The open-air museum of Muang Boran

Posted by admin on March 26th, 2009 filed in Day trips, Sightseeing

The Ancient City or Muang Boran or the Ancient City is the globe’s most spacious open-air museum. This attraction’s territory occupies an area of 200 acres. The Ancient City’s construction started in 1963. The open-air museum is positioned at Tambon Bang Pu Mai within less than five miles from Samut Prakan town.

This unique feature makes a rewarding daytrip from Bangkok and boasts many actual-sized and scaled-down copies of the Thai provinces’ significant historic sites including: Phrathat Chaiya, Prasat Hin Phanom Rung, Wat Mahathat Sukhothai, Phrathat Muang Nakhon, Phraphuttabat Saraburi and many more.

In addition, the museum displays traditional folk, cultures and arts, some of which are difficult to come by at presence. For those travellers who appreciate to be educated about Thailand, a visit to Muang Boran should not be missed!

The Ancient City can easily be reached by bus from Bangkok as well as by car.
The museum is daily opened from 08.00 to 17:00. The admission fee for adults is 300 baht and for kids 200 baht. You can get around the vast museum by van at an additional fee of 50 baht. For more information www.ancientcity.com/