Jim Thompson House
The home of Jim Thompson, the American who revived Thai silk, built in 1959 from old teak houses and set in a leafy garden by a canal. It now displays his collection of Southeast Asian art.
- Where
- Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 13.7492, 100.5283
Get the Jim Thompson House stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Jim Thompson House. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Bangkok volume with your photos and a note.
Near Jim Thompson House
Bangkok Art and Culture Centre 0.3 km
A contemporary arts centre at the Siam crossroads, its spiral ramps rising through floors of galleries. Music, theatre, film and design events fill it too, and well over a million people a year now come through.
Siam Square 0.7 km
A grid of shops, cafes and tutoring schools at the corner of Phaya Thai and Rama I roads, owned by Chulalongkorn University. Skywalks link it to MBK Center and Siam Paragon, and it is where Bangkok's teenagers come to see and be seen.
Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World 0.8 km
An aquarium beneath the Siam Paragon mall, among the largest in Southeast Asia. Its 10,000 square metres and about five million litres of water hold hundreds of species, with a walk-through tunnel under the sharks and rays.
Suan Pakkad Palace 1.3 km
Four traditional teak houses joined by covered walkways in a garden on Si Ayutthaya Road, once the home of Prince Chumbhotbongs Paribatra. It opened as a museum in 1952, with Thai antiques and Ban Chiang pottery over 4,000 years old.
Erawan Shrine 1.4 km
A small, busy shrine at the Ratchaprasong crossroads holding a golden image of Phra Phrom, the Thai form of Brahma. Worshippers bring garlands and incense, and some pay troupes of dancers to perform when a wish is granted.
Pratunam Market 1.4 km
Thailand's largest clothing market, a maze of stalls and wholesale shops in central Bangkok. The name means water gate, after an old sluice on the canal nearby.
Hua Lamphong Station 1.7 km
Bangkok's old central railway station, with an arched hall of glass and steel that was for decades the hub of Thai rail. Long-distance trains moved to Krung Thep Aphiwat in 2023, but the grand terminus still stands in Pathum Wan.
Golden Buddha 2.0 km
A seated Buddha of solid gold weighing 5.5 tonnes, kept at Wat Traimit near Chinatown. For about two centuries it hid under stucco and coloured glass, until the plaster cracked during a move in 1955 and the gold showed through.
More famous places to visit in Bangkok
Questions
Where is Jim Thompson House?
Jim Thompson House is in Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (0.3 km), Siam Square (0.7 km), Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World (0.8 km).
How do I get the Jim Thompson House stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Jim Thompson House and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Bangkok volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Jim Thompson House before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Bangkok volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.