrial area in the Western region of Singapore within Jurong Industrial Estate. West of Benoi is Gul and east of Benoi is the Jurong Bird Park.
Singapore Discovery Centre
- Categories: tourist attraction, architectural structure, building, and tourism
- Location: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
1.33265° or 1° 19′ 58″ northLongitude
103.6791° or 103° 40′ 45″ eastOpen location code
6PH58MMH+3JOpenStreetMap ID
way 238927124OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7522958
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In Other Languages
“Singapore Discovery Centre” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “新加坡知新館”
- Chinese: “新加坡知新馆”
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