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Best Temples & Culture in Chiang Mai

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Temples & Culture in Chiang Mai

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Bhubing Palace $$

Doi Suthep · 08:30-16:30 daily

Royal winter residence on Doi Suthep mountain west of Chiang Mai. Famous for its formal gardens and seasonal rose collection open …

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Chiang Mai City Arts and Cultural Centre $

Old City · 08:30-17:00 Tue-Sun

Old City museum behind the Three Kings Monument tracing 700 years of Lanna history. Engaging exhibits on local culture, religion a…

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Highland People Discovery Museum $

Chang Phueak · 09:00-16:00 Mon-Fri

Ethnographic museum in Ratchamangkhla Park dedicated to northern Thailand's hill tribes. Documents the life, dress and rituals of …

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Lanna Folklife Museum $

Old City · 08:30-17:00 Tue-Sun

Old City museum across from the Three Kings Monument focused on northern Thai folk life. Displays textiles, lacquerware and tradit…

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Wat Bupparam $

Tha Phae · 06:00-18:00 daily

Burmese-Lanna influenced temple on Tha Phae Road just outside the east moat. Features colourful stucco figures and an intricately …

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Wat Chedi Luang $$

Old City · Daily 10:00-21:00

Wat Chedi Luang is a historic Buddhist temple in the heart of Chiang Mai's Old City, famous for its towering 14th-century ruined c…

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Wat Chiang Man $$$

Old City / Si Phum · Daily 10:00-21:00

Wat Chiang Man is Chiang Mai's oldest temple, founded in 1296 in the heart of the Old City's Si Phum neighbourhood. It houses two …

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Wat Inthakhin Sadue Muang $

Old City · 06:00-18:00 daily

Small Old City temple at the geographic centre of historic Chiang Mai. Originally housed the city pillar and is host to the annual…

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Wat Ku Tao $

Chang Phueak · 06:00-17:00 daily

Unusual Burmese-style temple north of the Old City with a five-tiered stacked-bowl chedi. A peaceful spot rarely visited by touris…

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Wat Lok Molee $

Chang Phueak · 06:00-17:00 daily

Quiet 14th-century Lanna temple just north of the Chang Phueak Gate. Features a striking brick chedi and intricately carved teakwo…

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Wat Pa Pao $

Old City · 06:00-17:00 daily

Historic Shan Burmese temple just inside the Old City walls. Showcases distinctive Tai Yai architecture and serves the local Shan …

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Wat Phan Tao $

Old City · 08:00-17:00 daily

Beautiful all-teakwood Lanna viharn in the Old City beside Wat Chedi Luang. One of the most photogenic wooden temples in northern …

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Wat Phra Singh $$

Old City / Phra Singh · Daily 09:00-22:00

Wat Phra Singh is a revered Buddhist temple in the heart of Chiang Mai's Old City, on Samlarn Road in the Phra Singh neighbourhood…

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Wat Phra That Doi Kham $

Mae Hia · 06:00-18:00 daily

Hilltop 'Temple of the Golden Mountain' southwest of Chiang Mai with a large seated Buddha. Popular with locals for wish-making an…

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Wat Phra That Doi Suthep $$

Doi Suthep · Daily 10:00-21:00

Wat Phra That Doi Suthep is a revered Buddhist temple sitting 1,073 metres above Chiang Mai on Doi Suthep mountain. Founded in 138…

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Wat Sri Suphan (Silver Temple) $

Wualai · 06:00-21:00 daily

Stunning all-silver ubosot in the Wualai silversmith district south of the Old City. Hosts a Saturday Walking Street and male-only…

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Wat Suan Dok $

Suthep · 06:00-17:00 daily

14th-century 'Flower Garden Temple' west of the Old City lined with white royal chedis. Hosts daily Monk Chat sessions in English …

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Wat Umong $

Suthep · 06:00-17:00 daily

Forest meditation temple in Suthep with mysterious 700-year-old tunnels and a large stupa. Set among shaded trees with a fish-and-…