Things to Do in Bangkok

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Things to Do in Bangkok

Ways to tour Bangkok

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Full-Day Private Ayutthaya and Bang Pa-In Summer Palace from Bangkok
9
Full-day Tours
from $118.31 per adult (price varies by group size)
Experience Real Bangkok by Bike
1,880
City Tours
from $29.58 per adult
White Orchid Dinner Cruise with Optional Return Transfers
38
Dinner Cruises
from $30.84 per adult
Experience Typical Thailand at Night with Streetfood Dinner & Foot Massage
Private and Luxury
from $67.47 per adult (price varies by group size)
Buddhist Landmarks and a Royal Visit
26
Bus Tours
from $68.34 per adult (price varies by group size)
Private Tour to Thaka Floating Market from Bangkok
2
Bus Tours
from $67.39 per adult
Private Guide In and Around Bangkok: Custom Tour
1,351
Public Transportation Tours
from $52.93 per adult (price varies by group size)
Ayutthaya Temples Tour by Road from Bangkok (SHA Plus)
56
Bus Tours
from $46.70 per adult (price varies by group size)
Half-Day Railway Market and Floating Market Tour in Thailand
261
Bus Tours
from $30.35 per adult (price varies by group size)
Pink Chili - Half day Thai Cooking Class and Market Tour in Bangkok.
125
Cooking Classes
from $38.92 per adult

Cruises, Sailing & Water Tours

Top Attractions in Bangkok

1. Wat Phra Chetuphon

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Religious Sites

Riverside

Admission tickets from $25.65

It is the location of Thailand's first university, was Thailand's first Ministerial approved school of "Thai Medicine…

2. Temple Of Dawn (Wat Arun)

Religious Sites • Churches & Cathedrals

Riverside

Named by Bangkok's founder King Thaksin to signify the rise of the new kingdom (after Ayutthaya was destroyed), the…

3. Chatuchak Weekend Market

Flea & Street Markets

Chatuchak

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Open now

A huge 4 story building is now part of the complex and displays new designers and items customised while you wait in…

4. Jim Thompson House

Speciality Museums • Architectural Buildings

Pathum Wan

By AussiesBallarat

Jim Thompson (of Thai-silk fame) created his home by combining a number of traditional teak Thai houses into a grand…

5. Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew)

Religious Sites

Riverside

The grand palace is located in downtown Bangkok, Thailand, Thailand's all previous dynasties to save the most perfect…

6. The Golden Mount (Wat Saket)

Lookouts • Religious Sites

Rattanakosin (Bangkok Old City)

This is a giant, manmade hill, which was constructed during the reign of King Rama III.

7. Siam Paragon

Shopping Malls

Chidlom

Here is the glistening, steel, marble, glass multi-storied monument to hi-so (high society) excess in the center of…

8. Temple of the Golden Buddha (Wat Traimit)

Religious Sites

Rattanakosin (Bangkok Old City)

The latter are devoted to what is hailed as "the largest Golden Buddha image in the world".

9. Chao Phraya River

Bodies of Water

Riverside

By postscript65

It forms the heartbeat and transport system of this ancient city interlinking with a myriad of smaller klongs.

10. King Power Mahanakhon

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Architectural Buildings

Silom

Admission tickets from $26.46

King Power Mahanakhon is Thailand’s new architectural landmark, located in the heart of Bangkok’s central business…

11. The Grand Palace

Historic Sites

Riverside

The Palace is in a walled 218,400 square meter site and the first buildings were erected in 1782 when the capital was…

12. BTS Skytrain

Public Transportation Systems

Lumphini

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Open now

By Y7883MXmarkd

Bangkok's elevated, modern, clean, air conditioned, inexpensive, mass transit system, was built 20 years ago (and…

13. ICONSIAM

Shopping Malls

Riverside

The indoor floating market aims to promote Thailand’s cuisine from 77 provinces on top of the arts and culture of their…

14. Terminal 21

Department Stores • Shopping Malls

Sukhumvit

Christmas Eve, 2014: The atrium on each level boast Yuletide scenes that reflects the culture or the "In Thing" of the…

15. Lumpini Park

Parks

Silom

The Park was named after Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha in Nepal, and at the time of its creation stood on the…

16. Asiatique The Riverfront

Shopping Malls

Riverside

Asiatique sits on a site built during the 1900s as one of the earliest portals where the Kingdom of Siam (now known as…

17. Chinatown - Bangkok

Neighborhoods

Riverside

Excellent markets, excellent street food, excellent culture experience.

18. SEA LIFE Bangkok Ocean World

Aquariums

Pathum Wan

Admission tickets from $21.25

It houses hundreds of marine species and provides valuable educational programs to schools.

19. Safari World

Zoos

Khlong Sam Wa

Safari is a combined open range ZOO, caged exhibits, movie world, sea world.

20. Snake Farm (Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute)

Nature & Wildlife Areas

Chidlom

By CheeseburgerParadise

This particular snake farm has no other animals on its property and is one of the oldest venom extraction and…

21. Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market

Flea & Street Markets

Bang Ramat

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Open now

Settlement which sprawled along the river banks and winding canals outside the city wall, formed several ethenic and…

22. Rajadamnern Thai Boxing Stadium

Arenas & Stadiums

Pom Prap Sattru Phai

Admission tickets from $82.93

The martial art traces back to the 16th century and was made famous in 1767 when the legendary fighter Nai Khanomtom…

23. Wat Pak Nam

Religious Sites

Khlong Phasi Charoen

This temple is a fully operational Thai Buddhist Wat and a prominent meditation centre.

24. Bangkok Art & Culture Centre (BACC)

Art Museums

Pathum Wan

By kumpirawadeen

The exhibition shows his art series from the beginning to latest one, covering over five decades of his creation.

25. Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)

Art Museums

Lat Yao

The five floors presently features a varieties of inspiring art works.

26. Wat Benchamabophit (The Marble Temple)

Religious Sites

Dusit

The temple was built by His Majesty King Rama V to become a memorial for his reign and a showpiece of Thailand's finest…

27. CentralWorld

Shopping Malls

Chidlom

Being the central world and the ZEN, actually two complete separate buildings connected through internal bridges.

28. Platinum Fashion Mall

Shopping Malls

Chidlom

By FazalMahmudR

This 3 units building is offering you thousands of types and designs regardless of gender and age.

29. Art in Paradise Bangkok

Art Museums

Din Daeng

Admission tickets from $9.34

By RajdeepBhattacharjee

Art in Paradise (Bangkok), the "illusion" and three-dimensional museum comprises six permanent exhibition zones with…

30. The National Museum Bangkok

Speciality Museums

Riverside

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