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Jeath War Museum
This small museum contains correspondence and artwork from former POWs that detail their harsh living conditions, plus various personal effects and war relics, including an Allied bomb dropped to destroy the bridge that didnt explode. The main reason to come, however, is that one o
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Baan Dum
The bizarre brainchild of Thai National Artist Thawan Duchanee, and a rather sinister counterpoint to Wat Rong Khun, Baan Dum unites several structures, most of which are stained black and ominously decked out with animal pelts and bones. It’s located 13km north of Chiang Rai in Na
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Ao Prachuap
The town’s crowning feature is Ao Prachuap (Prachuap Bay), a gracefully curving bay outlined by an oceanfront esplanade. In the cool hours of the morning and evening, locals run, shuffle or promenade along this route enjoying the ocean breezes and sea music.On Friday and Saturday e
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Holy Rosary Church
Portuguese seafarers were among the first Europeans to establish diplomatic ties with Siam, and their influence in the kingdom was rewarded with prime riverside real estate. When a Portuguese contingent moved across the river to the present-day Talat Noi area of Chinatown in 1787,
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Wat Phra That Bang Phuan
Boasting a beautiful chedi that locals believe holds 29 Buddha relics, Wat Phra That Bang Phuan is one of the regions most sacred temples. Nobody knows when the first stupa was erected here, but after moving his capital from Luang Prabang to Vientiane in 1560, Lan Xang King Setthat
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Wat Suan Dok
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Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
This 100-year-old floating market – the country’s most famous – is now essentially a floating souvenir stand filled with package tourists. This in itself can be a fascinating insight into Thai culture, as the vast majority of tourists here are Thais, and watching the approach to th
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Panorama Langkawi
Panorama Langkawi encompasses a befuddling number of attractions with individual entrance prices (packages are available). But the star of the show, and one of the island’s most worthwhile attractions, is the SkyCab cable car that takes visitors on a vertiginous 20-minute trip to t
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Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall
The domed neoclassical building behind the Rama V Memorial was originally built as a royal reception hall during the reign of Rama V, but wasnt completed until 1915, five years after his death. Today the building houses an exhibit called Arts of the Kingdom, which, like the nearby
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Nam Tok Phaeng
Nam Tok Phaeng is protected by a national park; this waterfall is a pleasant reward after a short, but rough, hike. After the waterfall (dry out of season), its a further exhilarating 15-minute climb up a root-choked path (along the Phaeng-Domsila Nature Trail) to the fantastic Dom
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Hilltribe Museum & Education Center
This museum and cultural centre is a good place to visit before undertaking any hill-tribe trek. Run by the nonprofit Population & Community Development Association (PDA), the displays are underwhelming in their visual presentation, but contain a wealth of information on Thaila
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Sri Mariamman Temple
Arrestingly flamboyant, the Sri Mariamman Hindu temple is a wild collision of colours, shapes and deities. It was built in the 1860s by Tamil immigrants and features a 6m facade of intertwined, full-colour Hindu deities. While most of the people working in the temple hail from the
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Silpakorn University
Thailand’s universities aren’t usually repositories for interesting architecture, but Silpakorn (pronounced sĭn lá Ъà gorn ), the country’s premier art school, breaks the mould. The classical buildings form the charming nucleus of what was an early Thai aristocratic enclave, and th
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Tham Yai Phrik Vipassana Monastery
The Buddhist Tham Yai Phrik Vipassana Monastery is built around several meditation caves running into the island’s central limestone ridge, and offers fine views from its hilltop chedi (stupa). Monks and mâa chee (nuns) from across Thailand come to take advantage of the caves’ peac
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Doi Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary
Doi Chiang Dao rises dramatically above the surrounding plain, wrapped in a thick coat of tropical forest. This jungle wonderland is one of Thailands top spots for birders, with more than 300 resident species. Its a steep two-day hike to the summit, which offers spectacular views o
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Wat Jet Yot
Beyond Rte 11 in the north of the city, this historic wát still has much of its original stucco intact, and gives a strong impression of what other wát in the city would have looked like in their heyday. The monastery was built to host the eighth World Buddhist Council in 1477, and
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Wat Nong Pa Phong
Peaceful Wat Nong Pa Phong is known for its quiet discipline and daily routine of work and meditation. The founding teacher, Luang Pu Cha, passed away in 1992, but he established nearly 100 branch monasteries and thousands of followers, including dozens of Western monks, who went o
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Tham Tu Pu & Buddha Cave
Cross the Mae Fah Luang Bridge (located just northwest of the city centre) to the northern side of Mae Nam Kok and you’ll come to a turn-off for both Tham Tu Pu and the Buddha Cave. Neither attraction is particularly amazing on its own, but the surrounding country is beautiful and
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Saranrom Royal Garden
Easily mistaken for a European public garden, this Victorian-era green space was originally designed as a royal residence in the time of Rama IV. After Rama VII (King Prajadhipok; r 1925–35) abdicated in 1935, the palace served as the headquarters of the People’s Party, the politic
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Khao Phra Thaew Royal Wildlife & Forest Reserve
Phuket isnt all sand and sea. On the north half of the island, this reserve protects 23 sq km of virgin island rainforest (evergreen monsoon forest). Because of its royal status, its better protected than the average national park in Thailand. Tigers, Malayan sun bears, rhinos and
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