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What to do and see in Thailand, Thailand: The Best History Museums
Coordinates: 15°24′N 101°18′E / 15.4°N 101.3°E / 15.4; 101.3
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1. Thaksin Folklore Museum (Khatichon Wittaya)
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 3 reviews
The Thaksin Folklore Museum features the largest collection in Southern Thailand, with more than 50,000 artifacts, including beads and jewelry, weapons and kris knives, bird and fish traps, pottery, fabrics, lamps, glassware, nielloware, shadow puppets, rare coins, Buddhist relics, a full-sized korlae boat, and more! Guided tours are available in English or Thai. Visitors can also explore the museum gift shop, which features traditional crafts made by proud and skilled Thais. The museum grounds include a tower overlook, gardens, and cafe. Students of Thai culture can also take advantage of the museum’s extensive print, audio and video collection, including hundreds of rare documents, some centuries old.
2. Ban Chiang Museum
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4.5 based on 239 reviews
An important Bronze Age settlement and cemetery.
Reviewed By 891JonN
An Unesco site that is only 30 mins drive from Udon Thani city centre. The museum explains the findings of the archeological site and also display lots of the potteries and some skeleton found in burial ground from ancient time.
3. Ancient City (Mueang Boran)
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4.5 based on 1,067 reviews
One of the world’s largest outdoor museums features a 200-acre city with 109 scaled-down copies of Thailand’s most famous monuments and architectural attractions.
Reviewed By mshian63 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Samut Prakan is located around 40km south east of Bangkok and it is a nice place for one day trip. The Muang Boran Ancient City is a place we must visit in this area. It is a very big museum park occupying over 200 acres in the shape of Thailand. The museum features more than 100 structures of Thailand's famous monuments and architectural attractions. These monuments are built and located geographically following the shape of Thailand. Some of the buildings are life-size replicas of existing or former sites, while others are scaled down. Since the park is too big to be covered by foot, it is advisable to rent the buggy which can carry 4 persons. We can operate the buggy on our own and we took 4 hours to cover the museum. For a more detail viewing of the museum may take up to 6 hours. There are many beatiful structures in nice surroundings for photography. Other places of interest that can be included in this day trip are the nice Wat Asokaram (temple), watching many sea gulls at Bangpu Recreation Centre, the huge reclining Buddha of Wat Bang Phli Yai Klang and the giant three headed elephant statue at Erawan Museum.
4. Hellfire Pass Interpretive Centre and Memorial Walking Trail
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,364 reviews
A memorial dedicated to the Asian labourers and Allied prisoners of war who suffered and died constructing and maintaining the Burma-Thailand railway during WW II. Note: The Centre has resumed its operations since 25th September 2020 with hygienic and COVID-19 precautionary measures applied. For more detail please visit our official website.
Reviewed By helenls_hels - Perth, Australia
What a great place and so well maintained by the Australian government. Easy to get to (bit of a trek from Kanchanaburi) and quite interesting. The day we went was a holiday so the Interpretive Centre was closed, but you could still do the walking trail. I would highly recommend people visit the Thai Burma Railway Museum to get a good overview of the war efforts in this area and the atrocities that occurred during this period, it gives some good background before you visit Hellfire Pass. Stunning place to visit and a very well maintained and respectable memorial to all those who served here
5. Thai-Chinese Cultural Center
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4.5 based on 97 reviews
Reviewed By 861andrem - Vientiane, Laos
Beautiful place amid of new building and bussines area, alot of history especially the history of Udon Thani and Chinese in Thailand, it's worth to visit.
6. Phraya Ratsadanupradit Mahison Phakdi Museum
7. Somdet Phra Narai National Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 11 reviews
Reviewed By OzBee - Bangkok, Thailand
Walking distance from city centre, the museum and fort are in spacious grounds. Museum is good, while grounds are laid out like a park.
8. Lomsak Museum
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4.5 based on 6 reviews
9. Phimai National Museum
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4.5 based on 26 reviews
Reviewed By MW46Jackson - Phnom Penh, Cambodia
After visiting the Phimai temple, go over to the even less visited museum. With its water and trees it is a serene venue for these beautiful remnants of a more spiritual time. The carved lintels, delicate beads, and nagas speak to us with a voice that we can scarcely understand today unless we stop and listen carefully. The broken statue of King Jayavarman VII is particularly moving. Such a great monarch, and he did not portray himself as a warrior or glorious ruler -- only a simple pose of meditation. We can all learn from Jayavarman VII.
