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Art & Culture Museum
Khon Kaens leading arts showcase is this two-storey gallery at Khon Kaen University that features monthly installations of mostly professional artists. While open every day, it does close down regularly for a day or two to change the exhibitions.
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International Tsunami Museum
On Hwy 4, 2.5km north of Khao Lak proper and just north of Boat 813, is the International Tsunami Museum, with English-language displays, photos and videos that spare no detail about the effects of the disaster in one Thailands worst hit regions.
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Rim Bueng Market
This fun little market, in the shadow of Wat That, features food, secondhand clothing and paint-your-own pottery stalls. During the day there are paddleboats (40B per half-hour after 5pm, 50B for any length of time that ends before 5pm) for hire.
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Wat Jet Lin
This friendly wát was used for the coronation of Lanna kings in the 16th century; today you can see a collection of giant gongs, a big old mon·dòp- style chedi and a large gilded Buddha with particularly graceful proportions in the main wí·hăhn .
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Wat Phutthai Sawan
This still-active temple, the first built off the island, is one of the few places the Burmese didn’t destroy, although time took a toll eventually. You can climb up inside the massive Khmer-style prang . Its a stunning scene when lit up at night.
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Walled City
Just north of modern Kamphaeng Phet, this walled zone is the origin of the city’s name, and was formerly inhabited by gamavasi (‘living in the community’) monks. It’s a long walk or an approximately 40B motorcycle taxi ride from the centre of town.
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Wat Chetupon
Located 1.4km south of the old city walls, this temple once held a four-sided mon·dòp featuring the four classic poses of the Buddha (sitting, reclining, standing and walking). The graceful lines of the walking Buddha can still be made out today.
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Lonely Beach
The last thing youll be here is lonely, as this is Ko Changs backpacker enclave and the liveliest place to be after dark. Here, vodka buckets are passed around and the speakers turned up. The beach has pebbles at the southern tip but the rest is sandy.
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Lawa Cave
Around 18km south of Sai Yok Noi is Lawa Cave , a 500m-long cave with five large caverns and imposing stalactites and stalagmites. To get here, private transport is best, or you can take the train to Nam Tok station and try to find a motorcycle taxi.
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Wat Jong Sung & Wat Si Bunruang
These two adjacent Burmese-Shan temples, Wat Jong Sung and Wat Si Bunruang, are located just off Mae Sariang’s main street. Built in 1896, Wat Jong Sung is the more interesting of the two and has slender, Shan-style chedi and wooden monastic buildings.
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Roi Et National Museum
This interesting museum gives equal billing to ancient artefacts and Isan culture. The 3rd floor features silk weaving, including a good display showing the materials used to produce natural-dye fabrics. There are also some Lopburi-era Khmer pieces.
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Thai Phuan House
About 300m southwest of the burial site (follow the signs for Phuan House which the King and Queen visited in 1972), this traditional Isan house is promoted as an attraction, but the still-lived-in houses throughout the village are more interesting.
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Ancient Textile Museum
Vintage Hat Siaw textiles, ranging from 80 to 200 years, can be seen at the Ancient Textile Museum opposite the market at the northern end of town. The men’s pâh ká·máh (short sarong) from Hat Siaw, typically in dark plaids, are highly regarded.
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H Gallery
Housed in a refurbished wooden building, H is generally considered among the city’s leading private galleries. Its also regarded as a jumping-off point for Thai artists with international ambitions, such as Jakkai Siributr and Somboon Hormthienthong.
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Tham Jara
The large stream flowing inland from Ao Pante Malacca, on northwest Ko Tarutao, leads to Tham Jara-Khe, once home to deadly saltwater crocodiles. The cave is navigable for 1km at low tide and can be visited on long-tail tours (500B) from Ao Pante Malaccas jetty.
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Wat Nakhon Kosa
This is the base of what was clearly once a very big chedi built during the Dvaravati period, probably in the 12th century. More buildings were added in the Khmer and Ayuthaya eras, though few traces remain. To the rear is a collection of damaged Buddha images.
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Laem Tanod
The wild, jungled mountainous southern tip of the island has sheer drops and massive views for intrepid motorbikers. The road to the marine national park headquarters fords the klorng (canal; also spelt khlong ), which can get quite deep in the wet season.
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Neilson Hays Library
The oldest English-language library in Thailand, the Neilson Hays dates back to 1922, and today remains the city’s noblest place for a read – with the added benefit of air-con. It has a good selection of children’s books and a decent range of titles on Thailand.
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Nam Tok Khiri Phet
This small waterfall, 2km from Ban Salak Phet, is a 15-minute walk from the road and rewards you with a small, deep plunge pool. It is usually less crowded than many of the larger falls and is easily reached if you are in the neighbourhood of Ao Salak Phet.
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Million Toy Museum
Chances are your favourite childhood toy is enjoying retirement here among the tin soldiers, dolls and Godzillas, all lovingly displayed in this two-storey museum. It isnt just toys; the collection of pottery and old coconut scrapers is also of interest.
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