Bangkok Attractions
Maybe your time is limited or maybe you just want to check off all the absolutely necessary attractions in Bangkok before moving down the list into the off-the-beaten-path items and disappearing into the labyrinth of the city. Look here for those 10 items you really need to have your photo in front of. From the famous Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho and the opulence of the Grand Palace, to the frenetic Chatuchak Weekend Market and the busy Erawan Shrine.
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Grand China Princess Hotel, 3rd F, 215 Yaowarat Road
Super Fun Off-the-Path Bike and Boat City Tours...
Museum of Buddhist Art
Soi Phatthanakan 40, Suan Luang
An outstanding collection of artful artifacts...
Khao Yai National Park outside of Bangkok
Stunning national park with abundant wildlife...
Wat Pho
2 Sanamchai Road
Phra Borommaharatchawang Sub-District
Temple of the famous Reclining Buddha...
Grand Palace
Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang
East of the river, on Na Phra Lan Rd., near Sanam Luang
Golden chedis, glittering facades and a rare jade Buddha at the former home of Kings...
Wat Yannawa
1648 Charoern Krung
A museum of Buddha relics and a unique temple designed like a Chinese junk...
Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
Bang Phae-Damnoen Saduak Road
Samut Songkhram
Highly photogenic canal market of tiny boats full of fresh food...
Erawan Shrine
494 Ratchawithi Road (corner of Ploenchit and Ratchiwithi)
(Next to the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel)
A Busy, Glittering, Incense-infused, Four-Faced Brahma Shrine...
Pak Khlong Talat (Flower Market)
Chak Phet Street
A night market bursting with colors of fresh flowers...
Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn)
34 Arun Amarin Road
West bank of the Chao Phraya, opposite Tha Thien Pier
Bangkok's Temple of Dawn...
San Chao Pho Suea (Tiger God Shrine)
Tanao Road at the end of Thanon Mahannop
An unusual Taoist shrine with great local respect...
Wat Phra Kaew (Emerald Buddha)
Na Phralan Road
Phra Borommaharatchawong
A jasper or jadite Buddha, the most revered in Thailand...
Chinatown (Yaowarat)
Yaowarat Road
Sampanthawong District
See (and taste) the Chinese influence on Bangkok...
Chatuchak Weekend Market
Phahon Yothin
Chatuchak Park at Mo Chit BTS
Cheap, labyrinthine street market next to a lovely park...
Benjasiri Park
Between Sukhumvit 22/24 Lanes Sukhumvit Road
Klongtan Sub-District
Beautiful park and exercise area right downtown...
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