City in Thailand
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Samut Prakan (Thai: สมุทรปราการ) is a town in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area in Thailand. The town dates from the Ayutthaya period and has plenty of historical and cultural sites.
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เมืองโบราณ
Ancient City, also known as Ancient Siam, has scaled replicas of buildings from all over Thailand and is interesting to cycle around. Bicycles for rent for 150 B per day. Golf carts and e-bikes are charged by the hour.
ฟาร์มจระเข้สมุทรปราการ
This is the largest crocodile farm in the world but also features crocodile wrestling and acrobat elephant shows. There is an education and research centre for the preservation of wildlife, and also a dinosaur museum.
พิพิธภัณฑ์ช้างเอราวัณ
The most noticeable landmark in this area is the three-headed elephant. The three storeys inside the elephant contain antiquities and priceless collection of ancient religious objects of Kun Lek Viriyapant who is the museum owner. Its body is made from bronze with a pink pedestal rounded base decorated with millions of small tiles. The body is about 29 m high, and the total height is about 44 m. The design of all three floors represents three worlds. The lower floor is the underwater world, the upper floor is the earth, Kao Prasumain, and the top is the second heaven.
สวนสาธารณะและสวนพฤกษชาติศรีนครเขื่อนขันธ์
This place is a park, recreation area, and fitness facility for everybody. In addition, everybody can study the ecology of plants and animals locally and in the neighborhood. The garden is a combination of a park with a beautiful landscape which includes water plants, local plants that can grow in brackish water and traditional orchards. These parks and gardens is a green area that the government designated as the "lung of Bangkok". It has a wooden bridge along a garden for observing nature. There is also a seven meter tower overlooking the scenic surroundings and there is a bike service to rent bikes to ride around the park.
บ้านขุน สมุทรจีน
The temple in the sea that can only be reached by boat. Years ago, this temple sat in the middle of a local village with a school and a clinic surrounded by farms. It was an area where Chinese cargo was unloaded from Chinese junks. The area has since been inundated by the Gulf of Thailand, but monks still live in the temple.
Right across from the Royal Thai Naval Academy, the Naval Museum is dedicated to chronicling the history of the Royal Thai Navy and its accomplishments. You can expect to come across decommissioned tanks, submarines, planes, and many model ships. The museum guides are all active-duty officers in the Royal Thai Navy.
This 180-metre-tall structure allows you to view and observe the whole province. You can also see exhibits dedicated to the history of the province. The building was opened to the public in 2022, and admission was free until October 2023.
สถานตากอากาศบางปู
Bang Pu Seaside or Bang Pu is a tourist attraction and a famous place to rest along the Gulf of Thailand. Bang Pu Seaside encompasses 639 rai and is in a natural environmental. Bang Pu has trekking routes and bird watching throughout the year for more than 200 species of birds. A special attraction is the ten thousand seagulls that migrate from Siberia in early winter around mid-October to November annually. Suk Ta Bridge stretches out into the sea about 500 m and makes a great spot for bird watching and watching the sunset. Bang Pu is excellent for watching brackish water fish such as Tiger blowfish, needlefish, and mudskipper because it is at the junction of the Chao Praya River and the Gulf of Thailand. At the end of the bridge is Suk Jai Pavilion which has a restaurant where tourists can taste fresh seafood. In addition, there is a dance patio for dancing activities for seniors every Saturday at 16:00.
ตลาดน้ำบางน้ำผึ้ง
Focused on food and fruit although various trinkets are sold, too. Most visitors are Thais wishing to a break amidst the greenery.
โรงแรม สยาม แมนดาริน่า
About 15 min drive from the airport.
พลาย การ์เด้นท์ บูติค เกสท์เฮ้าส์
Family-owned budget accommodation with swimming pool, gym and 24-hour restaurant. Rooms have TV and high speed internet. A/C optional. About 20 minutes drive from the Suvarnabhumi International Airport.
เฮอร์มา โฮเทล
A hippopotamus themed hotel near the airport. Has a pool, co-working space, café and shuttle service to the airport.
A large wet market with lots of very fresh seafood.
By car
You can use the old Sukhumvit Rd and also Hwy 303 to get here from Bangkok. The distance is only 29 km.
By bus
Consult the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) website for details, although its usability is limited when viewing in English.
By Skytrain
Several BMTA bus and van lines run through Samut Prakan. Metered taxis work the same way as in Bangkok.
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