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Siriraj Museums

These museums are old and dusty with many of them missing English signs. Most of the visitors are Thai students, who have to visit them for their studies, but some foreigners like to see them as well. The Forensic Medicine Museum is the most popular one for its collection of medical oddities similar to the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia. There are many other museums inside the complex, including the Congdon Anatomical Museum, Sood Sangvichien Prehistoric Museum, Songkran Niyomsane Forensic Medicine Museum, Parasitology Museum, Ellis Pathological Museum and the Veekit Veeranuvati Museum on traditional Thai medicine. While much of the collection is not for individuals with a weak stomach or a faint heart, there's a lot to learn or at least be emotionally affected by.

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Address: Phran Nok Rd
Getting there: Wang Lang Pier
Hours: Mon-Sat 09:00-16:00
Price: 40 baht

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