Visiting Bangkok Thailand is a once in a lifetime experience that you can’t pass up. If you have the opportunity to go and you do not, you will regret it for the rest of your life. Although some people prefer the hustle and bustle of American cities and more western cities while on vacation, Bangkok offers the best of both worlds and can help you make your wildest dreams come true. Bangkok is famous for being an epicentre of modern convenience but surrounded by and blanketed in old-world charm that you just can’t deny and won’t stop loving. Here are some of the best places you can visit in Bangkok to get the best of both worlds.
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- The Grand Palace is one of the crowning jewels of Bangkok when it comes to tourism and travel. Built it in 1877 it is one of the most beautiful pieces of old architecture in the city and has been nearly completely preserved in its original state. The Grand Palace stands today as a symbol of The Royal Family, and is still used for ceremonial purposes.
- While it’s been around for longer than just a few decades, Khao San Road shopping and night market area has embraced the best of modern convenience and paired it with Thailand tradition to create a beautiful and unique shopping experience. Cheap rooms are available in hostels all throughout Khao San Road, but when night comes, the area explodes with shopping opportunities. Other than purchasing souvenirs and grabbing a cup of coffee, you can get cheap clothing and other objects, and engage in conversation with young locals, and TV and film industry professionals, since this is their preferred hangout.
- Bangkok Metropolitan Local Museums are located throughout Bangkok in each of its 50 districts and can be some of the most enlightening places that you can visit on your trip. Each of these museums is aimed at teaching you all there is to know about the 50 districts in the Metropolitan area. The museums feature exhibits about famous people from the districts and the common ways of life followed by the locals.
- Multiple zoos, like the Dusit Zoo, and Siam Ocean World can open your eyes to new horizons, not to mention animals you have never seen in a zoo back home. These zoos are about more than showing you how the animals are different from one region of the world to the next, but also how animals and people interact in Bangkok ad Thailand.
Remember, a visit to Bangkok can and will be an experience like no other you have ever experienced before. Bangkok is a place of magic that can help you feel what it is like to live in a place where modern convenience and the best of the old world have come together in perfect harmony. You can do whatever it is you want with your time in Bangkok but be sure to squeeze in the best of the best.
