Haw Par Villa

About

Haw Par Villa (Chinese: 虎豹別墅; pinyin: Hǔ Bào Biéshù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hó͘ pà pia̍t-sú), also known as the Tiger Balm Gardens, is a theme park located along Pasir Panjang Road, Queenstown, Singapore. The park contains over 1,000 statues and 150 giant dioramas depicting scenes from Chinese literature, folklore, legends, history, and statuary of key Chinese religions, Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism.

During the 1970s and 1980s, the park was a major local attraction; it is estimated that the park then welcomed at least 1 million annual visitors, and is considered as part of Singapore's cultural heritage. In 2021, the park opened Hell’s Museum, the world’s first museum on death and the afterlife, on the grounds of the park, incorporating the popular Ten Courts of Hell diorama. As of 8 December 2025, much of the park is closed for maintenance and repair works while Hell’s Museum remains open.