Tourism in Bangkok
The Siriraj Medical Museum, in the Siriraj Hospital on the west bank of the Chao Praya, is a large six-section medical museum with diverse exhibits on medicine in general, forensic medicine, and the history and present state of medical profession in Thailand. Siriraj Bimuksthan Museum, in the area of Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital next to the Chao Praya River, is a museum that exhibits Rear Palace which is its original location from the early Rattanakosin period and later, Bangkok Noi Railway Station with has a history related to World War II. Often overlooked by tourists, the exhibits are a valuable resource for both medical professionals and interested laypersons.
Chakri Maha Prasat Throne Hall, a 19th-century European-style building with a traditional Thai roof, is in the Grand Palace compound. The king’s official residence is the Grand Palace, which has housed Thailand’s monarchs for over 200 years. Bangkok, the centre of the Bangkok Metropolitan Area, has been the capital of Thailand since 1782, when the seat of government was moved across the Chao Phraya River from the Thonburi (west bank) side of the river. There are many palaces in the city, some still used by the Thai royal family, while others are now open to the public. A number have become government or academic buildings as well as museums.
Occupying the two floors of a beautiful 100-year-old colonial house and surrounded by a superb garden, this museum is dedicated to the history and techniques of floral arrangements in wedding or religious ceremonies, official occasions and royal events, the complexity of which is too often unsuspected and beauty overlooked. The Chao Phraya River & Bangkok’s Canals (khlongs): Nineteenth-century Bangkok was laced with canals, giving the capital the appellation “Venice of the East”. Surviving canals and the Chao Phraya River provide a glimpse of a traditional waterborne way-of-life that has remained essentially unchanged over centuries.
Moreover, this community is also the last source that still maintains the banana engraving method, which is a traditional sculpting works used in various auspicious ceremonies. Hua Takhe Community (ชุมชนหัวตะเข้) a traditional community along the Khlong Prawet Burirom in east suburb Bangkok, the community contains many different shops, which are getting rare these day.
Wat Champa Community (ชุมชนวัดจำปา) also known as Ko San Chao Community (ชุมชนเกาะศาลเจ้า) a community of planters in Taling Chan District, surrounded by orchards and ditches. Nowadays, they still maintain the traditional way of life as in the past, there is also homestay for visitors to experience the lifestyle here.
MBK Center (มาบุญครอง): A shopping center and Siam Square (สยามสแควร์) area are targeted towards bargain shoppers. Large number of bicycles hangs at one wall of Charoen Krung area for chic; it is considered part of Charoen Krung Creative District.
