Who should deepen the Heritage Centre
Want the lodging story behind shophouses: enter Chinatown Heritage Centre. Only temple photos and shopping: skip the museum, keep queue time for Maxwell. Tight rooms — travel light.
Hawker first or temples first
Maxwell is more manageable before noon. Then Buddha Tooth / Sri Mariamman. Common mistake: also deep-diving Little India and Kampong Glam — cultures blur into one street.
Why separate days: Chinatown vs Little India
Both are heritage walking rings — different scent, temple etiquette and hawker pace. Half a day fills Chinatown; keep Little India for another morning.