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Bangkok Butterfly
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Garden and Insectarium
MAP T5 • Suan Vachirabenchathat
(Rotfai or Railway Park), Kamphaeng
Phet 3 Road • 02 272 4359 • Open
8:30am–4:30pm Tue–Sun
Walking distance from Chatuchak
Park subway station and Mo Chit
Skytrain station, this park is home
to over 500 butterflies. There is a
study centre and a children’s play- Beautifully shaded Lumphini Park
ground on site and one can rent
Children’s Discovery
bikes in the adjacent park, which has 8
family-oriented cycle routes (see p63). Museum
MAP T5 • Queen Sirikit Park,
Kamphaengphet Road • 02 272 4500
• Open 10am–4pm Tue–Sun
Hands-on exhibits include a Science
Discovery Zone, and Incredible Me,
where children can learn about their
bodies, senses, and emotions.
Lumphini Park
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Named after the birthplace
of the Buddha in Nepal, this is the
Exhibit at Bangkok Dolls Museum only decent-sized park in the center
of Bangkok. It has lots of shady
Bangkok Dolls Museum
7 trees and a large lake (see p86).
MAP T5 • 85 Soi Mo Leng,
Flow House
Ratchaprarop Road • 02 245 3008 0
• Open 8am–5pm Tue–Sat • www. MAP T6 • A-Square,
bangkokdolls.com Sukhumvit Soi 26 • 02 108 5210
This museum was created by • Open 2–10pm Mon–Fri,
Tongkorn Chandavimol in the 1950s 10am–11pm Sat, Sun & hols • Adm
after a visit to Japan, which aroused • www.flowhousebangkok.com
her interest in dolls from different • No children under 5
coun tries and eras. The dolls here, The wave-simulating surfing machine
from her own collection, are from here is guaranteed to pacify the most
all over the world. Handcrafted dolls restless of adolescents. There is a
can be bought in the adjacent bit of a learning curve involved, so
workshop for B500. instructors are always on hand.
Greater Bangkok 28 km Central Bangkok Makkasan
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