The reclining Buddha at Wat Pho

Country guide

Thailand

4 places across the five collections. Start with what draws you here, then build a journey that gives each place enough time.

PhotographMastertongapollo · CC BY-SA 4.0

Find your way through Thailand.

The country guide gathers The Original 100 and every alternative included elsewhere on the site. A shared regional wonder may appear in more than one country.

Country orientation

Find the shape of your journey.

See how the 4 entries are distributed, then choose a cluster that suits the journey you want. Numbers on this map refer to the list alongside it.

Representative points, including broad regions and shared-border entries. A pin is not a visitor entrance or evidence of a direct travel connection.

  1. Bangkok Temples

    The Original 100 · Gilded roofs, reclining Buddhas and the river at the heart of old Bangkok.

  2. Sukhothai

    Honourable Mentions · Temple silhouettes, still water and generous space.

  3. Chiang Mai

    Further Horizons · Temples, an old walled city and northern Thai traditions create a rewarding introduction to the culture of Lanna.

  4. Phimai

    Further Horizons · A major Khmer sanctuary in Thailand makes the wider reach of Khmer architecture visible beyond Cambodia.

The Original 100

1–100 · 1 place in this country

The reclining Buddha at Wat Pho

64 · Thailand

Bangkok Temples

Gilded roofs, reclining Buddhas and the river at the heart of old Bangkok.

Honourable Mentions

101–200 · 1 place in this country

The Buddha at Wat Si Chum in Sukhothai

142 · Thailand

Sukhothai

Temple silhouettes, still water and generous space.

Further Horizons

301–400 · 2 places in this country

Wat Phra Singh in Chiang Mai

379 · Thailand

Chiang Mai

Temples, an old walled city and northern Thai traditions create a rewarding introduction to the culture of Lanna.

The temple at Phimai in Thailand

385 · Thailand

Phimai

A major Khmer sanctuary in Thailand makes the wider reach of Khmer architecture visible beyond Cambodia.

Turn the collection into a journey.

Begin with an anchor place and its suggested base. Compare the guides’ seasonal notes and allow separately for time spent travelling. A collection of places in one country is not automatically a sensible route, particularly where islands, mountains or remote regions are involved.

Use the travel workbench to record your chosen overnight stops and the transport information you have checked. It keeps unresearched connections visible and produces a day-by-day outline you can print or export.

For international travel, check current entry requirements, regional advice and the operating details of the actual transport and visitor authorities. Country and territory labels here organise the guides; broad shared landscapes do not imply unrestricted border crossings.