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Rattanakosin & Khao San: what’s worth it?

The Grand Palace, Wat Pho, Wat Arun and Khao San Road.

Loha Prasat — photo by Shaun Liu

Worth itReality 81 +521Loha Prasat★ 4.7Rattanakosin & Khao San · Sacred siteRoyal temple whose 7-tier 'Metal Castle' has 37 spires and a rooftop view of the old city

National Museum — photo by Amin Mohamed

Worth itReality 76 +322National Museum★ 4.7Rattanakosin & Khao San · MuseumThailand's main history and art museum, set in the old Front Palace beside Sanam Luang

Museum Siam — photo by VAN PK

Worth itReality 75 +383Museum Siam★ 4.5Rattanakosin & Khao San · MuseumInteractive 'Decoding Thainess' museum in a 19th-century building behind Wat Pho

Wat Pho — photo by Павел Антипов

Worth itReality 75 +104Wat Pho★ 4.7Rattanakosin & Khao San · Sacred siteRoyal temple beside the Grand Palace with the 46 m gold Reclining Buddha and a massage school

Wat Arun — photo by Manit Monsur

Worth itReality 70 +35Wat Arun★ 4.7Rattanakosin & Khao San · Sacred siteRiverside temple with a porcelain-tiled central prang you can partly climb

Golden Mount — photo by Anuwat Klungphol

Worth itReality 70 +296Golden Mount★ 4.7Rattanakosin & Khao San · Sacred siteHilltop golden chedi reached by ~344 steps, with 360° views over old Bangkok

Rajadamnern Stadium — photo by Rajadamnern Muay Thai Stadium

Worth it if…Reality 69 +227Rajadamnern Stadium★ 4.8Rattanakosin & Khao San · ShowBangkok's oldest Muay Thai stadium (1945), with fights nightly and the RWS series

Marble Temple — photo by Podchong Juntarasiri

Worth it if…Reality 65 +238Marble Temple★ 4.7Rattanakosin & Khao San · Sacred siteRoyal temple of white Italian Carrara marble in Dusit, with a cloister of 52 Buddha images

Grand Palace — photo by Kardelen O.

Worth it if…Reality 64 −109Grand Palace★ 4.6Rattanakosin & Khao San · HistoryThailand's former royal palace complex (1782), home to the revered Emerald Buddha

Thipsamai — photo by Thipsamai

Worth it if…Reality 51 +1410Thipsamai★ 4.2Rattanakosin & Khao San · FoodBangkok's most famous pad thai shop, cooking egg-wrapped pad thai at Pratu Phi since the 1960s

Jay Fai — photo by Marc Chung

Skip itReality 44 +2911Jay Fai★ 3.6Rattanakosin & Khao San · FoodMichelin-starred open-front shophouse where Jay Fai cooks crab omelettes in ski goggles

Khao San Road — photo by 해운대똥바람

Skip itReality 36 −1412Khao San Road★ 4.2Rattanakosin & Khao San · NeighbourhoodShort backpacker street in Banglamphu packed with bars, stalls, hostels and street food

The numbers

#	Place	Verdict	Hype	Reality	Gap	Google
1	Loha Prasat	Worth it	29	81	+52 · Underrated	★ 4.7 (3,938)
2	National Museum	Worth it	44	76	+32 · Underrated	★ 4.7 (9,956)
3	Museum Siam	Worth it	37	75	+38 · Underrated	★ 4.5 (8,412)
4	Wat Pho	Worth it	65	75	+10 · Underrated	★ 4.7 (38,313)
5	Wat Arun	Worth it	67	70	+3 · Lives up to the hype	★ 4.7 (45,434)
6	Golden Mount	Worth it	41	70	+29 · Underrated	★ 4.7 (8,176)
7	Rajadamnern Stadium	Worth it if…	47	69	+22 · Underrated	★ 4.8 (10,666)
8	Marble Temple	Worth it if…	42	65	+23 · Underrated	★ 4.7 (8,845)
9	Grand Palace	Worth it if…	74	64	−10 · Overhyped	★ 4.6 (80,564)
10	Thipsamai	Worth it if…	37	51	+14 · Lives up to the hype	★ 4.2 (12,662)
11	Jay Fai	Skip it	15	44	+29 · Lives up to the hype	★ 3.6 (5,112)
12	Khao San Road	Skip it	50	36	−14 · Overhyped	★ 4.2 (5,531)