Best Local Attractions

What to Do on an Unplanned Trip to Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital city of Thailand in which a lot of tourists visit. Thailand is known for its history and even plastic surgeries and so a lot of tourists from Western to Eastern really take their time exploring the country. But because Bangkok is the capital city, it is the city's responsibility to provide entertainment and tourist attractions.

If you happen to decide on going on a trip alone or a few of your friends without having a tour guide, what should you visit in Bangkok?

One of the best places to visit there is the Grand Palace and Wat Prakaew that were built since 1782 and has been the home of the Royalty Court and Thai Kings for more than 150 years already. Its historical facts have been included in the World's library. Click here for details on this place.

The next place to go for the attractions in Bangkok is the Wat Arun or the Temples of Dawn. This location symbolizes the birth of Rattanakosin period and also the discovery of the new city after the fall of Ayutthaya. To learn more about Bangkok Thailand, you can visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangkok.

If you are looking for fresh fruits and veggies but to an unlikely marketplace, you must visit the Floating Market, Damnoen Sadonak. In here a lot of wooden boats are selling your fruits, vegetables or flowers that are all fresh. This is also considered to be the pioneer amongst other floating markets.

Wat Pho is another tourist attraction to visit in Thailand. Aside from the Buddha and its famous Thai Massage, there are also a lot of fascinating murals, sculptures and inscriptions found in this place.

For your souvenirs, one of the best and most popular places to go is the Chatuchak Weekend Market. The diversity of the items sold here has already attracted thousands of tourists and it is still growing up to now.

Another one is the house of Jim Thompson. If you are looking vast collection of Thai Arts and antiques, this place is the best for you.

For the Nightlife in Bangkok, you will not be having a hard time looking for one since there are already popular streets in Bangkok that can entertain you at night. There are bars, clubs, and other entertainments that the place offers to its guests. Soi Cowboy is one of the places to visit during wee hours. Although this place belongs to the red-light district in Bangkok, it is still considered to be a laid-back place and even a carnival-like feeling to offer to the tourists.