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Baan Dam Museum

Baan Dam Museum is a collection of around 40 buildings of varying shapes and sizes spread across a beautiful garden. The traditional Thai structures are dark-colored and the funky white igloos with cool graffiti on the outside. Though all the structures are not open to the public, the garden makes for a pleasant stroll. Commonly known as The Black House, Baan Dam Museum contains the work of the renowned artist Thawan Duchanee. It is usually mistaken to be a temple, but it is a mix of a museum, art sculptures and buildings. The dazzling designs have the traditional Thai culture embedded in them. The main hall is filled with animal skulls and skin to indicate the suffering Buddha witnessed. Baan Dam is an inspirational and mysterious visit for all the art lovers. Read More

Chiang Rai Night Market is in the Mueang Chiang Rai District of Thailand. It is a famous spot for many handicraft items, clothing, jewelry, shoes, and authentic Thai food. This mini version of a night market is a perfect option for an evening stroll and excellent snacks and beer. The rows of vendors sitting by the side of the road and food stalls providing some of the best-selected dishes from Thai cuisine at a reasonable rate will probably be your best bet when visiting this place. If you are fortunate enough, you will also find local Thai dancers and folk concerts during your stay. The market is usually set at night because of the intense humidity of the region during morning hours. Read More

Clock Tower, Chiang Rai

Clock Tower is a notable art and architecture work that serves as a traffic roundabout in Chiang Rai. It's best to view it at night when it's completely lit up in golden, pink, and green. In the evening, there is an interesting light and sound display at 7:00 PM, 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM, which is a lovely sight to see in the middle of traffic. Another distinctive attraction designed by the artist Chalermchai Khostipipat is the Golden Clocktower, which has a lot of similarities in its design to the White temple. It was built in 2008 in honor of King Bhumibhol Adulyadej. Read More

Known for its world-class coffee that rates in the top 1% of coffee worldwide, Doi Chang is a coffee plantation in northern Thailand. A trip to Doi Chang includes wandering the coffee plantations, watching the stages of cultivation and processing, interacting with the Doi Chang farmers, and learning more about the coffee-making process at the Doi Chaang Coffee Academy. Doi Chang was the brainchild of King Bhumibhol Adulyadej who wanted to reduce the cultivation of opium by the local Akha tribe and provided them with Arabica coffee beans instead. This led to the creation of the Doi Chaang Coffee Original Cooperative Limited and subsequently the Doi Chaang Coffee Academy in 2007. Today, through cooperation between the farmers and the Doi Chaang Coffee Original Cooperative Limited, Doi Chang hills boasts of over 11,000 acres of land at a cool altitude of 1,300 metres. Read More

Doi Mae Salong is a mountain in northern Chiang Rai famous for its native Chinese culture. It is located in Mae Fah Luang, right along Myanmar's border. Today, it's become a great tourist attraction, but many hill tribes continue to live here. It's known for its Oolong tea and fresh fruit plantations.The Chinese community of Mae Salong offers various activities for tourists. Doi Mae Salong is a beautiful and sere hill where the 93rd division of the Chinese settled after escaping from Burma. If you want something beyond the regular Thai food of Thailand, this hill town serves delicious authentic Chinese food. Read More

Standing at a majestic height of 70 meters, the Khun Korn Waterfall is located inside the Khun Korn Forest Park, outside Chiang Rai. The attraction is famous not just for the beautiful and gorgeous sights of the falling water and lush greenery, but for the vast rice fields and dense jungles. These can be seen on the journey to the waterfall along with the following trek through the tall bamboo forest. The Khun Korn Waterfall is the highest waterfall in all of Chiang Rai, and for true adventure lovers, there can be no better place. The waterfalls, also known as Tat Mok Waterfalls, are just 17 kilometres away from the famous White Temple of Thailand, and visitors prefer to visit the two places in combination, thus making a perfect and enjoyable full day trip. The sight of the waterfall is breathtaking, and a dip in the natural swimming pool would rejuvenate you to the core, and provide the much-needed respite after a thirty-minute long trek! Read More

The Mae Fah Luang Garden is a beautifully landscaped 10-acre garden in the Doi Tung Development Project. Located in northern Chiang Rai, close to the Myanmar border, it holds rock formations, maze gardens, and a variety of flowers like dahlias, petunias, and rhododendrons. The Mae Fah Luang Garden was started as a revamping of what was originally Akha village, a strategic location for opium and gun trafficking into the country. The brainchild of the Princess Mother, Princess Srinagarindra, was affectionately called “Mae Fah Luang” meaning ‘Royal Mother from the Sky.’ The garden aims to celebrate nature and provide an attraction for Thai people who have never seen flowers from overseas. In 1993, the garden was awarded the Pacific Asia Tourism Association Award for Tourist Site Development. Read More

The Oub Kham Museum in the Muang district in Chiang Rai, Thailand boasts of being home to thousands of rare Lanna items and artefacts that once belonged to the Tai people, and thus it offers its visitors with a comprehensive and beautiful thousand-year visual history of the Lanna culture and the roots of the Thai people. The museum was built by Julasak Suriyachai, a retired professor and a descendant of this dynasty. He wished to preserve this rich history and culture for future benefits. The name of the museum is derived from the word ‘Oub Kham’, which is a gold-coated bamboo bowl that was used by kings to store and serve food to the monks. The museum holds the rich history through its ornaments, silverware, textiles, antique collections and even daily-use Tai objects. These artefacts are open for public exhibition. The highlight of this museum is the 400-year-old golden throne of Tai Yai royals from the Shan State of Myanmar, which is the only one of its kind to exist till this date. Read More

Rightly termed as ‘Thailand’s best hidden secret’, ‘the most beautiful place you would have never heard of’ and ‘the place that offers the best sunrise view in all of Thailand’, Phu Chi Fah is a mountainous area and a national park which is located in the Toeng County of Chiang Rai in northern Thailand. Just next to the border of Laos, this mountain range offers a breathtaking sunrise. The surrounding area mostly comprises of large endless fields, with the local village of Chiang Tong located nearby. Make sure that you capture as many photos of this gorgeous place as you possibly can, and in fact, try staying at the site for a night if the itinerary works out for you that way. Read More

Wat Phra That Doi Chom Thong is a popular temple and religious spot. Also known as Wat Phra That Doi Jom Thong, it is built on the tallest point in the city, thereby providing a beautiful view of the Chiang Rai skyline. The wat has a massive 14-meter (45 feet) golden stupa at its center that evokes the ancient Burmese and Lanna style of architecture. Wat Phra That Doi Chom Thong is said to have existed even before the city of Chiang Rai was established in 1272. There are also 108 pillars adjacent to the wat built to celebrate King Bhumibol’s 60th birthday. Because of housing these ‘city pillars’, the wat is also known as the ‘city navel’ of Chiang Rai. Read More