Ancient City The Ancient City is located at Km. 33 on Sukhumvit Road, Samut Prakan Province. This is the world's largest outdoor museum and consists of gigantic sized replicas of famous buildings, monuments, and temples found in all parts of Thailand. Visitors can travel around by private car in the area of 320 acres, which is approximately the geographic shape of Thailand.
Open: Daily from 8.00 a.m.-5.00 p.m.
Admission: 50 baht
Tel: 0-2224-1057,0-2226-1936
Bangkok Dolls & Museum Bangkok Dolls have won several awards for their creations. A single-storey workshop and Doll Museum in the Chandavimol family compound at 85 Soi Ratchataphan (Soi Mo Leng) in Bangkok's Makkasan district is the magnet for the many visitors who wish to inspect these miniature creations in all their wondrous variety.
Open: Mon to Sat from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Admission: Free
Tel: 0-2245-3008
Jim Thompson Museum This collection of traditional Thai-style houses, fashioned into one dwelling, belongs to the man who helped restore the Thai silk industry after World War II, and today, preserved as a museum, contains a priceless collection of Asian objects d' art. The canalside museum is located in Soi Kasemsan 2 on Rama I Road opposite the National Stadium.
Open: Daily from 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Admission: 100 baht.
Tel: 0 2216 7368, 0 2612 3744, 0 2215 0122
Khamthieng House Located in the garden of the Siam Society on Sukhumvit Soi 21 (Asok), is the 200-year-old northern Lanna style wooden house containing a collection of traditional implements used by northern people.
Open: Tue to Sat from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (except public holidays) Admission: 100 baht
Tel: 0-2661-6470-7
Kukrit's House At 19 Soi Phra Pinit, South Sathon Road, stands the home of M.R. Kukrit Pramoj (1911-1995). M.R. Kukrit was born and raised in a family of royal descent. His career included military service, finance, lecturing, writing, and politics. He was Prime Minister in 1974 and 1975. His house is an antique Thai structure, assembled in Bangkok, and contains a fine art collection. The gardens are noted for their Thai bonsai trees and for their eastern and western-style sections.
Open: Sat -Sun and official holidays from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Admission: 50 baht
Tel: 0-2286-8185
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Museum of Imaging Technology The first camera and photograph museum established in Thailand and Asia, is located at the same building as the Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University on Phaya Thai Road. Historic photographs and imaging equipment, as well as its technological evolution are collected and displayed. Modern photographic arts, techniques and printing technology are also exhibited.
Open: Mon-Fri from 9 a.m.to3 p.m.
Admission: 100 baht.
Tel: 0-2218-5583
National Museum Within the walking distance of the Grand Palace is one of the largest and most comprehensive museums in Southeast Asia. Bangkok's National Museum houses a vast collection of artefacts found in all parts of the country ranging from neolithic times, Sukhothai, Ayutthaya to the Bangkok period. The complex, once used as a palace, consists of several old but beautiful buildings of colourful Thai architectural design.
Open: Wed to Sun from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Admission: 40 baht
Guided tours in English, French, German, and Japanese are provided on certain days of the week.
Tel: 0-2224-1333
National Gallery Museum Situated on Chao Fa Road opposite the National Theatre, the museum exhibits traditional and contemporary works of art created by Thai artists.
Open: Wed-Sun from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Admission: 30 baht.
Tel: 0-2281-2224
Philatelic Museum The museum is on the 1st floor of the Metropolitan Postal Bureau behind Sam Sen Nai Post Office, Saphan Khwai area. Thai and foreign stamps of the past are on display. The collections of post books in both Thai and foreign languages are available at the library. Stamps and accessories for stamp collections are also on sale.
Open: Tue – Sat from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission: Free
Tel: 0-2271-2439
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