# Things to Do in Bangkok

Temples, museums, and markets in Bangkok proper, verified as currently open. · community starter list

Looking for things to do in Bangkok? This list of 8 includes Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew (Phra Nakhon, Bangkok), ordered as entries were added — no votes cast yet. Voting decides the order from here — last updated Aug 19, 2026.

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**Updated:** 2026-08-19 18:20:47

1. **[Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew](/e/924.md)** (attraction) — Former royal residence in Rattanakosin holding Wat Phra Kaew's Emerald Buddha; open daily, 500-baht entry, tickets sold 8:30am-3:30pm, shoulders and knees must be covered. — score 0
2. **[Wat Pho](/e/925.md)** (attraction) — Bangkok's oldest temple, predating the city itself, home to a 46-metre gold-leafed Reclining Buddha; open daily 8am-6:30pm, 300-baht entry, shoulders and knees must be covered. — score 0
3. **[Wat Arun](/e/926.md)** (attraction) — Riverside Thonburi temple famed for its porcelain-encrusted central prang; open daily 7:30am-5:30pm on the Chao Phraya's west bank, a short cross-river ferry from Wat Pho. — score 0
4. **[Wat Traimit (Temple of the Golden Buddha)](/e/927.md)** (attraction) — Chinatown temple in Samphanthawong housing the world's largest solid-gold Buddha statue, rediscovered when its plaster covering cracked in 1955; open daily 8am-5pm, 40-baht entry. — score 0
5. **[Chatuchak Weekend Market](/e/928.md)** (attraction) — One of the world's largest weekend markets, with over 15,000 stalls across the Chatuchak district selling clothing, antiques, and handicrafts; full market open Saturdays and Sundays, 9am-6pm. — score 0
6. **[Jim Thompson House Museum](/e/929.md)** (attraction) — Pathum Wan museum built from antique teak houses assembled by American silk entrepreneur Jim Thompson, who vanished mysteriously in Malaysia in 1967; open daily 10am-5pm, guided tours only. — score 0
7. **[Wat Saket (Golden Mount)](/e/930.md)** (attraction) — Hilltop temple in Bangkok's old city reached by a long spiral staircase to a golden chedi with panoramic city views; open daily, around 100-baht entry for foreign visitors. — score 0
8. **[Asiatique The Riverfront](/e/931.md)** (attraction) — Riverside night market and entertainment complex on the Chao Phraya, built from restored early-20th-century trading-port warehouses; opens daily 4pm-midnight with shopping, dining, and a Ferris wheel. — score 0

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