Sights in Pattaya
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Mini Siam
Mini Siam is - you guessed it - a scaled-down set of replicas of Thailand's ancient and famous sights. It's about 1.5km east of town.
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Nong Nooch Tropical Garden
A popular attraction located south of Pattaya. The perfectly manicured grounds feature four daily elephant and Thai dancing shows (between 09:00 and 15:45). The dancing shows demonstrate different movement styles from around the kingdom, and the elephant spectacles display the gentle giants' hidden talents, such as picture painting, bike riding and basketball.
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Pattaya Elephant Village
The Pattaya Elephant Village is a non-profit sanctuary for former working elephants. There’s a 2.30pm elephant show (adult/child 500/400B), which demonstrates training techniques, and one-hour (adult/child 900/700B) and 3½-hour (adult/child 1900/1300B) elephant treks. The elephant village is 7km off Th Sukhumvit.
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Offshore Islands
The islands of Ko Larn, Ko Krok and Ko Sak are around 7km offshore and have some popular beaches - especially Hat Ta Waen on Ko Larn. Boats leave Pattaya's South Pier every two hours between 08:00 and 16:30 (20B). The last boat back from Ko Larn is at 17:00. A daytrip including viewing from a glass bottom boat costs ฿150.
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Hat Ta Waen Beach
The island of Ko Larn is around 7km offshore. It boasts the popular beach Hat Ta Waen. Boats leave Pattaya's South Pier every two hours between 08:00 and 16:30 (20B). The last boat back from Ko Larn is at 17:00. A daytrip including viewing from a glass bottom boat costs ฿150.
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Pattaya Park
Pattaya Park has three different ways to exit the 55-storey tower in its water park. Once the kids (and Mum and Dad) have recovered, get them all excited again on the roller coaster and dodgems in the venue’s Funnyland Amusement Park.
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Hat Pattaya
Hat Pattaya is the city's showcase stretch of sand, sporting sunbathers, souvenir sellers, and buzzing jet skis and speedboats. The sand is reasonably clean and the water is calm. If you get bored there's good shopping over the road.
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Sanctuary of Truth
Made entirely of wood (no metal nails) and commanding a celestial view of the ocean, the Sanctuary of Truth is best described as a visionary environment: part art installation, religious shrine and cultural monument. The ornate temple-like complex was conceived by Lek Viriyaphant, a Thai millionaire who spent his fortune on this and other heritage projects (such as Ancient City near Bangkok) that revived and preserved ancient building techniques and architecture in danger of extinction. In this case, the building will continue to support hand-hewn woodworking skills because it has been under construction for 30 years and still isn't finished.
The sanctuary is constructed i…
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Underwater World
Escape the heat and sun at Underwater World with acrylic tunnels that make up a walk-through aquarium. It’s 200m past the Tesco-Lotus shopping centre on the main road south.
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Hat Jomtien
Hat Jomtien, about 1km south of Pattaya, stretches for 6km and is quieter than its northern neighbour. You're relatively removed from Pattaya's sex scene at this beach.
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Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! puts a Disney-esque spin on the world’s oddities and includes high-tech theme rides.
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Hat Naklua
Hat Naklua, a smaller beach north of Pattaya, is quiet and a good choice for families.
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Hat Dongtan
At the northern end of Hat Jomtien, Hat Dongtan is a hub for gay travellers.
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Ko Lan
Day trippers flock to this small island, 7km offshore of central Pattaya, for sun and sand. On weekends, Bangkok's visiting party people bake off hangovers in beach chairs, and the aquamarine sea is sliced and diced by jet-skis, banana boats and other marine merriment. There are about five beaches on the island, easily accessible by motorcycle, but don't expect to find complete seclusion. Boats leave Pattaya's Bali Hai pier (30B, five daily departures) at the southern end of Walking St. The last boat back from Ko Lan is at 6pm.
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Khao Phra Tamnak
A giant golden Buddha sits on top of this forested hill between Jomtien and South Pattaya (Pattaya Tai) as a reminder that religion has not forsaken this modern-day Gomorrah. The serene Buddha figure of Wat Phra Yai dates back to the days when Pattaya was a small fishing village and from this lofty position you can almost imagine a time before mini-skirts and Beer Chang happy hours. You can walk to the top of the hill from the southern end of Walking St, passing a small Chinese shrine en route.
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Anek Kusala Sala (Viharn Sien)
A popular stop for tour groups, this museum contains more than 300 pieces of Chinese artwork, mainly bronze and brass statues depicting historical figures as well as Buddhist, Confucian and Taoist deities. Founded by Sa-nga Kulkobkiat, a Thai national who grew up in China, the museum was founded as a friendship-building project between the two countries, but its greatest success is an impressive collection of art with an unusually high degree of English-language signage (supplemented by a helpful bilingual guidebook available at the ticket office).
The 1st floor is a crowded pavilion of Chinese immortals, from Pangu, the cosmic giant, to Guan Yin, the goddess of mercy. The…
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