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Best Attractions in Thailand (2026)

Landmarks, museums, historic sites, parks and viewpoints that draw visitors to a city, with practical notes on planning a visit.

30 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 attractions in Thailand

  1. Phuket Big Buddha Buddhist monument and viewpoint, Chalong / Nakkerd HillA 45-metre marble-clad Buddha on Nakkerd Hill above Chalong, with free entry and wide views over Kata, Chalong Bay and the south of the island.
  2. The Grand Palace Royal palace and temple complex, RattanakosinBangkok's former royal residence, a walled complex of throne halls, courtyards and the revered Temple of the Emerald Buddha beside the Chao Phraya River.
  3. Wat Phra That Doi Suthep Buddhist temple, Doi SuthepHilltop Lanna temple about 15 km from the city, with a gilded 24-metre chedi, a long naga staircase and wide views over Chiang Mai.

Attraction

1. Phuket Big Buddha

Buddhist monument and viewpointChalong / Nakkerd Hill

A 45-metre marble-clad Buddha on Nakkerd Hill above Chalong, with free entry and wide views over Kata, Chalong Bay and the south of the island.

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2. The Grand Palace

Royal palace and temple complexRattanakosin

Bangkok's former royal residence, a walled complex of throne halls, courtyards and the revered Temple of the Emerald Buddha beside the Chao Phraya River.

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4. Wat Chalong

Buddhist templeChalong

Phuket's best-known temple complex in Chalong, with a 60-metre chedi holding a Buddha relic and a hall honouring the revered monk Luang Pho Chaem.

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5. Wat Chedi Luang

Buddhist temple and ruined chediOld City

Old City temple built around a vast 15th-century brick chedi that once held the Emerald Buddha and still shelters Chiang Mai's city pillar.

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7. Promthep Cape

Headland viewpoint and lighthouseRawai

Phuket's southern tip, a rocky headland with a lighthouse, a Brahma shrine surrounded by elephant figures and the island's most popular sunset viewpoint.

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9. Wat Phra Singh

Royal Buddhist templeOld City

First-grade royal temple in the western Old City, founded in 1345 and home to the Phra Buddha Sihing image and the painted Viharn Lai Kham.

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11. Patong Beach

BeachPatong

Phuket's busiest and best-known beach, a long curve of sand on the west coast backed by Patong's hotels, restaurants, shops and Bangla Road nightlife.

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13. Kata Beach

BeachKata

A curved west-coast beach of about 1.5 kilometres with the islet of Koh Pu offshore, popular with families in the dry season and surfers in the monsoon.

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15. Wat Umong

Forest temple with tunnelsSuthep

Wooded temple at the foot of Doi Suthep with centuries-old brick tunnels beneath its chedi, a lake and a long tradition of meditation teaching.

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18. Wat Suan Dok

Buddhist temple and royal cemeterySuthep Road

Fourteenth-century temple on Suthep Road with a 48-metre Sri Lankan-style chedi and rows of white mausoleums holding the ashes of Chiang Mai's royal family.

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19. Lumphini Park

Urban parkLumphini

Central Bangkok's best-loved green space, a 57-hectare park with a boating lake, jogging paths and resident monitor lizards beside the Silom business district.

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