150 kilometers south of Bangkok, on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand, is Pattaya - the closest major seaside resort to the capital. At the first glance at the map of the city and its chess-and-nesting layout, one gets the impression that there is absolutely nothing to see in this new settlement. However, it is not. A simple sightseeing tour of the city is enough to make sure that the sights of Pattaya are quite numerous and varied. Tour desks, which work at almost every hotel, will offer tourists to visit the crocodile farm, butterfly park, coral islands, Silver Lake and Big Buddha Mountain.
If you are an inquisitive person and love new experiences, then naturally you will be interested in what you can see in Pattaya on your own. The Sanctuary of Truth is located on the seafront, on the northern outskirts of the city. Literally everya square centimeter of a high (more than a hundred meters) wooden temple is filled with carvings of the highest skill. The sides of the sanctuary are oriented to the cardinal points and are decorated with bas-reliefs of the four elements. Since this is a temple of wisdom and not just a Thai shrine, there are Chinese, Indian and other halls.
If you are a nature lover or traveling with children, you should definitely visit Pattaya attractions such as Khao Keu Zoo, Butterfly Nursery and Crocodile Farm. The zoo encourages animal feeding. Food boxes are sold at the entrance. Surely your kid will like it in Sri Racha - the tiger zoo, where he can feed the little tiger cubs from the pacifier and take pictures with them. You yourself will enjoy watching pig races or entering a cave with thousands of scorpions.
But since both the zoo and the farms for breeding elephants, tigers, etc. located outside the city, you can find children's entertainment in Pattaya by simply visiting the Royal Garden Plaza shopping complex on Walken Street. On the third floor of this shopping center is the Ripley Museum, which contains all sorts of oddities and curiosities, a mirror maze and a dinosaur show. In addition, Pattaya has two aquariums and a water park with slides. For both children and adults, it will certainly be interesting to visit the Mini Siam park. There, in a small area, models on a scale of 1:25 of all the famous buildings of Thailand, as well as architectural monuments of other countries are exhibited.
About an hour away byThe boat is located such attractions of Pattaya as the coral islands. It is worth a trip to compare the purity of water and sand on the city beach and on the snow-white island of Koh Lan. You should go here for the whole day, and not with an excursion: on Koh Lan there are many opportunities to refresh yourself with lunch and have a good rest. Off the coast of coral islands, excellent diving and snorkeling. If for some reason you don't like diving, you can hire a glass bottom boat.
In Thailand they say: "Good guys go to heaven, bad guys go to Pattaya." With the onset of dusk, completely different sights of Pattaya come to the fore. Walking Street becomes a pedestrian zone, go-go shows, nightclubs and strip bars open everywhere. The most favorite spectacle is the Alcazar Show. This is a cabaret where transvestites perform. The theatrical performance includes parody operettas and caricatures of world pop and film stars.
