11 Hidden Gems in Bangkok Most People Walk Right Past
11 landmarks with verified facts and stories
Bang Krachao
Phra Pradaeng, Samut Prakan (Bangkok Metro Area)
You’re in one of the most crowded cities on Earth, but suddenly, the concrete vanishes.
Jim Thompson House
6 Soi Kasemsan 2, Rama 1 Road, Wang Mai, Pathum Wan, Bangkok
Jim Thompson was an American spy who moved to Bangkok after World War II, single-handedly revived the Thai silk industry, built a stunning house out of six dismantled teak homes, filled it with one of Southeast Asia's finest private art collections — and then vanished without a trace in the Malaysian jungle in 1967.
Pak Khlong Talat (Flower Market)
Chak Phet Road, Wang Burapha Phirom, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok
Bangkok's flower market is best experienced at 3am, which tells you everything you need to know about this city's relationship with sleep.
Siriraj Medical Museum
2 Wang Lang Rd, Siriraj, Bangkok 10200
Warning: this is not for the faint of heart.
Soi Rambuttri
Soi Rambuttri, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok
Soi Rambuttri is Khao San Road's quieter, cooler older sibling.
Talat Noi
Talat Noi, Samphanthawong, Bangkok
Talat Noi is the Bangkok neighbourhood that Instagram discovered about five years ago, and for once the hype is justified.
Wang Lang Market
Thanon Wang Lang, Siriraj, Bangkok Noi, Bangkok
Wang Lang is the street food market that travel writers try to keep secret, which never works because the food is too good.
Wat Benchamabophit (Marble Temple)
69 Thanon Si Ayutthaya, Dusit, Bangkok
The Marble Temple is the one Bangkok temple that looks like it was designed by an architect who had just returned from a trip to Italy — because it was.
Wat Ratchanatdaram (Loha Prasat)
2 Maha Chai Road, San Chao Pho Suea, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok
Loha Prasat looks like nothing else in Bangkok — or anywhere else in the world.
Wat Saket (Golden Mount)
344 Thanon Chakkraphatdi Phong, Ban Bat, Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok
The Golden Mount is Bangkok's original skyscraper — a 77-metre artificial hill crowned with a gold chedi that was the tallest point in the city for over a century.
Wat Traimit (Golden Buddha)
661 Charoen Krung Road, Talat Noi, Samphanthawong, Bangkok
Wat Traimit houses a secret that stayed hidden for over 200 years.
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