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Ban Kao Neolithic Museum
During WWII a Dutch POW named HR van Heekeren unearthed a collection of ancient stone tools in Ban Kao, around 7km from Meuang Singh. This museum displays much of what the former archaeologist returned and helped to excavate.
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Hin
At the south end of Hat Lamai , the islands second-largest beach, you’ll find these infamous genitalia-shaped stone formations (also known as Grandfather and Grandmother Rocks) that provide endless mirth for giggling Thai tourists.
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Bueng Phalan Chai
Walking paths criss-cross the attractive, shady island and attract the usual crowd of doting couples, students, joggers and picnickers. The beloved walking Buddha statue is on the north side and the lak meuang is to the south.
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Ao Pante Malacca
Ao Pante Malacca, on the northwest Ko Tarutao, is the islands main arrival and departure point, with a lovely creamy beach shaded by pandanus and casuarinas. Its also home to the park headquarters and most park accommodation.
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Teluk Datai
On the far northwestern corner of the island, the beaches at Teluk Datai are arguably some of the island’s most beautiful and secluded, but are really only accessible if you’re staying in one of the area’s two luxury resorts.
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Hat Tham Phang
On the southwest side of the island, Hat Tham Phang (Fallen Cave Beach) is the only sandy beach on the island. You can hire kayaks and theres deckchair and umbrella rental. Snorkelling is possible around the northern section.
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Wat Tha Khaek
Wat Tha Khaek is a ramshackle, 700-year-old forest temple housing three 300-year-old stone Buddha images. They sit on a ledge over a larger, modern Buddha in the wát’s still unfinished bòht. The temple is 2km before Kaeng Khut Khu.
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Sai Ngam
A bit east of town is Thailands largest and oldest banyan tree, a 350-plus-year-old giant spread over an island. The extensive system of interlocking branches and gnarled trunks makes the Beautiful Banyan look like a small forest.
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Ko Rok Nai
Part of the Mu Ko Lanta Marine National Park, Ko Rok Nai is very beautiful, with a crescent-shaped bay backed by cliffs, fine coral reefs and a sparkling white-sand beach. Its off-limits to visitors from 16 May to 31 October.
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Hat Pattaya
Hat Pattaya is the citys showcase stretch of sand, sporting sunbathers, souvenir sellers, and buzzing jet skis and speedboats. The sand is reasonably clean and the water is calm. If you get bored theres good shopping over the road.
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Thung Salaeng Luang National Park
The 1262-sq-km Thung Salaeng Luang National Park is one of Thailand’s largest and most important wildlife sanctuaries. The entrance is at the Km 80 marker, where the park headquarters has information on walks and accommodation.
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Tham Nam Thalu
Reached on foot from the southwestern shore of Chiaw Lan Lake, Tham Nam Thalu contains striking limestone formations and subterranean streams. Visiting the cave during the rainy season isnt recommended; there have been fatalities.
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That Phanom Museum
The museum near Wat Phra That Phanom tells the history of the tâht (in English) and also displays a collection of old Buddha images, plus a hodgepodge assortment of pottery, gongs, US presidential commemorative coins and more.
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Wat Sa Si
Wat Sa Si sits on an island west of the bronze monument of King Ramkhamhaeng (the third Sukhothai king). It’s a simple, classic Sukhothai-style wát containing a large Buddha, one chedi and the columns of the ruined wí·hăhn .
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Wat Phan On
Fringed by gilded Buddhas, the stately chedi at this prosperous wát is visited by scores of locals after dark. Theres a coffeeshop and massage pavilion and the courtyard becomes a food court during the Sunday Walking Street market.
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Wat Phra That Chom Kitti & Wat Chom Chaeng
The remains of Wat Phra That Chom Kitti and Wat Chom Chaeng can be found about 2.5km northwest of town on a hilltop. The round chedi of Wat Phra That Chom Kitti is thought to have been constructed before the founding of the kingdom.
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Wat Phra Si Iriyabot
The highlight here is a towering mon·dòp (the small square building with a spire in a wát) that contains the shattered remains of standing, sitting, walking and reclining Buddha images, all sculpted in the classic Sukhothai style.
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Tamnak Keeow
Built in 1950 as the governor’s residence and now restored as a museum, Tamnak Keow has ho-hum displays of old mát·mèe cloth and photos from King Rama IX’s 1955 visit. It’s open by appointment only; it’s hardly worth the effort.
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Shwe Muay Wan Paya
Shwe Muay Wan Paya is Myawaddys most important temple, a traditional bell-shaped stupa gilded with many kilos of gold and topped by more than 1600 precious and semiprecious gems. The temple is within walking distance of the Friendship Bridge.
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Wat Sireh
Perched on the highest point of Ko Sireh, 4km east of Phuket Town, and accessed by a driveway adjacent to the school, is an overgrown, sun-faded temple surrounded by dozens of gold-painted Buddhas. Inside is a massive reclining Buddha.
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