Things to do in Bangkok, Thailand: The Best Museums

May 6, 2022 Lashaunda Abraham

Golden palaces, floating markets, majestic porcelain-laid spires…you've never seen a capital city quite like Bangkok. Visit Pratunam or Siam Square for premium shopping, then unwind in the European-style gardens of Dusit. Thon Buri is home to the awesome Wat Arun temple, and over in Phra Nakhon, you’ll find the Wat Pho temple of the Reclining Buddha. Savor mango sticky rice at a food stall before taking in the gilded splendor of the Grand Palace.
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1. Bangkok Folk Museum

273 Soi 43, Charoenkrung Road, Bangkok 10500 Thailand +66 2 233 7027 http://www.facebook.com/BkkMuseum
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4.0 based on 31 reviews

Bangkok Folk Museum

Reviewed By X9666RAwilliamh - Yasothon, Thailand

To me the word “folk” gives the wrong impression. I would call it “Old Vintage Homes of Old Bangkok” The main attraction in the white 1927 Panya house which was usually a two story wooden gabled roof white house painted to look like a cement home. The home was owned by an upper middle class family during the time when the area was a neighborhood of homes and tree lined streets instead of high rise apartments, ugly 60ish style cement block shops, and a couple expressways devouring the peaceful post WWII neighborhoods. The daughter, (who grew up in the house) saw the importance of saving the house when she became a well known university professor and saw her whole neighborhood vanishing. She was able to donate the estate to the city for a museum. During the process she was able to move her father’s teakwood clinic to the backyard of the small museum grounds. It was also a joy to see the architecture and furnishings. There is another small building that has a old traditional kitchen on display. If you’re into old homes ( not mansions) this is worth a couple hours to explore. It is about a 25 minute walk from the BTS Thaksin station or take a taxi but make sure the address is written in Thai; for, this is not a major tourist attraction. GPS on Google maps helped my taxi driver. (btw: The museum supervisors there love their work & meeting visitors.)

2. Klong Thom Night Market

Worachak, Samphanthawong, Pomprapsattruphai, Bangkok Thailand
Excellent
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24%
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4.0 based on 21 reviews

Klong Thom Night Market

260 Yaowarat Road Chakkrawat, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10110 Thailand
Excellent
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4.0 based on 6 reviews

Krung Thai Art Gallery

23 Trok Rongnamkaeng, Yotha Road, 3rd Floor, River City, Talad-Noi, Sampantawong, Bangkok 10500 Thailand +66 81 845 1371 [email protected] http://www.facebook.com/333bababagallery
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4.0 based on 1 reviews

333 Gallery

23 Charoenkrung 30 Sumphunthawong, Bangkok 10100 Thailand +66 95 480 9489 http://www.mano.gallery/
Mano Gallery

6. Bridge Art Space

Charoen Krung Soi 51 Sathorn, Bangkok Thailand +66 86 986 9421 http://www.facebook.com/bridgeartspace/

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