Ancient City

Just went there today. There're trees and flowers everywhere. You can easily find refreshment stalls/restaurants and toilets throughout the park so it's easy for you to take breaks even if it's hot. Jusy a great escape from the hectic city! Some of the replicas don't look so genuine but some look pretty nice. Overall it gives you a good overview of Thailand's major sites.As for the transportation, I went to Bearing and then I followed the sign and went to the bus terminal. After taking a bus from the the bus terminal, I switched to mini bus 36 and it'll pass by the entrance of Ancient City. You can find the bus numbers here:http://www.thailand-delights.com/page43.htmlThere's more than one bus that can go there. Just write down the name in Thai and the bus lady or locals will let you know when to get off. It was easier than I thought and it's so much cheaper to get there in this way.

This is a great attraction. It is a bit off the beaten path but is easily accessed by taxi or tour.This park is dedicated to showing ancient life in Thailand. There is a mountain with temple ruins, a replica of the Palace of Bangkok, a river with ancient war barges and many buildings showing how people lived. They take you around the park in an open bus but you are encouraged to get off and wander around. The replicas are incredible quality builds. For example, the window shutters of the Palace building are mother of pearl inlays. Each window took a month to make. This was one of the highlights of my trip. Don't miss this. It is wonderful for children and adults alike.

It is now called Ancient Siam and is about the ancient history, traditions and culutre and the art work. You can get there by taxi and by bus. It is open from 9.00 am to 8 pm everyday. The tickets costs 700 bahts for foreigners and the best way to get around it is to hire a golf buggy which costs 150 bahts per hour. Other methods of transport within it include bicycles and trams. Ancient Siam has landmarks which have been removed from the original sites & reconstructed or duplicated from the original or reconstructed from historical evidence. You can spend hours in this place marvelling at the sheer beauty of many of the landmarks. Thank you Mr. Lek-Praphai Viriyabhun for founding this amazing place.

Living in Bangkok nearly 10 years, this place didn't even come on my radar until a couple of years ago. I've got to admit that as a westerner, I've found a lot of historical attractions in Thailand to be underwhelming. Either they are truly historical but without enough interpretive explanation for me to understand their significance or they are historical recreations that are just a bit too kitschy. Or, if they are genuinely interesting, beautiful and informative, they are so overrun with visitors, you just get a headache. Ancient Siam is the most unheralded historical attraction in all of Thailand. For those who are familiar with Henry Ford's Deerfield Village, in which he moved historical buildings to his private museum, Ancient Siam is Thailand's equivalent, with historical buildings reconstructed over a sprawling piece of land that requires car, trolley, bicycle or rented golf cart to explore. The buildings are spread out so far that often we found ourselves the only ones exploring an old Thai teak house or temple. Interpretive signs are not many and don't go into a great deal of detail, but the beauty of the buildings really speaks for itself. If you have the opportunity to buy tickets for this at a travel expo, don't go for the buffet lunch that's sold with the tickets. There are very decent made-to-order restaurants around the recreated floating market, and you'll be much more in control of your own destiny. A really fun way to spend an afternoon with the family. We will definitely be back, as an afternoon was enough for us to explore leisurely only a third of it. Some things to note: you can use the trolley service to get around the park, but we were told the trolleys are a bit sporadic, and you wind up spending your time waiting for them. I'd recommend renting bicycles there, or (having a young son infatuated with the idea) we rented a golf cart (150B/hour). You can also use your own car, which just didn't seem like as much fun, seeing as we'd been in it 45 minutes already to get there.