Bangkok Air Force Museum [toc] The Royal Thai Air Force Museum might not be the most visited or the most cultural museum in Bangkok, but it can be a good surprise if you are interested in old planes. For a very long time since living in Thailand, I wanted to know how big the collection was, and my expectations were rather low. I was actually happily surprised to find about
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Erawan Museum [toc] Erawan Museum in Samut Prakan near Bangkok is a striking monument, not to be confused with the famous Erawan Shrine in downtown Bangkok. This gigantic three-headed elephant built on a pedestal stands 44 metres above one side of the expressway. Surprisingly, not so many people drive there. The Erawan Museum was designed and built in 2003 by Lek Viriyaphant, a rich businessman who also designed the famous
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Bangkok Forensic Museum [toc] Bangkok Forensic Museum is not on people's top 10 list of things to see in Bangkok, at least not on a first trip, but it seems to rank high on people's 'Off the beaten track travel guide'. I guess a morbid curiosity and a desire to see something really unusual is irresistible to the new generation of travellers. So we had to see it for ourselves.
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An amazing car museum [toc] Jesada Car Museum (Jesada Technik Museum) is in Nakhon Pathom, a bit far from Bangkok but if you are a classic car lover, it's really worth the trip. The museum is privately own by Jesada Deshsakulrith a successful Thai business person who is a classic car lover. The museum shelters some five hundred beautifully restored vehicles and the entrance is free! My curiosity was triggered
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Jim Thompson House Museum [toc] Jim Thompson House is one of Bangkok most famous attraction and a lot was written about the house history or how Jim Thompson mysteriously disappeared. Jim Thompson museum is a group of beautiful teak wood houses set in a green oasis right in the middle of Siam, near Siam Paragon and MBK. Somehow it's surprising to find such luxuriant garden just near one of Asia's
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House of Museums near Bangkok House of Museums is not your traditional town museum. It's doesn't display paintings or potteries or mannequin frozen in some forever war. No, it's a lot more interesting than this. House of Museum is a three floors display of daily items from the sixties and beyond. It's fun, cute and laughable as well. Even if you are not Thai, many objects displayed will look
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