Chiang Mai City Arts & Cultural Centre

This Arts & Cultural Centre offers a fine primer on Chiang Mai history. The 1st floor is comfortably air-conditioned and has engaging displays on religious and cultural elements of northern Thailand. The 2nd floor is not air-conditioned­ but the rooms have been converted into historic settings: there’s an early Lanna village, a temple and a train display. From the 2nd floor you can see more of the beauty of this post-colonial building, Chiang Mai’s former Provincial Hall, originally built in 1924. It was awarded a Royal Society of Siamese Architects award in 1999 for its faithful architectural restoration.