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Best landmarks & sacred sites in Bangkok, ranked honestly

Ranked by Reality: whether each one delivers for people who went. The chips show if it lives up to its hype.

Wat Paknam — photo by ณัฐวุฒิ วรเเสน

Worth itReality 81 +341Wat Paknam★ 4.7Chinatown & the river · Sacred siteThonburi temple with a 69 m golden Buddha and a psychedelic green glass stupa atop its chedi

Loha Prasat — photo by Shaun Liu

Worth itReality 81 +522Loha Prasat★ 4.7Rattanakosin & Khao San · Sacred siteRoyal temple whose 7-tier 'Metal Castle' has 37 spires and a rooftop view of the old city

Wat Pho — photo by Павел Антипов

Worth itReality 75 +103Wat 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 +34Wat 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 +295Golden Mount★ 4.7Rattanakosin & Khao San · Sacred siteHilltop golden chedi reached by ~344 steps, with 360° views over old Bangkok

Wat Traimit — photo by T R A V E L E R

Worth it if…Reality 66 +126Wat Traimit★ 4.6Chinatown & the river · Sacred siteChinatown temple housing a 5.5-tonne solid-gold Buddha found under plaster in 1955

Marble Temple — photo by Podchong Juntarasiri

Worth it if…Reality 65 +237Marble Temple★ 4.7Rattanakosin & Khao San · Sacred siteRoyal temple of white Italian Carrara marble in Dusit, with a cloister of 52 Buddha images

Erawan Shrine — photo by OI WAN TAN

Worth it if…Reality 61 +238Erawan Shrine★ 4.7Siam & Sukhumvit · Sacred siteBusy roadside shrine to the four-faced Brahma at Ratchaprasong, with offerings and Thai dancers

The numbers

#	Place	Verdict	Hype	Reality	Gap	Google
1	Wat Paknam	Worth it	47	81	+34 · Underrated	★ 4.7 (12,180)
2	Loha Prasat	Worth it	29	81	+52 · Underrated	★ 4.7 (3,938)
3	Wat Pho	Worth it	65	75	+10 · Underrated	★ 4.7 (38,313)
4	Wat Arun	Worth it	67	70	+3 · Lives up to the hype	★ 4.7 (45,434)
5	Golden Mount	Worth it	41	70	+29 · Underrated	★ 4.7 (8,176)
6	Wat Traimit	Worth it if…	54	66	+12 · Underrated	★ 4.6 (22,498)
7	Marble Temple	Worth it if…	42	65	+23 · Underrated	★ 4.7 (8,845)
8	Erawan Shrine	Worth it if…	38	61	+23 · Underrated	★ 4.7 (7,060)