Bangkok
The oldest English-language library in Thailand, Neilson Hays dates back to 1869, and today remains the city’s noblest place for a read – with the added…
Must-see attractions in Bangkok
Bangkok
Marking the ascendancy of the French missionary influence in Bangkok during the reign of Rama II (King Phraphutthaloetla Naphalai; r 1809–24), the current…
Bangkok
This busy wet market is a prime place to study the mind-boggling array of local culinary produce that embodies the essence and identity of Bangkok's…
Chinatown
This arch marks the so-called centre of Bangkok's Chinatown, and straddles a busy traffic crossing between Th Yaowarat and Th Charoen Krung. If you dodge…
Bangkok
Fakes are so prominent in Bangkok that there’s even a museum dedicated to them, where a mind-boggling array of counterfeit merchandise collected over the…
Gurdwara Siri Guru Singh Sabha
Chinatown
Just off Th Chakkaraphet is this gold-domed Sikh temple. Its large hall is devoted to the worship of the Guru Granth Sahib, the 17th-century Sikh holy…
Chinatown
This is one of the city’s oldest Chinese shrines, and is guarded by a playful rooftop terracotta dragon; it’s also one of the best places to come during…
Thanon Sukhumvit
This 130-rai (20.8-hectare) park is built on what was once a part of the Tobacco Monopoly, a vast, crown-owned expanse of low-rise factories and…
Banglamphu
This royal-funded museum presents five floors of rotating exhibitions of modern and traditionally influenced art. The building is sleek and contemporary…
Chinatown
This night market has bucketloads of cheap clothes, late-night snacking and a lot of people-watching. As Chatuchak Weekend Market becomes more design…
Siam Square, Pratunam, Phloen Chit & Ratchathewi
This art centre in the Jim Thompson House compound hosts rotating exhibitions spanning a variety of media. Past exhibitions have seen contributions from…
Thailand Creative & Design Center
Bangkok
Taking up a sizeable chunk of Bangkok's art-deco main post office is this 'playground for creativity'. In practical terms, that means an art- and design…
Bangkok
This is one of Bangkok's oldest mosques, located in the quaint riverside neighbourhood of Haroon Village, a Muslim enclave full of sleeping cats, playing…
Bangkok
The country’s largest repository of books has few foreign-language resources, but its strength is in its astrological books and star charts. The…
Silpakorn University Art Centre
Ko Ratanakosin & Thonburi
This gallery – located inside Thailand’s most prestigious arts school, Silpakorn University – showcases faculty and student exhibitions. There’s also an…
Bangkok University Art Gallery
Thanon Sukhumvit
This spacious, modern compound is part of the country’s most cutting-edge art school. Recent exhibitions have encompassed a variety of media by some of…
Bangkok
This Buddhist temple houses an interesting Mon-style marble Buddha and a simple museum. A leaning stupa on the northern fringes of its compound wall…
Bangkok
This gallery has established itself by featuring the often attention-grabbing contemporary work of Thai artists such as Vasan Sitthiket, Sutee…
Northern Bangkok
The city's largest space dedicated to Thai contemporary art. It's probably the best place in the country to familiarise yourself with the genre, but don't…
Siam Square, Pratunam, Phloen Chit & Ratchathewi
Bangkok’s primary venue for modern artists from China has edged its way to become one of the city’s top contemporary galleries. Check the website to see…
Siam Square, Pratunam, Phloen Chit & Ratchathewi
This gallery, part of Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Arts, emphasises modern spiritual themes and brilliantly coloured abstracts from emerging…
Yaowarat Chinatown Heritage Center
Chinatown
The Yaowarat Chinatown Heritage Center is a small but engaging museum with multimedia exhibits on the history of Bangkok’s Chinatown and its residents.
Siam Square, Pratunam, Phloen Chit & Ratchathewi
Situated in the canalside community of Baan Khrua, this family outfit weaves silk on old teak looms.
Bangkok
This is a tiny museum – really a small assemblage of religious paraphernalia and knick-knacks – inside Ko Kret's Wat Poramai Yikawat.
Ratchadamnoen Contemporary Art Center
Banglamphu
This three-storey structure hosts changing exhibitions mostly featuring mixed-media contemporary domestic art.
Bangkok
Siam Park City features more than 30 rides and a water park with the largest wave pool in the world.
Siam Square, Pratunam, Phloen Chit & Ratchathewi
Situated in the canalside community of Baan Khrua, this family outfit weaves silk on old teak looms.
Siam Square, Pratunam, Phloen Chit & Ratchathewi
The Bangkok branch of the globally famous wax museum.
Banglamphu
The Democracy Monument is the focal point of the grand, European-style boulevard that is Th Ratchadamnoen Klang. As the name suggests, it was erected to…
Siam Square, Pratunam, Phloen Chit & Ratchathewi
Thailand’s oldest and most prestigious university is nestled in a leafy enclave south of busy Rama I.
Bangkok
The bronze figure on horseback is Rama V (King Chulalongkorn; r 1868–1910), the monarch widely credited for steering the country into the modern age and…
Chinatown
A traffic roundabout with the accompanying Chinatown Arch monument that serves as a central landmark in Bangkok's Chinatown.
Bangkok
This Chinese-style clock tower located in the southeastern corner of Lumphini doubles as an interesting photographic subject amidst the park's greenery.
Bangkok
This statue at the southwestern entrance of Lumphini commemorates the founding emperor of the park, Rama VI.
Siam Square, Pratunam, Phloen Chit & Ratchathewi
A low-key but beautiful Buddhist temple sandwiched between two of Bangkok's snazziest shopping malls.
Northern Bangkok
This clock tower serves as a convenient meeting point in Chatuchak Weekend Market.
Banglamphu
This is a Buddhist temple located near Th Khao San, off Soi Ram Buttri.
Siam Square, Pratunam, Phloen Chit & Ratchathewi
A canalside mosque in Bangkok's Baan Khrua neighbourhood.