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The Ancient City - Discover the Whole of Thailand in One Day

The Ancient City: Thailand's Best-Kept Secret That's Not Actually A Secret Looking for the perfect day trip from Bangkok that doesn't involve negotiating with tuk-tuk drivers or accidentally joining a ping-pong show? Let me introduce you to The Ancient City ( Muang Boran ) in Samut Prakan (basically Greater Bangkok), the theme park your history teacher wishes they could have taken you to. Imagine if someone said, "You know what would be cool? Taking all of Thailand's important historical buildings, shrinking some of them down, and putting them in one convenient location." That's The Ancient City, a giant outdoor museum shaped like Thailand itself. It's 320 acres of "I don't have time to travel the whole country, so I'll just see the greatest hits in one day." The Ancient City is where you can visit 116 replicas and reconstructions of Thailand's most significant historical sites without having to endure 116 different bus rides. Wan...