A riverside institution since 1876, with its own boats and the Authors' Wing.
48 Oriental Avenue, Bang Rak
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Bangkok's Chinatown, where the main road turns into a street kitchen every evening — seafood, noodles, dim sum and dessert stalls.
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The express boats that run up and down the river all day — the cheapest and best way to see Bangkok from the water.
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Six traditional teak houses assembled by the American who revived Thai silk and then vanished in Malaysia in 1967, now a museum of…
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A gold chedi on an artificial hill, reached by 344 spiralling steps, with a 360-degree view over the old city.
River-facing mid-range hotel a walk from Khao San and the old city temples.