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Museum of Forensic
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Medicine
MAP A3 • Siriraj Hospital, Thonburi
• 02 419 7000 • Open 10am–5pm
Wed–Mon • Adm • www.si.mahidol.
ac.th
Its local nickname, “Museum of
Death,” sums up this fascinating
place. Skeletons, embalmed bodies
(including the remains of a notorious
serial killer), and crime-scene evidence
all make for a grisly yet informative
visit. Other museums exploring medi-
Grounds of the Floral Culture Museum cine and local history can also be
found on the hospital’s grounds and
Floral Culture Museum
7 are worth checking out while here.
MAP S5 • Soi 28 Samsen Rd,
Dusit • 02 669 3633 • Open 10am–
6pm Tue–Sun • Adm • www.floral
museum.com
Located in a lovely teak house, this
museum celebrates the role of flora
in Thai culture, from religious to
artistic perspectives. There are cut-
flower displays and paintings inside
and an extensive garden outside,
along with an elegant tea salon.
Bang Krajao
8 Art Deco interior of Scala Cinema
Often called Bangkok’s green
Scala Cinema
lung, this protected enclave is on 0
the west bank of the Chao Phraya MAP P2 • Siam Square, Soi 1
River and is easy to reach by boat • 02 251 2861
(from behind Wat Klong Toey Nok, Completed in 1967, the 900-seat Art
among other piers). It’s an ideal Deco Scala harks back to the pre-
spot for cycling, with bikes available multiplex period and has been well
for rent, and there is also a good restored. The best place to catch a
market here on weekends. The area movie in Bangkok, it shows new
is also gaining a reputation for its releases in a classic setting, and
popular eco-resort (see p117). offers fantastic value for money.
Cycleway over the river in the green surroundings of Bang Krajao

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