Bangkok’s Best Sights
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Most Stunning Sight: The Grand Palace and its Wat Phra Kaew are as beautiful to look at as they are historically and culturally relevant.
Best Museum: The National Museum in Ko Rattanakosin has one of the most extensive collections of Southeast Asian art in the world.
Biggest Buddha: Wat Pho’s reclining Buddha is one of the biggest in the world.
Best View Without an Elevator: Climb 318 steps to get to the top of The Golden Mount at Wat Saket in Bang Lamphu and you’ll be rewarded with a panoramic view of the city.
Best Chance to See History in the Making: Dusit’s Government House was ground zero for the 2006 coup and the 2008 Yellow Shirt Revolt.
Best Glimpse of Time Gone By: Tour the grounds of the Vimanmek Teak Mansion in Dusit to understand how royalty lived a hundred years ago.
Most Iconic Bangkok Landmark: Images of the main chedi (pagoda) of Wat Arun in Thonburi define Bangkok.
© Suzanne Nam from Moon Bangkok, 5th Edition
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