2 Museums to Explore in Samut Prakan
Checkout places to visit in Samut Prakan
The province was created during the era of the Ayutthaya Kingdom and is located in central Thailand at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River. It is also called Muang Pak Nam which means “The mouth of a river”.
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Museums to Explore in Samut Prakan
HTMS Maeklong was a Royal Thai Navy escort vessel and training ship, built at the Uraga Dock in Yokosuka, Japan. Her sister ship was HTMS Tachin. The Maeklong is preserved in concrete in Chulachomklao Fort in Phra Samut Chedi District, Samut Prakan Province, Thailand. The ship is named after a river, the Mae Klong.
Erawan Museum Bangkok covers 3 levels representing the underworld, human earth, and heaven. Just about every part of the museum displays rare eastern antiques, religious iconography, and psychedelic décor. It also occupies a massive 3-headed elephant statue that stands an equally gargantuan pedestal.