What to see in Thailand

Temple of the Emerald Buddha

Bangkok

The Emerald Buddha is an image of the meditating Gautama Buddha seated in a meditative posture, made of a semi-precious green stone, clothed in gold, and about 66 centimetres (26 in) tall.

Wat Arun

Bangkok

Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan or Wat Arun is a Buddhist temple (wat) in the Bangkok Yai district of Bangkok, Thailand. It is situated in Thonburi on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River.

Wat Pho

Bangkok

Wat Pho, also spelled Wat Po, is a Buddhist temple complex in the Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is on Rattanakosin Island, directly south of the Grand Palace.

Grand Palace

Bangkok

The Grand Palace is a complex of buildings at the heart of Bangkok, Thailand. The palace has been the official residence of the Kings of Siam since 1782.

Bridge on the River Kwai

Kanchanaburi

The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the novel The Bridge over the River Kwai, written by Pierre Boulle.

Erawan Falls

Kanchanaburi

Erawan National Park is a protected area in Western Thailand, in the Tenasserim Hills of Kanchanaburi Province. Founded in 1975, it was the 12th national park of Thailand.

Sukhothai Historical Park

Sukhothai

Sukhothai Historical Park covers the ruins of Sukhothai, literally 'dawn of happiness', capital of the Sukhothai Kingdom in the 13th and 14th centuries, in north central Thailand.

Wat Chedi Luang

Chiang Mai

Wat Chedi Luang is a Buddhist temple in the historic centre of Chiang Mai, Thailand. The current temple grounds were originally made up of three temples — Wat Chedi Luang, Wat Ho Tham and Wat Sukmin.

Wat Mahathat Sukhothai

Sukhothai

Wat Phra That Doi Suthep

Chiang Mai

Wat Phra That Doi Suthep is a Theravada Buddhist temple (wat) in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. The temple is often referred to as "Doi Suthep" although this is actually the name of the mountain where it is located.

Wat Rong Khun

Chiang Rai

Wat Rong Khun, better known as the White Temple, is a contemporary, privately owned art exhibit in the style of a Buddhist temple in Pa O Don Chai, Mueang District, Chiang Rai province, Thailand.

Wat Rong Suea Ten

Chiang Rai

Wat Rong Suea Ten, better known as the Blue Temple, is a Buddhist temple in Chiang Rai, Thailand, known for its striking modern artistic design.

Ang Thong National Marine Park

Ko Samui, Surat Thani

Mu Ko Ang Thong is a marine national park in the Gulf of Thailand in Surat Thani Province. It covers 42 islands in a total area of 63,750 rai ~ 102 square kilometres (39 sq mi), of which about 50 square kilometres (19…

Ayutthaya Historical Park

Ayutthaya, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya

Ayutthaya Historical Park covers the ruins of the old city of Ayutthaya, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province, Thailand.

Cheow Lan Lake

Ban Ta Khun, Surat Thani

Cheow Lan Lake or Rajjaprabha Dam Reservoir, is located in Khao Sok National Park in Surat Thani Province, Thailand.

Doi Inthanon

Chom Thong, Chiang Mai

Doi Inthanon is the highest mountain in Thailand. It is in Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai Province. This mountain is an ultra prominent peak, known in the past as Doi Luang Ang Ga or meaning the 'crow's pond top'.

Khao Phing Kan

Ko Panyi, Phang Nga

Khao Phing Kan or Ko Khao Phing Kan, commonly known in English as James Bond Island, is an island in Thailand, in Phang Nga Bay northeast of Phuket.

Khao Sok National Park

Khlong Sok, Surat Thani

Khao Sok National Park is in Surat Thani Province, Thailand. Its area is 461,712 rai ~ 739 square kilometres (285 sq mi), and it includes the 165 km2 (64 sq mi) Cheow Lan Lake contained by the Ratchaprapha Dam.

Khao Yai National Park

Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima

Khao Yai National Park is a national park in Thailand. Established in 1962 as Thailand's first national park, it is the third largest national park in Thailand.

Maya Bay

Phi Phi Islands, Krabi

Ko Phi Phi Le or Ko Phi Phi Leh is an island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, Andaman Sea. It is in the Krabi province of Thailand and is part of Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park.

Phang Nga Bay

Phang Nga

Phang Nga Bay is a 400 km2 (150 sq mi) bay in the Andaman Sea between the island of Phuket and the mainland of the Kra Isthmus of southern Thailand.

Phanom Rung Historical Park

Nang Rong, Buriram

Phanom Rung Historical Park is an archaeological site in Thailand, covering the ruins of Prasat Phanom Rung, a Buddhist-Hindu Khmer Empire temple complex set on the rim of an extinct volcano at 402 metres (1,319 ft)…

Railay Beach

Krabi

Railay, also known as Rai Leh, is a small peninsula between the city of Krabi and Ao Nang in Thailand. It is accessible only by boat due to high limestone cliffs cutting off mainland access.

Sanctuary of Truth

Pattaya, Chonburi

The Sanctuary of Truth is an unfinished museum in Pattaya, Thailand designed by Thai businessman Lek Viriyaphan.

Similan Islands National Park

Similan Islands, Phang Nga

Wat Chaiwatthanaram

Ayutthaya, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya

Wat Mahathat

Ayutthaya, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya

Wat Saket

Bangkok

Phimai Historical Park

Phimai, Nakhon Ratchasima