Merlion Park sits at the mouth of the Singapore River where it meets Marina Bay, one of the most photographed spots in the city. The park is home to two statues: a towering 8.6-metre Merlion and a smaller Merlion Cub, both spouting water towards the bay.

The Merlion — half lion, half fish, wholly improbable — was designed in 1964 by a British fish biologist for the Singapore Tourism Promotion Board and registered as a trademark two years later. A corporate logo that became a national symbol.

The fish body represents Singapore's origins as a maritime trading port; the lion's head nods to the city's name, derived from the Sanskrit for lion city. Whether there were ever actual lions here is another matter.

VoiceMap's self-guided audio tours use the Merlion as a pivot point on the waterfront, connecting the founding legend of Sumatran prince Sang Nila Utama, who named the island after a creature his advisers called a lion, to the towers and reclaimed land that define the skyline today.