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Ratchadaphisek
Ratchadaphisek is the district centered around Ratchadaphisek Road, north of Sukhumvit in Bangkok. If you look at a map for the Metro subway system you will see that North/South portion follows Ratchadaphisek Road.
Museum of Buddhism Art
Museum of Buddhism Art Located at 104 Soi 40, Phatthanakan Road, Suan Luang, Bangkok 10250, the museum features a large private collection of Buddha images and is operated by the Foundation of Thai’s Arts Preservation. The exhibition focuses on the art of Buddha images in accordance with Thai history, with an international standard presentation comprising light, sound (chanting), scent (incense) in an air-conditioned atmosphere. Besides Buddha images and artefacts of different periods, there is also an area allocated to be a shrine as well as museum of the Goddess of Mercy and other major gods of various beliefs in Asia. The museum is open during 10 a.m.-5.30 p.m. on Monday-Saturday and closed on Sunday. Advance contact is required. Admission fees are 250 baht for the general public and foreigners, 50 baht for students, and 25 baht for students and government officers coming in groups, with advance contact.
Open: Mon-Fri, Sat from 10.00 am - 5.30 pm.
Admission: 250 bht
Thai Cultural Center
Thai Cultural Center, Ratchadaphisek Soi 4 (Metro Thai Cultural Center) hosts various cultural events.
Thai Life Permanent Exhibition Hall
Thai Life Permanent Exhibition Hall Located in the Thailand Cultural Centre on Ratchadaphisek Road, this is a venue for displaying the history of the Thai people and different aspects of Thai culture, as developed from pre-historic times up to the present. The exhibition is presented under five topics: The Evolution of the Thai Nation, Rice and Thai Way of Life, Thai Language and Literature, Thailand and the World, and Important Achievements and Events in Thai Society.
Open: Mon-Fri (except public holidays) from 9.30 am - 4.30 pm.
Admission: free.
Royal City Avenue
One of the most existing things to do in Bangkok is the late night
clubbing scene at RCA. The mega clubs at RCA like Slim, Route 66 and
Habb would definitely put the other clubbing scenes to shame. All the
clubs have their designated areas for Hip Hop, Trance and Live Music.
Being a Hip Hop music lover, I went straight to my favourite club Route
66 where the Hip Hop music is the loudest. With merely 1,750BHT, I could
opened a big bottle of Black Label whisky and danced til my heels came
off! Cheers to Bangkok's fabulous night clubs!
You can also hop from one club to another. No cover charges apply but do
bring along your passport or a photo identification card as the
admission is quite strict. Fairly young crowd, mainly university
students & some tourists coming out for a fun night & to chill.
Safari World
Safari World, Bangkok’s greatest open zoo and leisure park is in Min Buri, via Km. 9 on Raminthra Road. The 300-acre complex comprises a Safari Park populated by African and Asian mammals, a Marine Park with amusing performances of well-trained dolphins and seals, a Bird Park and a Games Corner.
Open: Mon-Fri from 9.00 am - 4.30 pm; Sat, Sun and Public Holidays from 9.00 am - 5.30 pm
Admission: Adult 700 baht; Child 450 baht.
Siam Park City
Siam Park City Located in suburban Min Buri on Sukhaphiban 2 Road, this water amusement park contains a man-made sea with towering slides. Satellite attractions include children’s playgrounds, aviaries, an open zoo and a botanical garden.
Open: Daily from 10.00 am - 6.00 pm
Admission: Adult 200 baht; Child 100 baht.
Fortune Town
Fortune Town, 1 Fortune Town Bldg. Rachadaphisek Rd, Dindang, (corner of Ratchadaphisek and Rama IX). next to Phra Ram 9 MRT. One of the best places in Bangkok to buy computer gear, and has an extensive mobile phone on 2nd fl and computer section on the 3rd and 4th floors. This large shopping complex also has a huge supermarket/department store Tesco Lotus, many barber shops, many restaurants and a food court.
The Esplanade
Esplanade, (exit 3 at Thailand Cultural Centre MRT), 7 stories of Premium shops, cinemas, restaurants and an ice skating rink.
Anchored by the Esplanade Cineplex, the shopping mall opened in December 2006. The cineplex hosted the 5th World Film Festival of Bangkok in October 2007.
With a retail space of more than 100,000 square meters, the seven-floor complex includes the 12-screen Esplanade Cineplex with 3,000 seats in an area of 12,000 square meters, a 1,200-square-metre B2S book store and other retail shops and restaurants. Other facilities include a 22-lane Blu-O Rhythm & Bowl covering 2,500 square meters, the Sub Zero ice-skating arena over 2,000 square meters and a Tops Supermarket of 2,000 square meters. The 1,500-seat Ratchadalai Musical Theatre opened in March 2007, and maintains a regular schedule of musical theater productions.
Ratchada Night Bazzar
Ratchada Night Bazzar, Lat Phrao intersection, is a new night bazaar similar to Silom's better-known Lumpini Night Bazaar, with open air shopping, eating and drinking.
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