Interests
On the grounds is also a Turtle & Tortoise Museum as well as one of 10 sundials placed around Singapore to promote the interest in science. The one in the Japanese Garden represents the planet Venus (while the one in the Chinese Garden is for 'Earth'). Large monitor lizards can be seen roaming in the area of the koi filled ponds.
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