Central Thailand
The past is never far behind in Central Thailand. Ayuthaya, Siam's former royal capital, is practically an open-air museum, with dozens of enchanting temple ruins peopled by stone Buddhas, while Kanchanaburi's WWII memorials pay tribute to the thousands of lives lost building the Death Railway.
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- Attraction in KanchanaburiThailand–Burma Railway Centre
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- Attraction in AyuthayaWat Ratchaburana
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