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14 ❯❯ Top 10 Phuket Highlights

Historic Buildings in Phuket Town

Blue Elephant Restaurant, set in elegant grounds
Blue Elephant
Chinpracha House
1 4
Restaurant
MAP N5 • 98 Krabi Road
MAP N5 • 96 Krabi Road • 07635 • 07621 1281 • Open 9am–4:30pm
4355 • Open 11am–10:30pm daily Mon–Sat, 9am–2:30pm Sun • Adm
Next door to the Chinpracha House, This 19th-century mansion has
this former governor’s mansion is a served as a backdrop for several
fine-dining venue and cookery school. Hollywood films including Oliver
Stone’s 1993 movie Heaven and
Standard
2 Earth, based on the Vietnam War.
Chartered Bank
Now a museum of domestic life,
MAP P5 the house stands as a timeless
This graceful Sino-Portuguese reminder of an earlier era.
building once housed the country’s
House of the
oldest foreign bank. There are plans 5
to convert it into a public museum. Beautiful Images
MAP P5 • Soi Romanee (Romani) 12
Thai Hua Museum
3 • 07621 4207 • Open 10am–9pm
Thu–Tue • Closed Wed
MAP P5 • Thalang Road
• 07621 1224 • Open 9am–5pm daily Located on Soi Romanee (Romani), a
• Closed public holidays • Adm charming street lined with wonder ful
• thaihuamuseum.com buildings, the House of the Beautiful
This distinctive building was once Images serves as a café special izing
used as a schoolhouse. The museum in breakfast and coffee. The space is
provides an excellent overview of also used to exhibit photography.
Phuket’s tin-mining era. Displays
Dibuk Grill and Bar
cover the daily life of the Chinese 6
immigrants, architecture, and archi- MAP P5 • 69 Dibuk Road
val photographs of old Phuket. • 07625 8148 • Open 11am–11pm
Mon–Sat
Another fine example of century-
old architecture, this building now
serves as a relaxing eatery known
for its delicious Thai and French
cuisine. The old Chinese-style house
features soft interior lighting and
antique fans.
Facade of the Thai Hua Museum

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