This page lists 41 place records whose saved province name matches Chanthaburi. The data comes from TAT Data API snapshots; each listing shows its recorded source date and may not reflect current conditions. Contact providers or attractions directly before travelling. Search or choose another province to browse.
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is in Chanthaburi. Its construction history spans 300 years; it was first built in B.E. 2254. The source describes it as one of Thailand’s most important and largest Catholic religious sites. Built in Gothic style, it features twin towers and stained glass. Inside is a statue of Mary adorned with gems, reflecting the faith and history of the local Christian community. The cathedral serves as both a religious centre and a cultural attraction in Chanthaburi.
Source snapshot: 18 April 2026
A popular destination in Chanthaburi, the park brings together natural scenery and religious devotion. It is surrounded by rich evergreen forest, waterfalls and nature trails. A key attraction is the Phluang Buddha footprint on Khao Khitchakut, a sacred site visited each year by tourists and pilgrims. The Thai page also notes the cool atmosphere and sea-of-mist views across the forests of eastern Thailand.
Source snapshot: 7 May 2026
Ban Hua Laem’s sea chedi is described as a coastal landmark reflecting Chanthaburi’s traditional fishing-community life. The white chedi, said to be more than 200 years old, stands on a rock in the sea and serves as a focus of faith for local fishers. A long wooden walkway nearby offers sea views and access to the coastal atmosphere. The page also recommends visiting, relaxing and taking photos of Ao Khung Kraben.
Source snapshot: 7 May 2026
Khung Wiman Beach is known for its calm atmosphere and scenic views in Chanthaburi. It lies along Chaloem Burapha Chonlathit Road and features a long, curving shoreline, clear water, and views of mountains and the Gulf of Thailand. Its natural, shady setting is suited to relaxing, swimming, and driving along the coast. Noen Nang Phaya Viewpoint, a major landmark in the Eastern Region, is nearby.
Source snapshot: 7 May 2026
This is one of Chanthaburi’s best-known seaside viewpoints. It is on Chaloem Burapha Chonlathit Road between Kung Wiman Beach and Chao Lao Beach, in Sanam Chai Subdistrict, Na Yai Am District. The road curves along the mountains and the Gulf of Thailand. The source describes it as one of Thailand’s most scenic coastal roads.
Source snapshot: 7 May 2026
Wat Pak Nam Khaem Nu is an old temple on Chanthaburi’s coast. It is known for its ornate blue-and-white ceramic ordination hall, inspired by Chinese porcelain and often called the “Blue Church of Chanthaburi.” The peaceful grounds are surrounded by a fishing community and estuary scenery. The source presents it as a place for worship, merit-making, cultural visits and architectural photography.
Source snapshot: 7 May 2026
Wat Khao Sukim is an important meditation temple and religious attraction in Chanthaburi. Founded by Phra Yanwarodom, also known as Luang Pho Somchai Thitaviriyo, it was established in 1966 on a quiet mountain in Tha Mai District. Its architecture combines Thai, Chinese and Lanna styles. The temple includes a museum of antiquities, Buddha images, Buddha relics, a hilltop viewpoint and a meditation area among shaded natural surroundings. It is a well-known religious and cultural destination in eastern Thailand.
Source snapshot: 7 May 2026
The forest park is in Bang Kachai Subdistrict. Its combined land and sea area is 15.2 square kilometres. The source describes dry evergreen forest and beach forest with notable plant species, but does not name those species.
Source snapshot: 7 May 2026
Oasis Sea World is a notable eco-tourism attraction in Chanthaburi, set amid the natural coastal surroundings of Laem Sing. It combines recreation with learning about marine animals. Visitors can experience dolphins and their abilities up close through shows and a range of activities, while learning about the conservation and sustainable care of marine resources. It is presented as a destination for all ages, especially families seeking recreation, learning and a memorable travel experience.
Source snapshot: 1 May 2026
Namtok Phlio National Park in Chanthaburi retains abundant moist evergreen forest and a rich ecosystem. It covers several districts and is an important watershed for the province. The park is known for Namtok Phlio, which flows year-round with clear water and many pla phuang fish. It is a popular place to relax, swim and study nature. Several nature-study trails and attractions also welcome visitors who want to experience the natural surroundings up close, making the park one of the East’s important nature destinations today.
Source snapshot: 1 May 2026
Noen Wong Fortress is a historic site in Chanthaburi. The source says it was built during the reign of King Chulalongkorn to defend against Western incursions. Its star-shaped fort is surrounded by walls and a Western-style moat. Inside are important structures, including gun emplacements and a museum. The site reflects Thailand’s former military and sovereignty concerns and is now a place to learn about history.
Source snapshot: 1 May 2026
Nong Bua Canal Local Sweets Community is an old community in Chanthaburi closely connected to life along Nong Bua Canal. It has continued to pass down local knowledge of traditional sweets, shaped by the settlement of diverse groups in the past. The community is notable for preserving ancient local sweets with distinctive names, shapes and production methods that reflect local cultural identity. Today it has developed as a cultural and learning destination. Residents continue traditional ways of life while welcoming visitors to study, learn about and experience local knowledge. It is a destination with value for Chanthaburi’s culture and the preservation of local heritage.
Source snapshot: 1 May 2026
Chanthaboon Waterfront Community is in Chanthaburi. This riverside community is more than 300 years old and was once an important trading centre in the eastern region. River transport brought people of different backgrounds, including Thai, Chinese and Vietnamese residents, whose cultures blended into a distinctive local identity. Today, the community is preserved and developed as a cultural destination, with historic homes, colonial architecture and an active community life.
Source snapshot: 19 April 2026
Chao Lao Beach is one of Chanthaburi’s best-known and most popular beaches. It is in Khlong Khut Subdistrict, Tha Mai District, on the Gulf of Thailand. The beach stretches about 10 kilometers from Hat Laem Sadet to Khung Kraben Wildlife Non-hunting Area. It has pale brown sand, relatively clear water, gentle waves, and a quiet atmosphere, suited to relaxation, swimming, and nature tourism.
Source snapshot: 7 May 2026
Wat Mangkon Buppharam is an important temple of the Chinese school of Mahayana Buddhism in Chanthaburi. It is in Phlio Subdistrict, Laem Sing District, and is noted for ornate Chinese architecture that blends Thai and Chinese art. Built in B.E. 2520, it serves as a spiritual center for Thai people of Chinese descent in eastern Thailand. It is a branch temple of Wat Mangkon Kamalawat (Wat Leng Noei Yi) in Bangkok. According to belief, that temple represents the “dragon’s head,” while Wat Mangkon Buppharam represents the “dragon’s tail,” a symbol of good fortune. The temple houses Buddhist images and Chinese deities in a quiet, shaded setting suited to worship, making offerings and cultural visits.
Source snapshot: 7 May 2026
Established under a royal initiative of King Rama IX, the center was created to study, restore, and conserve Chanthaburi’s coastal natural resources. The page highlights a mangrove nature trail and coastal-ecosystem learning site. It also describes the center as a place for research, aquatic animal breeding, and community development under the initiative, supporting sustainable coexistence between nature and local communities.
Source snapshot: 7 May 2026
Pink Stone Field is a coastal nature site in Khung Kraben Non-Hunting Area, Chanthaburi. The source describes naturally formed pink-red rocks stretching along the shoreline, with colors that show in sunlight. It is also described as a place to view the sea and sunset and follow a nature trail.
Source snapshot: 7 May 2026
Chanthaburi is described as a cultural destination where history, religion and traditional ways of life come together, especially around Wat Bot Mueang and the Chanthaboon Riverside Community, once central to the city. Visitors can see an old temple and riverside architecture, walk through the community—described as more than 300 years old—and try local dishes and traditional sweets that are hard to find elsewhere. The source also presents Chanthaburi as a place to learn about the past through art, culture and daily life.
Source snapshot: 1 May 2026
The waterfall is in the southern Soi Dao mountain range, at Village No. 2 in Thap Sai Subdistrict. It is 10 kilometres from the Pong Nam Ron District Office, followed by a further 3-kilometre walk that takes about 2 hours uphill. The waterfall has 12 tiers and is surrounded by well-preserved rainforest; tiers 9–12 offer particularly scenic views. Visitors must be accompanied by an official guide. For a guide, contact Thongchai Praengam at 0 3944 7247.
Source snapshot: 15 July 2024
The palace is within Rambhai Barni Rajabhat University, 6 kilometers from town along Highway 316.
Source snapshot: 15 July 2024
The French built Khuk Khi Kai to detain Thai people who opposed France. The square tower is about 4.40 metres on each side and about 7 metres high, with two rows of ventilation openings and an open roof. Local accounts describe it as a place of severe torment: the upper floor was used to keep chickens, whose droppings fell onto the heads of prisoners held below.
Source snapshot: 15 July 2024
The beach is about 25 km from Tha Mai District via the Tha Mai–Ban Mu Dut route. The source describes it as beautiful and quiet and suitable for camping. It says the beach provides food and restroom services only.
Source snapshot: 15 July 2024
The temple is beside Sukhumvit Road, about 4 kilometers from the town centre. Its ordination hall and chedi are hundreds of years old. The temple preserves Khmer antiquities, including a Thala Pariwat-style lintel and a Prei Kmeng-style lintel (B.E. 1150–1250), decorative door-frame columns in the Angkor Wat style, and an unfinished Ganesha carving made from white sandstone.
Source snapshot: 15 July 2024
Wat Takat Ngao is an ancient religious site in Tha Mai District, estimated to be about 200 years old. Its important historic structure is a scripture hall standing over water, made by royal craftsmen in the late reign of Rama III. It is believed that the hall’s components were brought from elsewhere and assembled using interlocking wooden joints. After the hall deteriorated, local people restored it; the work was completed in B.E. 2544. Other antiquities include a principal Buddha image carved from wood and a wooden preaching seat.
Source snapshot: 15 July 2024
Wat Phlap is in Bang Kacha Subdistrict, about 1 kilometer from Noen Wong Fort.
Source snapshot: 15 July 2024
The park is on Highway 3149. From Sukhumvit Road, take the turnoff toward Laem Sing District and continue about 500 metres. The park has sculptures depicting episodes from the Buddha’s life and his teachings to various people, along with signs explaining the sculptures.
Source snapshot: 15 July 2024
The arboretum is about 25 km from Tha Mai District. The source describes a small, scenic beach shaded by coastal casuarina trees and a variety of beach plants.
Source snapshot: 15 July 2024
The reserve is 15 km from Tha Mai District. The page says the forest had been encroached on 40 years earlier and that pioneer trees have since grown in place of the original trees. Four forest types occur here: dry evergreen, mixed deciduous, beach, and mangrove. A nature trail passes a viewpoint overlooking Chao Lao Beach and the Kham Nu estuary and takes about one hour.
Source snapshot: 15 July 2024
Chanthaburi Herb Garden is about 25 kilometers from Chanthaburi city. It is an agency under the Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, with experimental plots and nurseries for various medicinal plants.
Source snapshot: 15 July 2024
The village uses sedge to make everyday items, including bags, tissue boxes, coasters, letter holders and slippers.
Source snapshot: 15 July 2024
Ao Krathing is in Khao Laem Sing Forest Park. It is a small, beautiful, and peaceful beach.
Source snapshot: 15 July 2024
Chanthaburi City Pillar Shrine is on Tha Luang Road, opposite the King Taksin the Great Shrine.
Source snapshot: 15 July 2024
Tuek Daeng (the Red Building) is in Pak Nam Laem Sing Subdistrict, at Laem Sing Pier near Khuk Khi Kai Prison. Built in B.E. 2436 alongside the prison, the site was originally the location of Pom Phikhat Patchamit, a fort built during the reign of Rama III. After France took control of Chanthaburi, the fort was demolished and a single-storey red building with a tiled roof was constructed as French military lodging and headquarters.
Source snapshot: 15 July 2024
The museum is in Noen Wong Camp in a two-story twin building. Its exhibitions cover Thai maritime trade and include historical evidence collected through more than 20 years of underwater archaeology research.
Source snapshot: 15 July 2024
Ko Chik is in Bang Chan Subdistrict. The island piloted a hybrid renewable-energy project using solar power and generators to supply electricity to about 100 households, with electricity billed on a prepaid basis. Most residents work in fishing, fish farming, and dried-shrimp production. To get there, take Sukhumvit Road to the three-way junction for the Ko Chang Ferry pier and turn right toward the pier. Then turn right toward Ao Krapong and continue to Ao Krapong Pier, where vehicles can be parked before taking a boat across to the island.
Source snapshot: 15 July 2024
Khirithan Dam is in Makham District, about 40 kilometres from Chanthaburi town. From Chanthaburi, follow Highway 317 for about 20 kilometres, then turn right and continue about 14 kilometres to the dam.
Source snapshot: 15 July 2024
The waterfall is in Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary, about 4 kilometres from the sanctuary office. It has 16 tiers, and many butterflies can be seen around the stream, making the area suitable for butterfly watching and studying plant life. The sanctuary has well-preserved tropical forest and rugged mountain terrain.
Source snapshot: 15 July 2024
This busy commercial street in Chanthaburi is lined with gem-cutting shops, jewelry stores, and gold shops. It has more than 120 shops and may be considered Thailand’s largest market for cut gems.
Source snapshot: 1 May 2026
Wat Phai Lom is on Tri Rat Road, about 500 metres from K.P. Grand Hotel.
Source snapshot: 20 February 2020
The park is on Tha Luang Road, opposite the provincial hall and beside Liap Noen Road.
Source snapshot: 20 February 2020
The shrine is on Tha Luang Road, in front of Taksin Camp. It is a nine-sided building with a roof shaped like a royal hat or pointed cap. Inside is a statue of King Taksin the Great, which many people come to worship each day. On 28 December each year—the date described as the anniversary of his accession—merit-making and offerings are held to honor his role in restoring Ayutthaya.
Source snapshot: 18 February 2020