Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Bangkok, Thailand

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Number of sights 15 sights
Distance 7.7 km
Ascend 117 m
Descend 122 m

Explore Bangkok in Thailand with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in BangkokIndividual Sights in Bangkok

Sight 1: Wat Bowon Niwet Ratchaworawihan

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Wat Bowon Niwet Ratchaworawihan This Photo was taken by Supanut Arunoprayote. Feel free to use any of my images, but please mention me as the author and may send me a message. (สามารถใช้ภาพได้อิสระ แต่กรุณาใส่เครดิตผู้ถ่ายและอาจส่งข้อความบอกกล่าวด้วย) Please do not upload an updated image here without consultation with the Author. The author would like to make corrections only at his own source. This ensures that the changes are preserved.Please if you think that any changes should be required, please inform the author.Otherwise you can upload a new image with a new name. Please use one of the templates derivative or extract. / CC BY 4.0

Wat Pavaranivesh Vihara Ratchawarawihan is a major Buddhist temple (wat) in Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, Thailand. Being the residence of Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana; the late Supreme Patriarch of Thailand, it is the final resting place of two former kings of Chakri Dynasty; King Vajiravudh and King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The temple was established in 1824 by Mahasakti Pol Sep, viceroy during the reign of King Rama III.

Wikipedia: Wat Bowonniwet Vihara (EN), Website

740 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 2: Soi Rambuttri

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Soi Rambuttri Lukas Bergstrom / CC BY 2.0

Ram Buttri Road or Soi Ram Buttri, is a small road, or soi, in Bangkok, Thailand. It is situated near Khaosan Road in the Bang Lamphu neighbourhood in the Phra Nakhon district. The road mainly consists of two parts. The first part connects Sip Sam Hang Road with the Chakrabongse Road. The second part runs from the Chakrabongse Road, beside Wat Chana Songkhram, to the Chao Fa Road, which is at the foot of the Pra Pin-Klao Bridge opposite the National Theater.

Wikipedia: Ram Buttri Road (EN)

119 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Khaosan Road

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Khaosan Road or Khao San Road is a short street in central Bangkok, Thailand constructed in 1892 during the reign of Rama V. It is in the Bang Lamphu area of Phra Nakhon District about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew.

Wikipedia: Khaosan Road (EN)

837 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 4: Memorial of Expeditionary Force

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The World War I Volunteer Soldiers Monument is located on the Triangle Road on the north corner of Sanam Luang, opposite the Bangkok National Museum. After the First World War broke out in 1914, Thailand joined forces with the Allies, including France, Britain and the United States. Declare war on Germany and Austria-Hungary. On July 22, 1917.

Wikipedia: อนุสาวรีย์ทหารอาสา (TH)

345 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Bangkok National Museum

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The Bangkok National Museum is the main branch museum of the National Museums in Thailand and also one of the largest museums in Southeast Asia. It features exhibits of Thai art and history. It occupies the former palace of the vice king, set between Thammasat University and the National Theater, facing Sanam Luang.

Wikipedia: Bangkok National Museum (EN)

1026 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 6: Wat Chana Songkhram Ratchaworamahawihan

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Wat Chana Songkhram Ratchaworamahawihan This Photo was taken by Supanut Arunoprayote. Feel free to use any of my images, but please mention me as the author and may send me a message. (สามารถใช้ภาพได้อิสระ แต่กรุณาใส่เครดิตผู้ถ่ายและอาจส่งข้อความบอกกล่าวด้วย) Please do not upload an updated image here without consultation with the Author. The author would like to make corrections only at his own source. This ensures that the changes are preserved.Please if you think that any changes should be required, please inform the author.Otherwise you can upload a new image with a new name. Please use one of the templates derivative or extract. / CC BY 4.0

Wat Chanasongkhram Ratchaworamahawiharn, usually shortened to Wat Chana Songkhram, is a second-class royal monastery in Chana Songkram Sub-district, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, within area of Bang Lamphu opposite to Khaosan Road and next to Rambuttri Road.

Wikipedia: Wat Chana Songkhram (EN)

404 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Chakrapong Mosque

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Chakraphong Mosque is a historic mosque in Bangkok. It is considered the oldest mosque located in the inner city area, or Rattanakosin Island near the Grand Palace and royal field Sanam Luang.

Wikipedia: Chakraphong Mosque (EN)

508 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: Phra Sumen Fort

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Phra Sumen Fort This Photo was taken by Supanut Arunoprayote. Feel free to use any of my images, but please mention me as the author and may send me a message. (สามารถใช้ภาพได้อิสระ แต่กรุณาใส่เครดิตผู้ถ่ายและอาจส่งข้อความบอกกล่าวด้วย) Please do not upload an updated image here without consultation with the Author. The author would like to make corrections only at his own source. This ensures that the changes are preserved.Please if you think that any changes should be required, please inform the author.Otherwise you can upload a new image with a new name. Please use one of the templates derivative or extract. / CC BY 4.0

Phra Sumen Fort was built during the reign of King Rama I, during which time 14 fortifications were built to protect Phra Nakhon, but over time, the fortress became unnecessary, so it was demolished. Another fort is the Mahakan Fort. The name Phra Sumen Fort was adopted as the name of Phra Sumen Road.

Wikipedia: ป้อมพระสุเมรุ (TH)

97 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Santichaiprakan Park

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Santichaiprakan Park Fotograf / Photographer: Heinrich Damm (User:Hdamm, Hdamm at de.wikipedia.org) / CC BY 2.0

Santichaiprakarn Park is a small urban park of about 8 rai in Bangkok located on the ending phase of Phra Athit Road, Chana Songkram Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District east bank of Chao Phraya River at mouth of Khlong Bang Lamphu in the area of Bang Lamphu. Opposite to Rama VIII Park in Thonburi side.

Wikipedia: Santichaiprakarn Park (EN), Website

794 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 10: Wat Sam Phraya Worawihan

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Wat Sam Phraya is a Thai royal temple of the third class, located in Wat Sam Phraya Sub-district, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok. Formerly called Wat Sak or Wat Bang Khun Phrom, it was presumably built in the Ayutthaya period. It was restored and given its present name in the Bangkok era.

Wikipedia: Wat Sam Phraya (EN)

363 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Bank of Thailand Museum

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Bank of Thailand Museum is a museum in Bangkok. The museum is housed in the Bang Khun Phrom Palace, the former residence of Prince Paribatra Sukhumbandhu, who was the 33rd son of King Chulalongkorn. The Bank of Thailand, Northern Region also has a museum in Chiang Mai. In June 2017, the museum was reopened.

Wikipedia: Bank of Thailand Museum (EN)

474 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 12: Wat Intharawihan

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Wat Intharawihan or Wat Intharavihan is a Third Class Royal wat (temple) located in the Phra Nakhon District of Bangkok, Thailand. It is noted for its 32 metres (105 ft) high standing Buddha statue known as Luang Pho To or "Phra Si Ariyamettrai" that was erected on the inspiration of the still highly revered abbott Somdej Toh.

Wikipedia: Wat Intharawihan (EN)

703 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 13: Devavesm Palace ​

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226 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 14: Thewet Palace

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Thewet Palace It was originally part of the Pak Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem Palace. The residence of Her Royal Highness. Department of Phra Chanthaburi Narinart Mom Chao Apsarasman Kitiyakorn and his heirs in the royal family are located on Krung Kasem Road. Pak Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem Bangkok Riverside, Wat Sam Phraya, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok To the south, it is adjacent to the Devavasm Palace. To the east, it is adjacent to Naranath Sunnikaram Temple.

Wikipedia: วังเทเวศร์ (TH)

1038 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 15: Wat Kharuehabodi

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Wat Kharuehabodi is a Thai Buddhist temple by the Chao Phraya river in the Thonburi's Bang Phlat district, Bangkok.

Wikipedia: Wat Kharuehabodi (EN)

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