Thailand
Things to do in Bangkok
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Sightlore has 43 places to explore in Bangkok, and 25 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Bangkok's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Wat Bowonniwet Vihara
Wat Bowaniwet Wihan Ratchaworawihan is a major Buddhist temple (wat) in Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Wat Arun
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.
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Yaowarat Road
Yaowarat Road in Samphanthawong District is the main artery of Bangkok's Chinatown. Modern Chinatown now covers a large area around Yaowarat and Charoen Krung Road.
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Wat Ratchapradit
Wat Ratchapradit Sathit Mahasimaram Ratcha Wora Maha Viharn is a Buddhist temple in the Phra Nakhon District of Bangkok.
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Wat Phra Kaew
Wat Phra Kaew, commonly known in English as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and officially as Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple in Thailand.
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Grand Palace
The Grand Palace is a complex of buildings at the heart of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Sao Chingcha
The Giant Swing, also known as Sao Chingcha or Sao Ching Cha, is a 21.15 m (69.4 ft)-tall, swing-shaped religious structure and a prominent landmark in the Sao Chingcha Subdistrict of Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Bangkok National Museum
The Bangkok National Museum is the main branch museum of the National museums in Thailand and also one of the largest museums in Southeast Asia. It features exhibits of Thai art and history.
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Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall
The Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall is a royal reception hall in Dusit Palace in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Wat Pho
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.
Discovery routes in Bangkok
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Bangkok: Grand Palace, Wat Pho and Wat Arun
From the Bangkok National Museum to Wat Mahathat, Wat Phra Kaew and the Grand Palace; then Wat Pho, Museum Siam and, across the river, Wat Arun.
Bangkok: the old town from Khaosan to the Golden Mount
From Khaosan Road to Wat Bowonniwet and the Democracy Monument; after Wat Ratchanatdaram and Wat Saket on the Golden Mount, the Giant Swing, Wat Suthat, Wat Ratchabophit and Wat Ratchapradit.
Bangkok: from Chinatown to Chatuchak
From Wat Traimit to Yaowarat Road and Wat Mangkon Kamalawat; then the Jim Thompson House, the Erawan Shrine, Lumphini Park, Wat Benchamabophit, the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall and the Chatuchak Weekend Market.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Grand Palace
The Grand Palace is a complex of buildings at the heart of Bangkok, Thailand.
Yaowarat Road
Yaowarat Road in Samphanthawong District is the main artery of Bangkok's Chinatown. Modern Chinatown now covers a large area around Yaowarat and Charoen Krung Road.
Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall
The Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall is a royal reception hall in Dusit Palace in Bangkok, Thailand.
Memorial Bridge
The Memorial Bridge is a bascule bridge over the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand, connecting the districts of Phra Nakhon and Thonburi.
Rama VIII Bridge
The Rama VIII Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge crossing the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand. It was built to alleviate traffic congestion on the nearby Phra Pinklao Bridge.
Museums
Bangkok National Museum
The Bangkok National Museum is the main branch museum of the National museums in Thailand and also one of the largest museums in Southeast Asia. It features exhibits of Thai art and history.
The Museum of Siam
Museum Siam is a discovery museum that is located at Sanam Chai road in Bangkok, Thailand. The museum was established in 2007 in the former building of the Ministry of Commerce.
Jim Thompson House
The Jim Thompson House is a museum in central Bangkok, Thailand, housing the art collection of American businessman and architect James Harrison Wilson Thompson or simply Jim Thompson, the museum designer and former owner.
Bangkok Art and Culture Centre
Bangkok Art and Culture Centre is a contemporary arts centre in Siam area, Bangkok, Thailand. Art, music, theatre, film, design and cultural/educational events take place in its exhibition and performance spaces.
Suan Pakkad Palace
Suan Pakkad Palace or Suan Pakkard Palace is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand. It is located on Si Ayutthaya Road, south of the Victory Monument.
National Art Gallery
The National Gallery officially recognized as “The National Gallery (Hor Silp Chao Fa),” stands as the premier state-owned art museum and the primary guardian of the nation’s visual artistic treasures.Under the direct jurisdiction of the Fine Arts Department of the Ministry…
Places of worship
Wat Mahathat Yuwaratrangsarit
Wat Mahathat Yuwaratrangsarit is a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand. It is one of only six first-class royal temples of the ratchaworamahawihan grade in Thailand. Its monks belong to the Mahā Nikāya.
Wat Phra Kaew
Wat Phra Kaew, commonly known in English as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and officially as Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple in Thailand.
Wat Pho
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.
Wat Arun
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 Bowonniwet Vihara
Wat Bowaniwet Wihan Ratchaworawihan is a major Buddhist temple (wat) in Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, Thailand.
Wat Ratchanatdaram
Wat Ratchanatdaram is a Buddhist temple (wat) located at the intersection between Ratchadamnoen Klang and Maha Chai Road, in Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok.
Wat Saket
Wat Saket Ratchawora Mahawihan, commonly known as Wat Saket, is a Buddhist temple (wat) in the Pom Prap Sattru Phai district of Bangkok, Thailand. The temple dates back to the Ayutthaya period, when it was known as Wat Sakae.
Wat Suthat
Wat Suthat Thepphawararam is a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand. It is classified as a first-class royal temple, one of ten such temples in Bangkok (and twenty-three in Thailand).
Wat Ratchabophit
Wat Rajabopit, or formally Wat Rajabopit Sathitmahasimaram Ratchaworawihan (This is the correct official spelling in English), is a Buddhist temple on Fueang Nakhon Road, Bangkok, along Khlong Khu Mueang Doem, not far from Wat Pho and the Grand Palace.
Wat Ratchapradit
Wat Ratchapradit Sathit Mahasimaram Ratcha Wora Maha Viharn is a Buddhist temple in the Phra Nakhon District of Bangkok.
Wat Traimit
Wat Traimit Witthayaram Worawihan is a Theravada Buddhist temple (wat) in Samphanthawong district, the Chinatown area of the Thai capital Bangkok.
Wat Mangkon Kamalawat
Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, also known by its former name as Wat Leng Noei Yi, is the largest and most important Chinese Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand.
Erawan Shrine
The Erawan Shrine, formally the Thao Maha Phrom Shrine, is a shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, which houses a statue of Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of Brahma, the Hindu god of creation.
Wat Benchamabophit
Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram is a Buddhist temple (wat) located in the Dusit District of Bangkok, Thailand. Also known as the Marble Temple, it is one of the city's most renowned religious landmarks and a major tourist attraction.
Bang Luang Mosque
Bang Luang Mosque is a historic mosque, located in Soi Arun Amarin 7, New Arun Amarin Road, Wat Kanlaya Subdistrict, Thon Buri District, of Bangkok.
Haroon Mosque
Haroon Mosque, or Masjid Haroon, is a mosque in Bang Rak, Bangkok, Thailand. It was founded in 1837 by Musa Bafadel, an Indonesian-Arab trader from Pontianak, Borneo, and named after his son, Haroon.
Holy Rosary Church
The Holy Rosary Church, also known as Kalawar Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Bangkok. It is located in Samphanthawong District, on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya River.
Immaculate Conception Church
The Church of Immaculate Conception of Bangkok, also known as Wat Khamen, is the oldest Catholic church in Thailand.
Assumption Cathedral
The Assumption Cathedral is the principal Catholic church of Thailand, located at 23 Oriental Avenue, New Road, in the Bang Rak District of Bangkok. It is the main church of the Archdiocese of Bangkok.
Ton Son Mosque
The Ton Son Mosque is a historic Sunni mosque, located on the left bank of Khlong Bangkok Yai canal, Wat Arun Subdistrict, Bangkok Yai District of Bangkok, in Thonburi, Thailand.
Wat Intharawihan
Wat Intharawihan or Wat Intharavihan is a Third Class Royal wat (temple) located in the Phra Nakhon District of Bangkok, Thailand.
Wat Kanlayanamit
Wat Kalayanamitr Varamahavihara is a Buddhist temple (wat) in Bangkok, Thailand. The temple is located in Wat Kanlaya sub-district, on the Thonburi bank of the Chao Phraya River.
Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen
Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen is a royal wat ('temple') located in Phasi Charoen district, Bangkok, at the Chao Phraya River. It is part of the Maha Nikaya fraternity and is the origin of the Dhammakaya tradition.
Wat Pathum Wanaram
Wat Pathum Wanaram or Wat Pathum for short is a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand. It is located in the Pathum Wan District, between the two shopping malls Siam Paragon and CentralWorld, and across the street of Siam Square.
Wat Prayurawongsawat Worawihan
Wat Prayurawongsawat Worawihan, known in short as Wat Prayun is a 19th century Buddhist temple complex, located near the Memorial Bridge (Thonburi side) in Bangkok, Thailand.
Wat Yan Nawa
Wat Yannawa, commonly known in English as "the boat temple", is a Buddhist temple (Wat) in Bangkok on Charoen Krung Road, Sathon district. The temple has a long history from the Ayutthaya era to the present.
Monuments
Democracy Monument
The Democracy Monument is a public monument in the city centre of Bangkok, capital of Thailand. It occupies a traffic circle on the wide east–west Ratchadamnoen Avenue, at the intersection of Dinso Road.
Sao Chingcha
The Giant Swing, also known as Sao Chingcha or Sao Ching Cha, is a 21.15 m (69.4 ft)-tall, swing-shaped religious structure and a prominent landmark in the Sao Chingcha Subdistrict of Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand.
Victory Monument
Victory Monument is a military monument in Bangkok, Thailand. The monument was erected in June 1941 to commemorate the Thai victory in the Franco-Thai War.
Nature
Lumphini Park
Lumphini Park, also Lumpini or Lumpinee, is a 360 rai (57.6-hectare (142-acre)) park in Bangkok, Thailand.
Other
Khaosan Road
Khaosan Road or Khao San Road is a 410 m (1,350 ft)-long street in central Bangkok, Thailand, constructed in 1892 during the reign of Rama V. It is in the Bang Lamphu area of Phra Nakhon District about 1 km (0.62 mi) north of the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew.
Chatuchak Weekend Market
The Chatuchak Weekend Market, on Kamphaeng Phet 2 Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok, is the largest market in Thailand. Afectionately known as JJ Market, it has more than 15,000 stalls and 11,505 vendors (2019), divided into 27 sections.
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