Ayuthaya
Less evocative than the Ayuthaya's other major temples, peaceful Wat Maheyong, built in 1438, sees more meditators than sightseers. The walled corridor…
Must-see attractions in Central Thailand
Central Thailand
Wat Tham Sarika temple is noteworthy for a small cave where Ajahn Man, one of Thailand's most respected monks, lived and meditated between 1907 and 1910…
Ayuthaya
Think you can tell a spice boat from a sam pan? This interesting little private museum is full of wooden boats, both real and artistic miniatures, many of…
Central Thailand
Lazy inner tubing is one of the most popular pastimes in these parts, and this expansive shady park stretching 1.5km along its eponymous stream is a good…
Kanchanaburi Province
Karen women and men come to this prominent temple, near the main lodging zone, most days (no set hours) to weave cotton fabric. The building they work in,…
Kanchanaburi Province
A gold flash of Wat Somdet's large reclining Buddha, on the main road into town, might well be the first thing you glimpse in Sangkhlaburi. While the…
Kanchanaburi
Next to the JEATH War Museum, this temple has some interesting statues and shrines, including one fashioned from a WWII-era boat dredged out of the river.
Ayuthaya
The 6.5m-high, 14m-thick weathered walls of this 1580 fortress once served as Ayuthaya island's primary line of defence. Besides making a good photo-op,…
Kanchanaburi Province
'Flag Pole Hill' sits right on the border and has large flags of Thailand and Myanmar along with limited views into the latter. It's 750m west of the town…
Kanchanaburi Province
Immediately west of the old village, this small park has some rusted old machinery and dilapidated buildings from E-Thong's mining days.
Lopburi
This broad brick arched gate ('Pratu Chai' in Thai) is part of the city's old fortifications.
Kanchanaburi Province
With the Khao Laem Reservoir at its heart and limestone mountains all around, dramatic landscapes define this 1497-sq-km national park. But despite the…
Lopburi
King Narai had this palace built as a country retreat and, so the story goes, he stayed here when hunting elephants. It's not in great shape now. There's…
Kanchanaburi Province
This little cultural centre mostly works to promote appreciation of Karen, Mon and Thai culture to local children, but visitors are welcomed inside to…
Ayuthaya
The field north of Wat Phra Si Sanphet full of brick foundations, walls and little else was once the royal palace compound of the Ayuthaya kingdom. There…
Kanchanaburi
This restored original city gate (built 1831) is a remnant of Kanchanaburi's once mighty defensive walls, which linked six fortresses. Just behind it is a…
Kanchanaburi
In contrast to the manicured uniformity of the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery next to it, this Chinese cemetery is somewhat overgrown but contains some large…
Lopburi
Wat Puen may have been built in the time or King Narai and its name may refer to the arrow of Rama. There's little left other than the four walls of a wí…
Ayuthaya
A kitschy, photo-friendly tourist trap rather than an actual market, around 250 food stalls and souvenir stands cluster on wooden platforms above the…
Lopburi
This small, ruined temple next to the train station was constructed during the reign of King Narai. The wí·hăhn (assembly hall) has lotus petal–arched…
Kanchanaburi
The Japanese erected this memorial column to their victims in 1944, before their surrender. In a cold bit of historical irony, they forced the POWs to do…
Ayuthaya
Part of Ayuthaya's old defenses, this now-decrepit fortress wall still has traces of the crenellations where soldiers once crouched during battle.
Kanchanaburi
Behind the City Gate stands this small, gold-trimmed shrine for Kanchanburi city's guardian spirit.
