Highland People Discovery Museum, Chiang Mai

Name: Highland People Discovery Museum
Address: Chiang Mai, Thailand

#11 among attractions in Chiang Mai

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Highland People Discovery Museum, Chiang Mai

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The Highland People Discovery Museum, formerly known as Tribal Museum is an ethnographic museum in the Mueang Chiang Mai District of Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand, showing the life of Thailand's minority hill tribes. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 18°49'17"N, 98°58'29"E

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Highland People Discovery Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wat Phra Singh, Wat Chedi Luang, Wat Chiang Man, Wat Suan Dok.

2.3 miS
Restored 14th-century Buddhist temple
Wat Phra Singh, Chiang Mai
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2.5 miS
Temple known for its ruined chedi
Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai
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2.1 miSE
Picturesque temple with ancient statues
Wat Chiang Man, Chiang Mai
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2.3 miS
Temple, Sacred and religious sites, Cemetery
Wat Suan Dok, Chiang Mai
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1.8 miS
Ornate Buddhist temple with a tall tower
Wat Lok Moli, Chiang Mai
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Large zoo with an aquarium and water park
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0.9 miS
Temple
Wat Chet Yot, Chiang Mai
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1.6 miSE
Temple, Buddhist temple
Wat Ku Tao, Chiang Mai
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0.7 miS
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Chiang Mai National Museum, Chiang Mai
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1.9 miSE
Temple, Sacred and religious sites
Wat Chiang Yuen, Chiang Mai
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