Travelling to Bangkok? If you’ve just started your research then you may have already found out, there’s a lot to see and get through in your time there. The city is full of temples, historic sites, museums, parks, markets and so much more.
It can all rather be a bit, overwhelming…
Don’t worry, at The Travel Advisory we’re here to help you put an itinerary together, making sure that you don’t miss any of the attractions on your visit.
Below we’ve put together a large list of 41 different attractions and provided all the information that you should need to make your itinerary. For each attraction we look at:
- Review Rating
- Category
- Entry Fee
- Opening Hours
- Where To Buy Tickets
- Available Tours
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Grand Palace & Wat Phra Kaew
A must visit in the heart of Bangkok is the ceremonial residence of the Kings of Thailand.- Review Rating: 4.6/5
- Category: Temples & Historic Sites
- Entry Fee: 500฿
- Opening Hours: Daily 8:30–15:30 (ticket desk 8:30–15:30)
- Where To Buy Tickets: You can buy a ticket onsite, or online.
- Available Tours: Viator
Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha)
The cities largest recycling Buddha and the largest collection of Buddha imagery in Thailand.- Review Rating: 4.4/5
- Category: Temples & Historic Sites
- Entry Fee: 100฿
- Opening Hours: Daily 8:00 AM to 6:30 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: You can buy a ticket onsite, or online.
- Available Tours: Trailfinders
Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn)
With a name derived from a Hindu god, it must be pretty special right? Well it’s pretty distinctive!- Review Rating: 4.4/5
- Category: Temples & Historic Sites
- Entry Fee: 200฿
- Opening Hours: Daily 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: You can buy tickets at the entrance on the day.
- Available Tours: Viator
Wat Saket (Golden Mount)
On the only hill in Bangkok sits this wonderful landmark Buddhist temple, but beware of the 320 steps up!- Review Rating: 4.7/5
- Category: Temples & Historic Sites
- Entry Fee: 100฿
- Opening Hours: Daily 7:30am-5:30pm
- Where To Buy Tickets: You can buy a ticket onsite, or online.
- Available Tours: Viator
Wat Trimitr (Golden Buddha)
The real name is Phra Phuttha Maha Suwanna Patimakon, and as it suggests, it’s a huge golden seated Buddha.- Review Rating: 4.6/5
- Category: Temples & Historic Sites
- Entry Fee: 100฿
- Opening Hours: Daily 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: You can only buy tickets at the entrance.
- Available Tours: Get Your Guide
Wat Benchamabophit (Marble Temple)
One of Bangkok’s most well known temples, the Marble Temple, has a truly traditional look of an ancient Thailand building.- Review Rating: 4.5/5
- Category: Temples & Historic Sites
- Entry Fee: 100฿
- Opening Hours: Daily 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: You can only buy tickets at the entrance.
- Available Tours: Get Your Guide
Wat Suthat + Giant Swing
This huge red swing, hence it’s name, is another temple made of teak wood that sits over 20 metres high. Instantly recognisable.- Review Rating: 4.3/5
- Category: Temples & Historic Sites
- Entry Fee: 100฿
- Opening Hours: Daily 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: You can only buy tickets at the entrance, opposite the swing
- Available Tours: Tiqets
Wat Ratchanatdaram (Loha Prasat)
Known as the metal castle for it’s 37 iron spires, you’ll never see anything quite like it.- Review Rating: 4.8/5
- Category: Temples & Historic Sites
- Entry Fee: 20฿
- Opening Hours: Daily 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: You can only buy tickets at the entrance.
- Available Tours: Viator
Wat Hua Lamphong
This temple is actually named the Coffin Temple, for better reasons than you may think – it’s all charity based!- Review Rating: 4.4/5
- Category: Temples & Historic Sites
- Entry Fee: Free
- Opening Hours: 24/7
- Where To Buy Tickets: No tickets
- Available Tours: -
Jim Thompson House
That’s a name that doesn’t really fit, right? Well it’s because it’s an American businessman’s art museum.- Review Rating: 4.9/5
- Category: Museums
- Entry Fee: 250฿
- Opening Hours: Daily 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: You can only buy tickets there.
- Available Tours: -
National Museum Bangkok
Bangkok actually boasts one of the largest museums in South East Asia, this one! Well worth the visit.- Review Rating: 4.6/5
- Category: Museums
- Entry Fee: 200฿
- Opening Hours:Tue-Sun 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: You can only buy tickets at the entrance.
- Available Tours: Free Guided Tours @ 9:30am
Museum of Siam
One of the more recently opened museums in Bangkok, it’s a learning museum that’s great for kids & families.- Review Rating: 4.8/5
- Category: Museums
- Entry Fee: 100฿
- Opening Hours: Tue-Sun 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: You can only buy tickets at the entrance.
- Available Tours: -
Snake Farm (Queen Saovabha)
Not one you see every day – but great for you serpent lovers, it’s a farm full of venomous snakes, but don’t worry it’s safe.- Review Rating: 4.7/5
- Category: Museums
- Entry Fee: 200฿
- Opening Hours: 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM (closes two hours earlier on weekends)
- Where To Buy Tickets: You can only buy tickets at the entrance.
- Available Tours: Viator
Suan Pakkad Palace Museum
A museum full of Thai antiques including some items over 4,000 years old. There are reports of this being temporarily closed, so please check.- Review Rating: 4.25
- Category: Museums
- Entry Fee: 100฿
- Opening Hours: Daily 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: You can only buy tickets at the entrance.
- Available Tours: Viator
Kamthieng House Museum
A museum set in two traditional Thai teak wood houses built in the 19th century.- Review Rating: 3.9/5
- Category: Museums
- Entry Fee: 100฿
- Opening Hours:Tue-Sat 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: You can only buy tickets at the entrance.
- Available Tours: -
Prasart Museum
A museum in the heart of Thailand that contains antiques and artifacts, as well as replicas of iconic Thai architecture.- Review Rating: 4.3/5
- Category: Museums
- Entry Fee: 500฿ (2 people minimum)
- Opening Hours: Tue-Sun 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: You can only buy tickets at the entrance.
- Available Tours: Lets Tour Bangkok
Bangkokian Museum
A slightly different one up next, it’s a preserved house of a wealthy Thai couple from the early 1900s.- Review Rating: 4.6/5
- Category: Museums
- Entry Fee: Free
- Opening Hours: Daily 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: -
- Available Tours: -
M.R. Kukrit’s Heritage Home
An insightful journey and experience into the life of a former Thai Prime Minister and his iconic teak wood house.- Review Rating: 4.2/5
- Category: Museums
- Entry Fee: 50฿
- Opening Hours: Daily 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: You can only buy tickets at the entrance.
- Available Tours: -
Lumpini Park
The best way of describing this is Bangkok’s answer to New York’s Central Park.- Review Rating: 4.5/5
- Category: Parks
- Entry Fee: Free
- Opening Hours: -
- Where To Buy Tickets: -
- Available Tours: -
Benjasiri Park
Perfect for families and lovers of the outdoors, it’s a surreal urban oasis with playgrounds, skating areas and more.- Review Rating: 4.5/5
- Category: Parks
- Entry Fee: Free
- Opening Hours: -
- Where To Buy Tickets: -
- Available Tours: -
Benjakitti Park
This park is home to a lovely amphitheatre and is also named the “forest park” with lots of walkways and cycle paths.- Review Rating: 4.6/5
- Category: Parks
- Entry Fee: Free
- Opening Hours: -
- Where To Buy Tickets: -
- Available Tours: -
Chatuchak Weekend Market
This weekend market is massive! There are over 15 thousand stalls across 35 acres, pretty hard to get through it all in a day.- Review Rating: 4.4/5
- Category: Market
- Entry Fee: Free
- Opening Hours: Weekends 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: -
- Available Tours: -
Chatuchak Flower Market
You should go to this if only to walk around, there are hundreds of stalls of vibrant plants – it’s beautiful.- Review Rating: 4.3/5
- Category: Market
- Entry Fee: Free
- Opening Hours: Wed-Thu 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: -
- Available Tours: -
Chinatown (Yaowarat)
One of the largest Chinatowns in the world with a very lively market, street food and more.- Review Rating: 4.5/5
- Category: Market
- Entry Fee: Free
- Opening Hours: -
- Where To Buy Tickets: -
- Available Tours: -
Khlong Toei Market
If you want to pick up some of the freshest food Thailand has to offer, this is the place to go, full of meat, produce and spices.- Review Rating: 4.1/5
- Category: Market
- Entry Fee: Free
- Opening Hours: 24/7
- Where To Buy Tickets: -
- Available Tours: -
Phahurat Market (Little India)
A small community full of restaurants, fabrics and spices within a labyrinth of lanes.- Review Rating: 4.0/5
- Category: Market
- Entry Fee: Free
- Opening Hours: Daily 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: -
- Available Tours: -
Wang Lang Market
This riverside market is packed with food, snacks and stalls that offer casual clothing.- Review Rating: 4.4/5
- Category: Market
- Entry Fee: Free
- Opening Hours: Daily 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: -
- Available Tours: -
Phra Sumen Fort
A riverside fort that is from the early Bangkok era, great for a stroll.- Review Rating: 4.4/5
- Category: Attraction
- Entry Fee: Free
- Opening Hours: Daily 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: -
- Available Tours: -
Erawan Shrine
A famous Hindu shrine that is actively worshipped and known for its real spiritual vibe.- Review Rating: 4.7/5
- Category: Attraction
- Entry Fee: Free
- Opening Hours: Daily 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: -
- Available Tours: -
Klong Bang Luang Artist House
A little riverside community with some small shops, art spaces, galleries and even puppet shows.- Review Rating: 4.6/5
- Category: Cafe
- Entry Fee: Free
- Opening Hours: Daily 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: -
- Available Tours: -
Chao Phraya Sky Park
A lovely walkway elevated over the city, offering fantastic panoramic views, great for outdoorsy types.- Review Rating: 4.5/5
- Category: Parks
- Entry Fee: Free
- Opening Hours: Daily 5:00 AM to 8:00 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: -
- Available Tours: -
Safari World
Home to animal encounters and wildlife shows, a combo marine and jungle-style park.- Review Rating: 4.4/5
- Category: Zoos
- Entry Fee: 1100฿
- Opening Hours: Daily 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: You can only buy tickets at the entrance or online.
- Available Tours: -
Bangkok Aquarium
A large oceanic aquarium in the city centre, a good range of sea life to see!- Review Rating: 4.5/5
- Category: Zoos
- Entry Fee: 801฿
- Opening Hours: Daily 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: Tickets are cheaper online
- Available Tours: -
Madame Tussauds
A popular wax museum featuring international celebs and more local Thai figures.- Review Rating: 4.5/5
- Category: Entertainment
- Entry Fee: 711฿
- Opening Hours: Daily 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: Buy your tickets online
- Available Tours: -
Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise
A buffet on a river cruise with live music and you also sail by lit-up temples.- Review Rating: 4.5/5
- Category: Food
- Entry Fee: 1800฿
- Opening Hours: Daily 6:45 PM to 7:30 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: Buy tickets online
- Available Tours: -
Muay Thai Boxing
Not for the faint-hearted. Get yourself down to the iconic stadium to watch some live Muay Thai matches.- Review Rating: 4.6/5
- Category: Entertainment
- Entry Fee: Varies
- Opening Hours: Varies
- Where To Buy Tickets: Buy tickets online
- Available Tours: -
Ancient City (Muang Boran)
An open-air museum with replicas of several famous Thai landmarks.- Review Rating: 4.5/5
- Category: Attraction
- Entry Fee: 700฿
- Opening Hours: Daily 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: You can buy tickets online or at the entrance
- Available Tours: -
Royal Barges Museum
A unique cultural site which houses ornately carved funeral barges for Royals.- Review Rating: 4.3/5
- Category: Museums
- Entry Fee: 100฿
- Opening Hours: Daily 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: You can only buy tickets at the entrance.
- Available Tours: -
Taling Chan Floating Market
Full of canal-side eateries, this market is one of the weekend floating markets of Bangkok.- Review Rating: 3.6/5
- Category: Market
- Entry Fee: Free (tour costs)
- Opening Hours: Weekend 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: Tour below.
- Available Tours: Viator
Koh Kred Island
Experience local crafts and Thai Mon culture in this peaceful pottery village.- Review Rating: 4.1/5
- Category: Attraction
- Entry Fee: -
- Opening Hours: Weekdays 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Weekends 8:30 AM to 9:00 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: -
- Available Tours: Viator
Chao Phraya Express Boat
This one is more for practicality, but you also get to see some scenic sites as you traverse the Bangkok waterway.- Review Rating: 4.3/5
- Category: Attraction
- Entry Fee: 10 - 150฿
- Opening Hours: Daily 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM
- Where To Buy Tickets: You can buy tickets on the boat or pier.
- Available Tours: -
Hopefully that gives you enough to go at! We try to keep our posts as up to date as possible, and with lists like this, often things can get outdated in regards to opening times particularly and entry fees.
Please contact us if you notice something is outdated and we will look into it and fix it, as you may notice we are also missing a few images – if you do have any original images of these places that you could share and allow us to post, it would be massively appreciated!
Edit Log
- 12/06/2025 – First published by Mathew McCorry, content checked in accordance with Editorial Guidelines.
- 15/06/2025 – Finalised and corrected various entry fees and opening times.
