Chiang Mai Culture and Sights

Observe monks at this unique-looking wat. Note the 'chedi' in the name - a chedi is a stupa of sorts, its distinguishing feature being a square base and a 5-stepped spire. Only Wat Chedi Luang has a si...

Masterpieces of temple architecture behind ancient walls. Behind the moat and the partially preserved brick wall, the Old Town a bit of its charm preserved. During a walk you every few minutes graceful ...

Monks still live in this temple. The oldest part of the extensive temple grounds at Wat Chedi Luang is a brick chedi that collapsed after an earthquake in 1545 but was once 90m/300ft high, as the massi...

A Buddhist temple outside of Chiang Mai. The biggest and most important wat in the city is Wat Phra Singh. It lies on the main street leading right into the broad temple grounds, which were once the ce...

A Buddhist temple outside of Chiang Mai located on top of Mount Doi Suthep. Wat Doi Suthep is situated amid stupendous scenery at a height of 1053m/3455ft beneath the summit of Mount Doi Pui (1685m/552...

In the exhibition are numerous Buddha statues, handicrafts and household items shown. Wed-Sun 9-16 clock, entrance 30 baht, Super Highway, 3 km northwest of the Old Town, www.thailandmuseum.com

The Tribal Museum informed with a love of detail about history, culture and way of life of mountain peoples. 1998 was the Museum of the Tribal Research Institute of the university campus into a three-...

The Temple of the Seven Peaks. Perhaps its location on the superhighway puts off tourists, but Wat Jed Yod is one of the least visited, most underrated sites in Chiang Mai. It's only fitting that it wa...

It was founded in 1288. A small hall holds a 4.5m/15ft Buddha statue dating from 1920 that is said to represent the city’s founder Mengrai. In the viharn note a Buddha statue from Chiang Saen and the lo...