Chiang Rai

Chiang Rai also has some excellent museums. The Baan Dam Museum consists of 40 small black houses made of different materials in various unique styles. Inside are collections of paintings sculptures and silver and gold items. Several of the houses contain Balinese and Burmese architecture and art dating back to the Ayutthaya Period (1351–1767. The Cultural Hall has an enormous statue of King Mongkut at the main entrance. Inside are collections of prehistoric tools, t medieval cannons, ancient pottery, and ancient scripts. An interesting museum is the Hill Tribe Museum which highlights the culture of local indigenous people including their lifestyle, housing, tools, utensils, and hunting equipment. The museum operates tours to their outlying villages.

Other attractions in Chiang Rai on Thailand tours include the Saturday Walking Street, an excellent night market with exotic snacks, handicrafts made by the hill tribes and locally made clothes. With the many food stalls in the market, you can have dinner here. The Mae Fa Luang Cultural Park is a pretty park with attractive pavilions and lakes. Namtok Khun Kon Forest Park has the highest and most scenic waterfall in Chiang Rai. There are nature walks along trails.