L'Arcadia, an antique shop in Sukhumvit.

Thanon Sukhumvit

Japanese enclaves, burger restaurants, Middle Eastern nightlife zones, tacky 'sexpat' haunts: it's all here along Th Sukhumvit, Bangkok's unofficial international district. Where temples and suburban rice fields used to be, today you'll also find shopping centres, nightlife and a host of other amenities that cater to middle-class Thais and resident foreigners.

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  • Siam Society & Kamthieng House

    Siam Society & Kamthieng House

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    Kamthieng House transports visitors to a northern Thai village complete with informative displays on daily rituals, folk beliefs and everyday household…

  • SUPHAN BURI, THAILAND-JANUARY25: Thai Chickens wait to be sold at the Khlong Toey market in Bangkok,Thailand January 25,2004. An outbreak of Bird Flu has ravaged poultry farms and could devastate the country's chicken export sector which is the worl's fourth largest worth 1.5 billion dollars. The Bird Flu (also called Avian Flu) has claimed six victims in Vietnam and one in Thailand. The World Health organization ( W.H.O.) said there was no evidence of person-to-person spread of the virus. Thailand's prime minister on Saturday denied accusations that his government had tried to cover up an outbreak of virus..(photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

    Khlong Toey Market

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    This wholesale market, one of the city’s largest, is the origin of many of the meals you’ll eat during your stay in Bangkok. Get there early, and bring a…

  • SAC Gallery

    SAC Gallery

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    Tucked deep in a residential Th Sukhumvit side street is this vast gallery, one of the city's most ambitious art spaces. A collaboration with Paris'…

  • Chuvit Garden

    Chuvit Garden

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    The eponymous benefactor of this park ran unsuccessfully for Bangkok governor in 2004, and successfully for the Thai parliament in 2005 and 2011. This…

  • Benjakiti Park

    Benjakiti Park

    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…

  • Bangkok University Art Gallery

    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…

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