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Museum & Educational Places
Museums, libraries, and other educational places can be great places to take the family in between adventures in Thailand.The kids might not be overly excited about this idea at first, but given the variety of places available, they’ll quickly change their mind.
The logical place to start is the National Museum, which will give everyone an excellent overview of the great sweep of Thai history, religion, art, and culture. After that, it’s the kids turn to have some fun at the Bangkok Children’s Discovery Museum, where it’s hands-on learning all the way.Kids are encouraged to interact with the exhibits, to learn how things work, from the mind and body to a car suspended in midair.
Other museums you may wish to visit include the Bank of Thailand Museum, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, and even the Museum of Counterfeit Goods. Further afield, there are fantastic aquariums in Phuket and Chiang Mai, and the Opium Museum in Chiang Rai Province, in the heart of the Golden Triangle, along with those listed below.
Recommended Museum & Educational Places
Children’s Discovery Museum
Bangkok
Childrens Discovery Museum The museum is located inside Queen Sirikit Park and was established under the royal initiative of Her Majesty the Queen, in her realizing the significance of creating a...
The Museum of Thai Red Cross Society
Bangkok
The source of knowledge which can easily be accessed, the museum of Thai Red Cross Society is the place where gathers all stories about its roles in domestic and international operations.Her Royal...
Jim Thompson Museum
Bangkok
Jim Thompson’s Museum This exquisite collection of traditional Thai house stands as a museum to the man who revived the Thai silk industry after the Second World War. The story of James H.W...
The Institute of Marine Science of the Burapha University
Chon Buri
The University operates a modern aquarium with real underwater environment and a marine science museum which opens daily, except Monday, from 8.30a.m.to 4.30 p.m. For more information, call (038)...
The Bottle Museum
Chon Buri
As the name implies, this is the place where you can find elaborate bottle creations, including the usual vessels. Located at Km. 145, off of Highway No. 3, the museum features the work of the...
Chiang Mai City Arts and Cultural Center
Chiang Mai
Located at Prapokklao Rd., Tambon Sriphum. An old building of elegant architectural design was built in 1924. Standing on the location of former royal hall, the building was used as the central...
Chiang Mai National Museum
Chiang Mai
Located on the Chiang Mai-Lampang Super Highway near Wat Chet Yot, the museum has been designated by the Fine Arts Department as a regional center for education and preservation of the art and...
Tribal Museum
Chiang Mai
Tribal Museum is in King Rama IX Lanna Garden on Chotana Road. This is an ethnology museum featuring the indigenous culture of 9 hill tribes including Karen (Kariang), Hmong (Meo), Mien...
Phuket Thaihua Museum
Phuket
Phuket Thai Hua Museum The Thai Hua School at Krabi Road, Phuket, is the oldest Chinese school in Thailand, founded in 1911. Built in 1934, it is a splendid example of European-Sino-Thai...
Phuket Philatelic Museum
Phuket
Phuket Philatelic Museum This was Phuket's first post and telegraphic office and is at the corner of Thalang and Montri roads. It has been renovated and turned into a philatelic museum,...
Phuket City and old buildings
Phuket
Phuket City is a fascinating city that can be explored on foot or by traditional means of transportation, tuk-tuk or Sino-Portuguese architecture that is evident in the citys shop houses provides...
The JEATH War Museum
Kanchanaburi
The name JEATH is derived from countries which engaged in the WWII death railway construction from 1942 to 1945, which included Japan, England, America, Australia, Thailand and Holland. Located in...
Art Gallery and War Museum
Kanchanaburi
Located not far away from the Bridge on the River Khwae is a private museum which features the World Wide II story and art objects such as war weapons, army uniforms, photographs, jewelry, etc. The...
Thailand – Burma Railway Centre
Kanchanaburi
It is located near the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery (Don Rak), it puts on an exhibition of history of the Thailand – Burma railway from the invasion of the Imperial Japanese Army, planning and...
Ban Kao National Museum
Kanchanaburi
Ban Kao National Museum A small Tambon (sub-district) located on the bank of the Kwai Noi River approximately 35 kilometers from the city is a site where some ancient Stone Age tools...
Hell Fire Pass Memorial Museum
Kanchanaburi
Hell Fire Pass Memorial Museum This is a part of the Death Railway that was constructed during the Second World War using POW labor to cut through the mountain. The site is located in a thick...
Chao Sam Phraya National Museum
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
Located at Tambon Pratu Chai, on Rotchana Road opposite Rajabhat University Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya. The construction of this museum was funded by the proceeds from the sale of votive tablets...
Chankasem National Museum
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
On the bank of Pasak River, this palace was built during the reign of King Maha Thammaraja, the 17th Ayutthaya monarch, for his son’s residence (King Naresuan). Like other ruins, the...
Phra Chedi Sisuriyothai
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
This pagoda is situated at the original site of the Rear Palace, in the west of the city. It is a memorial to Somdet Phra Suriyothai, who was the royal consort of Phra Mahachakkaraphat and the...
Bang Pa-in Palace
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
A few miles down the Maenam Chao Phraya from Ayutthaya is the Bang Pa-In Summer Palace. The site was first used by the royal court as a summer retreat in the 17th century. However, the Palace was...
St. Joseph's Church
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
St. Joseph's Church was built during the reign of King Narai in 1666 as a result of a request from the missionaries headed by Bishop Lambert de la Motte a missionary who wished to build a church...
