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Wat Chiang Man
Chiang Mais oldest temple was established by the citys founder, Phaya Mengrai, sometime around 1296. In front of the ubosot (ordination hall), a stone slab, engraved in 1581, bears the earliest known reference to the citys founding. The main wí·hăhn also contains the oldest known B
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Lingam Shrine
Every village-neighbourhood has a local shrine, either a sacred banyan tree tied up with coloured scarves or a spirit house. But it isn’t every day you see a phallus garden like this lingam shrine, tucked back behind the staff quarters of the Swissôtel Nai Lert Park.When facing the
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Museum of Siam
This fun museum employs a variety of media to explore the origins of the Thai people and their culture. Housed in a European-style 19th-century building that was once the Ministry of Commerce, the exhibits are presented in a contemporary, engaging and interactive fashion not typica
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Wat Khao Angkhan
Although this peaceful temple atop an extinct volcano has an ancient past, as evidenced by the 8th- or 9th-century Dvaravati sandstone boundary markers, its the modern constructions that make Wat Khao Angkhan worth a visit. The bòht and several other flamboyant buildings were erect
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Chiaw Lan Lake
This stunning 165-sq-km lake sits 65km (an hour’s drive) east of park headquarters. It was created in 1982 by an enormous shale-clay dam called Ratchaprapha (Kheuan Ratchaprapha or Chiaw Lan). Limestone outcrops protruding from the lake reach up to 960m, over three times higher tha
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Wat Tha Ton
Just south of the bridge, this intriguing monastery complex sprawls west from Tha Ton over a series of forested hills. The wát buildings are spread over nine different levels and each comes with its own collection of supersized statues and stunning views north towards Myanmar or ea
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Ban Baat
The residents of Ban Baat inhabit the only remaining village of three established in Bangkok by Rama I (King Phraphutthayotfa; r 1782–1809) to produce bàht, the distinctive bowls used by monks to receive morning food donations. Tourists – not temples – are among the customers these
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Tham Pla National Park
The most touted attraction of this national park is Tham Pla (or Fish Cave), a water-filled cavern where hundreds of soro brook carp thrive. A 450m path leads from the park entrance to a suspension bridge that crosses a stream and continues to the cave. The park is 16km north of Ma
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Tham Phraya Nakhon & Hat Laem Sala
The park’s most-visited attraction is this revered cave sheltering a royal săh·lah (meeting hall; often spelled sala ) built for Rama V in 1890 that is often bathed in streams of light. Its accessed via a walking trail from the picturesque sandy beach of Hat Laem Sala , flanked on
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Wat Pa Luangta Bua Yannasampanno
One of Kanchanaburi’s more bizarre tourist destinations is Wat Pa Luangta Bua Yannasampanno , known colloquially as the Tiger Temple. After gaining a reputation as a refuge for wounded animals, the temple received its first tiger cub in 1999 and has accumulated 17 more since. Durin
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Ko Phayam
Ko Phayam has plenty of places to stay and is a friendly, demure little island. It has only a few hundred inhabitants, mostly Thais and Burmese, with a smattering of expats and a few dozen chow lair (sea gypsies) thrown into the mix. Tourists congregate on the islands pretty beache
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Doi Tung Royal Villa
On the theory that local hill tribes would be so honoured by a royal presence that they would stop cultivating opium, the late Princess Mother (the current kings mother) built the Doi Tung Royal Villa, a summer palace on the slopes of Doi Tung near Pa Kluay Reservoir, which is now
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Wat Srisuphan
It should come as no surprise that the silversmiths along Th Wualai have decorated their patron monastery with the same fine craftsmanship shown in their shops. The silver ubosot (ordination hall) at Wat Srisuphan is covered inside and out with silver, nickel and aluminium panels,
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Suan Hin Pha Ngam
Locally billed as Khunming Mueang Thai (The Thai Kunming), due to its resemblance to the Stone Forest in Kunming, China, Suan Hin Pha Ngam is a beautiful trip, but Kunming it isnt, and if you just ride a tractor up to the easy-to-reach viewpoint for a quick look, you might be disap
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Chiang Mai Night Safari
This expansive animal park is open day and night, but the real action happens after dark, when you can view all sorts of critters from the back of an open-sided tram. With animal shows and musical fountains, its all a little bit Las Vegas. Despite having come under fire from animal
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Thao Suranari Monument
Thao Suranari, wife of the citys assistant governor during Rama IIIs reign, is something of a wonder woman in these parts. Ya Mo (Grandma Mo), as shes affectionately called, became a hero in 1826 by organising a successful prisoner revolt after Chao Anou of Vientiane had conquered
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Udon Sunshine Orchid Farm
The Udon Sunshine Orchid Farm, just northwest of town, earned fame for developing an aromatic breed of orchid and producing the first orchid-based perfume. It has since developed a hybrid of Codariocalyx motorius ohashi leguminosae, a succulent that dances to music. If you sing or
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Doi Pha Hompok National Park
About 10km west of Fang at Ban Meuang Chom, near the agricultural station, this serene retreat is part national park and part public spa, with a gorgeous hot springs complex (bor náam hórn in northern Thai) set in a forest glade. The complex has everything from private mineral bath
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Sukhothai Historical Park
The Sukhothai Historical Park ruins are one of Thailand’s most impressive World Heritage Sites. The park includes the remains of 21 historical sites and four large ponds within the old walls, with an additional 70 sites within a 5km radius. The ruins are divided into five zones, th
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Mahakan Fort
The whitewashed Mahakan Fort is one of two surviving citadels that defended the old walled city. The octagonal fort is a picturesque, if brief and hot, stop en route to Golden Mount, but the neighbouring village is more interesting. This small community of wooden houses has been he
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