The National Museum of Royal Barges in Bangkok houses the exquisitely crafted sailing vessels of the Thai royal family used in ceremonial barge processions of both religious and royal significance.

Wat Arun, the Temple of Dawn, is one of Bangkok’s best known landmarks, standing majestically on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River in Thon Buri.

A former summer palace of the Thai Royal Family, Vimanmek Mansion was built in 1900 by His Majesty King Rama V and which, in the 1980s had been renovated by Her Majesty Queen Sirikit for use as a museum to house the collection of the royal family’s memorabilia, and to serve as a showcase of Thai national heritage.

The Jim Thompson House is a museum set in ancient teak houses dismantled from various places in Thailand and reassembled on the bank of the Sansap Canal in Bangkok.

The Grand Palace (Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang) is a complex of buildings in Bangkok that had served as the official residence of the king of Thailand from the 18th century to the mid-20th century.

Wat Pho, also known as Wat Phra Chetuphon (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), is the largest and oldest Buddhist temple in Bangkok, neighbouring the Grand Palace on Thai Wang Road.

Just north of the Royal Residence at the Maha Monthian in the Grand Palace lies Wat Phra Kaeo, the Chapel Royal of The Emerald Buddha, where the faithful come to pay respect to the memory of the Buddha and His Teachings on certain days of the weeks when it is open to the public.

Established in 1887, the National Museum Bangkok contain exhibits covering Thai art history from Neolithic times.

Wat Mahathat Yuwarajarangsarit Rajaworamahavihara is one of six Buddhist temples in Bangkok used for royal ceremonies and funerals.

Wat Saket is a Buddhist temple near Bangkok’s east-west klong pier, noted for its Phu Khao Thong (Golden Mount), a gilded chedi surmounted atop a fortress-like hill.