Temples I visited in Thailand

There are over 40,000 Buddhist temples in Thailand. Temples are sacred, respected and very important to Buddhist. It’s where they prey, meditate, and merit making. Here’s a list of the temples I visited in Thailand.

Baan Dam Museum
Blue Temple (Wat Rong Suae Ten)
Monkey Temple (Phra Prang Sam Yot)
The Big Buddha
Wat Lokayasutharam
Wat Phra Mahathat
Wat Phra That Doi Suthep
Wat Tham Khao Pun
Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon
White Temple (Wat Rong Khun)

Baan Dam Museum

Baan Dam Museum is known as the Black House and when you see it, you will understand why. It’s located in Chiang Rai in Northern Thailand. Baan Dam Museum is a large art installation with a collection of 40 wooden huts set in a beautiful garden. The huts has crocodile skin, animal bones and horns, structures with large male genitals, and more on display.

There are a couple of shops near the Baan Dam Museum the sells food, drinks, ice cream and souvenirs. One of the shops sells black ice cream. Black ice cream near the black house has a nice ring to it.

Wat Rong Suae Ten (Blue Temple

The Blue Temple is located in Chiang Rai in Northern Thailand, and it got it’s name because of it’s color. There’s no entrance fee to enter the temple. Once you’re finish exploring the Blue Temple, there are shops that that you can check out that sells food, desert, and accessories. One popular spot is “Coconut Ice cream- Un Chan” which sells blue coconut ice cream. The blue coconut ice cream is served in a coconut shell, with a cup of blue coconut water. The display is beautiful and it tastes delicious, no wonder why it’s so popular.

Lopburi Monkey Temple is located in Lopburi which is one of Thailand’s oldest cities and is located about 3 hours North of Bangkok. Lopburi has turned into the ultimate tourist attraction due to the 4,000 monkeys that live there. The monkeys are so popular that every year on the last Sunday in November, the local citizens and tourists hold a monkey buffet festival, to show their appreciation to the monkeys for bringing more tourism to Lopburi.

Phra Prang Sam Yot (Lopburi Monkey Temple)

The Big Buddha

The Big Buddha is a gigantic white marble Buddha, situated on top of a mountain top, called Nakkerd Hill. Standing at 45 meters (148 feet) tall and 25 meters (82 feet) wide, it’s almost visible everywhere in Phuket.

When I first arrived, before walking up the stairs, I looked up at the Big Buddha for a few minutes in awe. I couldn’t believe how big it was, it was so breathtaking. After walking up the stairs, the view is amazing. Not only are you looking up at the Big Buddha, but you also see the ocean.

There are many statues around the Big Buddha, as well as a temple under the Buddha.

Wat Lokayasutharam

Wat Lokayasutharam is a temple that has the largest reclining Buddha in Ayutthaya. The reclining Buddha is 42 meters (137 feet) long and 8 meters (26 feet) high. It represents the Buddha at his time of death as he enters nirvana. The feet usually stands out because they’re large, flat and all 10 toes are the same length.

Wat Phra Mahathat (Temple of the Great relics)

Wat Phra Mahathat is one of the oldest Temples in Ayutthaya. It was built to house the Buddha’s holy relic. The temples entrance fee is 50 Baht.

One of the most fascinating and popular things to see is the Buddha head in the tree root. There are a many theories as to how the Buddha head ended up in the tree root. One is that someone stole the head and tried to hide it.

Wat Phra That Doi Suthep

Wat Phra That Doi Suthep is located in Chiang Mai. The structure of the temple is magnificent, and hard to miss. The entrance fee is 50 Baht, and you cannot enter the temple with shorts or a sleeveless shirt. If so, you will be given a sarong to cover up.

Wat Tham Khao Pun

Wat Tham Khao Pun is a temple with 9 rooms in a cave, located in Kanchanaburi. There’s a mix of history, culture and nature when entering the temple. It’s very different than most of the other temples in Thailand.

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon is one of the most visited temples in Ayutthaya. The entrance fee is 20 Baht, and there’s a steep stairway that lead to the entrance of the temple.

Wat Rong Khun (White Temple)

The White Temple is one of the most visited temples in Chiang Rai. It’s very popular because of it’s color, size, and how beautiful it looks. The entrance fee is 50 Baht.

The White Temple is the complete opposite of the Baan Dam Museum. While the Baan Dam Museum is known for representing hell, the White Museum is known for representing heaven and purity. There’s a ramp that lead to the entrance of the temple, and walking up the ramp is a very beautiful and interesting sight.

After checking out the list of temples I visited in Thailand, if there are any temples you recommend, please let me know. I will add them to my list of temples to visit on my next trip to Thailand.