Samut Prakan Trip Overview
The ancient city of Boran is a huge open-air museum that is shaped like Thailand. You will see many important buildings such as temples, palaces and remnants of ancient cities in Thailand’s history, from its beginnings to the present day.
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Duration: 3 to 5 hours
Starts: Samut Prakan, Thailand
Trip Category: Sightseeing Tickets & Passes >> Museum Tickets & Passes
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What to Expect When Visiting Samut Prakan, Samut Prakan Province, Thailand
The ancient city of Boran is a huge open-air museum that is shaped like Thailand. You will see many important buildings such as temples, palaces and remnants of ancient cities in Thailand’s history, from its beginnings to the present day.
Visit: Ancient City (Mueang Boran), 296/1 Moo7 Sukhumvit Road, Bangpoo Subdistrict, Samut Prakan 10280 Thailand
The ancient city of Boran is a huge open-air museum that is shaped like Thailand. You will see many important buildings such as temples, palaces and remnants of ancient cities in Thailand’s history, from its beginnings to the present day.
The buildings are replicas of the model originals, about one-third of the original. Some buildings, however, are originals that were demolished and rebuilt in the ancient city of Boran.
In the vast park located in Samut Prakan, about thirty kilometers from Bangkok, you can follow the Thai history and culture of the different empires and kingdoms that existed here, such as the kingdom of Lanna (north), Sukhothai and Ayutthaya and also the kingdom of Rattanakosin founded by Rama I.
For lunch, guests can enjoy a Thai (non-spicy) menu at the on-site local restaurant.
Duration: 2 hours
Visit: Erawan Museum, 99/9 Moo 1 Sukhumvit Road Bang Mueang Mai, Samut Prakan 10270 Thailand
You will continue through the Erawan Museum which is located about 20 minutes. This one is known for its enormous statue with three elephant heads standing on a gigantic pedestal. It is a beautiful and imposing beast: 250 tons, 29 meters high, 39 meters long, and molded in pure copper with green hues. From design to completion, it took almost ten years to build it. With its warrior-like appearance and trunks the size of ancient Banyan trees, this is an epic image of Airavata (otherwise known as Erawan) of Hindu mythology that you will never forget .
Duration: 2 hours
