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 ThailandHellfire Pass Interpretive Centre - Attraction in AyuthayaWat Mahathat
- Attraction in AyuthayaBang Pa In Palace
- Attraction in AyuthayaChao Sam Phraya National Museum
- Attraction in KanchanaburiDeath Railway Bridge
- Attraction in ThailandErawan National Park
- Attraction in KanchanaburiJEATH War Museum
- Attraction in KanchanaburiKanchanaburi War Cemetery
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