The area’s second-most famous tourist attraction is a bank of fossilised shells at the mouth of Mae Nam Mae Klong, not far from Samut Songkhram. These shells come from hŏy lòrt (clams with a tube-like shell). While nearby seafood restaurants are popular with city folk year-round, the shell bank is best seen during April and May when the river surface has receded to its lowest level.
To get there hop into a sŏrng·tăa·ou (10B, about 15 minutes) in front of Samut Songkhram’s Somdet Phra Phuttalertla Hospital at the intersection of Th Prasitpattana and Th Tamnimit. Or charter a boat from Mae Klong Market pier (tâh đà·làht mâa glorng ), a scenic journey of around 45 minutes (about 1000B).
