Suan Luang Rama IX
The largest park in Bangkok, 500 rai of lakes, lawns and themed gardens in Prawet district. It was created in honour of King Bhumibol, Rama IX, and is a favourite weekend escape for families in the eastern suburbs.
- Where
- Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 13.6869, 100.6624
Get the Suan Luang Rama IX stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Suan Luang Rama IX. 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 Suan Luang Rama IX
Erawan Museum 10 km
A giant three-headed elephant standing on a pedestal, opened as a museum in 2003. Its three storeys hold the collection of antiques and religious objects gathered by Lek Viriyaphan, who also made Ancient Siam and the Sanctuary of Truth.
Bang Kachao 10 km
A 16 square kilometre loop of land almost cut off by a bend in the Chao Phraya, just across the river from Bangkok's towers. Known as the city's green lung, it is a place of orchards, mangroves and raised cycle paths through the trees.
Benjakitti Park 12 km
A park around a large lake in Khlong Toei, opened in 1992 and popular with joggers and cyclists. A later extension turned old tobacco factory land into a wetland forest crossed by raised walkways.
Siam Park City 14 km
The oldest amusement and water park complex in Southeast Asia, opened in 1980 in eastern Bangkok. It has a huge wave pool, seven storey slides and a suspended looping coaster with five inversions.
Lumphini Park 14 km
The first public park in Thailand, a green space in central Bangkok built around an artificial lake where you can hire pedal boats. Joggers circle its 2.5 kilometres of paths at dawn and dusk, and large monitor lizards roam the lawns.
Erawan Shrine 15 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 15 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.
King Power Mahanakhon 15 km
A 314 metre glass tower in Silom, its sides cut by a spiral of jutting cubes that makes it look half unbuilt. It opened in 2016 as the tallest building in Thailand, and its rooftop deck has a glass floor over the city.
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Questions
Where is Suan Luang Rama IX?
Suan Luang Rama IX is in Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Erawan Museum (10 km), Bang Kachao (10 km), Benjakitti Park (12 km).
How do I get the Suan Luang Rama IX stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Suan Luang Rama IX 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 Suan Luang Rama IX 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.
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