Forensic Medicine Museum

Lonely Planet review

Pickled body parts, ingenious murder weapons and other crime-scene evidence are on display at this medical museum, intended to educate rather than nauseate. Among the grisly displays is the preserved cadaver of Si Ouey, one of Thailand's most prolific and notorious serial killers who murdered - then ate - more than 30 children in the 1950s. Despite being well and truly dead (he was executed), his name is still used to scare misbehaving children into submission.

Given the huge construction project at the northern edge of the hospital grounds, the best way to get here is by express ferry or cross-river ferry to Tha Wang Lang (Tha Siriraj) in Thonburi, then walk north through the hospital grounds almost to the end, turn left and follow the signs; or just say 'Si Ouey' and you'll be pointed in the right direction.