There are quite a few attractions visitable as day trips out of Bangkok, most easily on tours that may combine two or three of them in one day .

Perhaps the most popular trip from Bangkok is the 109km journey southwest to the picturesque...

Wat Phra Kaew (วัดพระแก้ว), the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, and the adjoining Grand Palace together form the greatest spectacle for the visitor to Bangkok. Despite the fact that the whole compound is so full of tourists you spend half the time...

Aside from the well known temples, Bangkok has a range of other cultural attractions that might interest you. One of the most popular is Jim Thompson's House, located on the small Soi Kasem San 2 off Rama I road. Thompson was an American who almost...

Banglamphu's most well known place is the (in)famous Khao San road ถนนข้าวสาร, about 10 minutes walk north of Sanam Luang, This is home to a lively travelers scene, and a mass of budget accommodation is here. Some love it, some hate it but...

There are many, many travel agents in Bangkok offering tours of the sights in Bangkok and surrounding provinces. The Khao San road travel agents tend to be the cheapest, but have a reputation for routinely selling more tickets than there are seats...

After you've been to Wat Phra Kaew and the Grand Palace, these two temples round out the must-see sights in Bangkok.

Wat Pho is famous for the huge Reclining Buddha statue it houses. At 20 acres large, it is the largest Wat in Bangkok, and is...