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Chiang Mai



Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Chiang Mai attractions

1. Wat Ou Sai Kham

0.2 MILES

This friendly neighbourhood wát is a monument to jade, with an impressive collection of jade Buddhas and jade and nephrite boulders in the main wí·hăhn.

2. Wat Lam Chang

0.21 MILES

This large and colourful wát's name means 'shackled elephants' because it was where the king's transport elephants were kept. You'll find elephant statues…

3. Wat Chiang Man

0.28 MILES

Chiang Mai's oldest temple was established by the city's founder, Phaya Mengrai, sometime around 1296. In front of the ubosot (ordination hall), a stone…

4. Wat Chetawan

0.33 MILES

Historic wát just east of the old city with an ancient-looking mosaic-decorated stupa.

5. Pratu Tha Phae

0.34 MILES

The biggest of Chiang Mai's ancient gates is lively with tourists snapping photos and feeding the pigeons.

6. Wat Umong Maha Therachan

0.34 MILES

This historic wát is in the heart of the old city. Though it was first constructed in 1367 and boasts some very old, Lanna-style chedis, it's also worth a…

7. Talat Muang Mai

0.34 MILES

Chiang Mai's main wholesale fruit market is a riot of activity every morning, when enormous cargoes of mangoes, durians, rambutans, longans, watermelons,…

8. Wat Mahawan

0.34 MILES

Among the most handsome wát outside the old city, Wat Mahawan shows the obvious influence of the Burmese teak traders who used to worship here. The…