Phathum Thani Hotels Resorts and Travel Guide

Sights

Museums

Pathum Thani is full of the sites of knowledge, history and culture. There are many museums and public places that are full of knowledge to visit and learn. The most interesting museum in Pathum Thani is the Science Museum which was founded by the Ministry of Science, in Klongluang district. It is an amazing architecture of building. There are three cubes leaning against together for sharing the weight of the building. The building attracts many visitors to go inside. In the museum, there are lots of exhibitions to show the theories, principles and the inventions of famous scientists in the past. Visitors can touch, experiment and react to the exhibitions . It is a modern place that serves the knowledge of science development very well. In the same district, there is a museum in Bangkok University Rangsit Campus. It shows a lot of antiques in Southeast Asia. Many ancient cups from many countries were found in Thailand such as Chinese cups, Vietnamese cups and Burmese cups. There are different styles of cups in each period to show the development. In addition, there are a bookstore and a souvenir shop for the visitors.

In Kukot sub-district, there is the Thai History Museum that presents the historical background of Thai soldiers and the wars . It shows the ability of Thai soldiers who fought to protect the country, and the history of wars that Thai soldiers had participated in such as the Vietnam and Korean Wars. Moreover, it shows the development of rank decorations of Thai soldiers and the long painting that presents the events in Sukhothai period until the present time. It also shows the equipment of armies that had been used in the wars outside the museum.

Besides the museums, there is a public library in Bang Prok village [2]. It is called “Hongsamut Rur” because it was made from an old boat and it is set under the shade of a banyan tree that is more than a hundred years. It is the center for teenagers to get obtain knowledge. They have staff on site that provide compute training, Thai instruments playing and Thai performance practicing. Furthermore, there are Mon performances and Mon food that demonstrate the Mon culture to visitors.

Temples

Other than the museums and the cultural center, there are many interesting temples in Pathum Thani to visit. Most of them are historical areas. In Klongluang district, there is a Buddhist Center of Wat Phra Tummaguy. It is a calm place among nature with plants and trees that offer plenty of shade. Many Buddhists come to practice meditation and make merit .

In Bor-ngern sub-district, there is Wat Chedi Hoi, an interesting temple with pagoda. “There is a very strange pagoda that is made from a huge amount of giant oyster shells that nuturally formed the shape of the Pagoda eight thousand years ago. Each shell weighs at least one kilogram” . Additionally, there is a small museum which the ancient Buddha image, old jars, cups and ancient calculator are kept inside. Beside the museum, there are a lot of fish and turtles that travellers can feed bread .

On the east side of the Chaophaya River in Ban-ngiw sub-district, is Wat Pailom . In the temple, there are a mass of trees that is a bird habitat. Many travellers come to see the open-bill ibises which immigrate from India, Sri Langka, Burma, Cambodia and Vietnam to breed in the area of the temple. There is a watchtower for travellers to see how the birds live and build their nests. It is the best area for studying ecology.

There is the another beautiful temple in Muang district. It is Wat Chinnawararam, where Chinnaworasiriwat Prince staying as he was a monk . In the temple, there are the beautiful Thai style stupa, golden Buddha image and a reproduction of a Lord Buddha footprint, which the ashes of prince’s mother were kept. There is the beautiful residence of the prince under the name of Chinnawon Residence. It is a great architecture that is mixed with two different styles. The roof is the beautiful Thai style and the other parts of the residence are European style.