Thailand Points of Interest
Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
Ratchaburi Province, Thailand
The region's most bustling and lively place, the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market operates across a network of small klhongs (canals) in numerous small rowboats. Vendors sell tropical fruit, vegetables, delicious local food cooked on floating kitchens, ready-to-drink coconut juice, and many more fresh products. Visitors can take leisure rides on traditional long-tailed boats.
Elephant Tower
Corner of Paholyothin and Ratchadaphisek Roads
Chatuchak District
Bangkok, Thailand
Also known as the Chang Building, Elephant Tower is an elephant-shaped high-rise building in northern Bangkok’s business district. It consists of three 32-story towers (A, B, and C) representing the elephant’s trunk and two legs. The towers are joined across the top by a horizontal seven-story-tall strip that forms the elephant’s head and body. The building holds a record for being the world’s largest elephant-shaped structure.
Giant Swing
Phra Nakhon
Bangkok, Thailand
Standing 27 meters (88 feet) tall near Bangkok’s temple complex of Wat Suthat, Sao Ching Chaa is a giant swing made from teak wood. For centuries it played a role in Hindu ceremonies until it was discontinued in 1935 after several participants fell to their deaths. Its most recent renovation took place in 2007 when six huge teak trees, approximately 200 years old, were used to construct a new swing.
Museum of Counterfeit Goods
26th Floor, Law Office of Tilleke and Gibbins
Supalai Grand Tower
1011 Rama 3 Road
Yannawa, Bangkok 10120, Thailand
Inside the working law offices of Tilleke and Gibbins, a small museum displays a variety of counterfeit products. Companies hire the lawyers to find and stop the counterfeiting of their products. Although there are more than 3,500 confiscated items in the collection, there is only enough space to display 500 at a time. Objects include brand name clothing and accessories, food products, toys, cell phones, books, automotive parts, and more. The museum aims to educate visitors on how to detect knockoffs and why they can be dangerous.
Robot Building
191 S. Sathorn Road
Sathorn District
Bangkok, Thailand
Completed in 1987, the 20-story-tall Robot Building was designed by Thai architect Sumet Jumsai who was tasked with creating a structure that reflected the computerization of banking. The building’s different sections become smaller as they go up to create the robot’s body and two round windows on the top section resemble eyeballs. It also includes two tall antennas on the roof and large metallic-colored nuts along the sides of the building.
Snake Farm at Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute
1871 Rama 4 Road
Bangkok, Thailand
Kids will shriek with excitement when they visit Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute, an organization specializing in venomous snakes. In addition to seeing a variety of snake habitats, visitors will learn about the snakes as they watch demonstrations including venom extraction and snake catching. The snake handling shows feature species including the Burmese python. Those daring enough can even get their pictures taken with some of the slithering reptiles. There also is a room where guests can practice providing first aid for a snake bite on a life-size dummy.
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