Samut Prakan Travel Guide

There are few cool things to do in Samut Prakarn. My historical trip to Samut Prakarn, Thailand was unforgettable. Bangkok is the nearest city to Samut Prakarn. Muang Boran or so called the ancient city has the world's largest outdoor museum. I paid like 300 Baht for the entrance fee. If you do not have time to travel around the different historical parks in Thailand to witness the splendors of its past, this is the place to go. The arts and culture of Thailand are being beautifully crafted and displayed on the land. This is an innovative park-cum-museum (Muang Boran in Thai) in which visitors can learn about Thai architecture and history. As you drive around, you will find famous buildings, monuments and temples representing all regions in Thailand. You need a private car to navigate around the 280-acre outdoor museum. Do set aside a whole day for this visit, as the attraction is located a little outside Bangkok, in Samut Prakan.  A few kilometres from Muang Boran is the famous Crocodile Farm in Samut Prakarn. The croc farm was founded by Thailand's famous crocodile king & this crocodile farm ranks as one of the world's largest & housing a diverse range of more than 60,000 fresh and seawater crocodiles, including the largest ever held in captivity. Apart from the crocodile wrestling, putting heads in crocs mouths, shows that runs every hour, you can also watch trained elephants, gibbons, lions and snakes, amongst other animals. Absolutely amazing! I come from Sarawak (Borneo) & believe me, our rivers are home to the notorious crocs too!

The Ancient City, Ancient City is a park spreading over 200 acres in the elephant-head shape of Thailand. In their correct geographic position, replicas of all the country's most historically significant structures have been erected, some full-size but most scaled down. All have been accurately and meticulously recreated. Some buildings are even genuine, moved here for preservation.

Samut Prakan is one of the central provinces of Thailand. The province was created during the Ayutthaya period. It was the sea port of Siam, and was secured with forts, town moats and town-walls.