Cloud Forest at Gardens by the Bay

As you enter the sealed doors, you’ll more likely need to reach for a jacket rather than a fan. The gush of air created by the enormous waterfall hits you first, and you’ll usually gasp in awe as soon as you step foot inside. Take the elevator up to the top to begin your descent on the ramps that wind down, circling in and out of the main central column.

The flowers and tropical vegetation changes as you make the descent, mimicking how it would at different altitudes. The moss-covered ‘lost world’ at the top has a lotus pond, and along the way, there’s a stalactites and stalagmites display, an educational theatre, and a plethora of lilies, orchids, pitcher plants, sunflowers, and tassel fern.

Even if you’re not an avid flower enthusiast, a visit to the Cloud Forest at Gardens by the Bay is simply a must – purely to admire the stunning architecture, which is comprised of huge panes of glass set within a massive steel grid. There are no concrete columns in sight. Cloud Forest’s smaller brother, Flower Dome, is the world’s largest column-less greenhouse.

Flower Dome also makes up the pair of giant manmade structures at Gardens by the Bay. Entrance to both the Cloud Forest and Flower Dome is at S$28 for adults and S$15 for kids aged between 3 and 12 years.