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Other Attractions
Mini Siam
Situated at kilometre 143 on Sukhumvit Highway, some 3 kilometres
from Central Pattaya Road, this complex features miniature reproductions
of major cultural and archaeological sites within Thailand, including
Khmer shrines and the ancient capitals of Sukhothai and Ayutthaya,
and features a section of miniaturized major international landmarks
such as the Eiffel Tower, the Sydney Opera House, St Basil's Cathedral
and the Statue of Liberty. The complex also has a go-kart track
and a Thai restaurant.
Million Years Stone Park & Pattaya Crocodile Farm
Some twenty minutes from central Pattaya, this bucolic enclave features
a landscape of native Thai flora, a fascinating collection of Bonsai
trees, and massive ancient rocks (thus the park's unusual name)
imported from Kanchanaburi province. Artfully landscaped with flowers
and trees, the park contains a crocodile farm, a select collection
of wild animals native to Thailand and nearing extinction, a pool
containing giant catfish native to the Mekong River, and a restaurant.
There are daily crocodile and magic shows.
Pattaya Park
This beacheside water amusement park is located between South Pattaya
and Jomtien Beach. Colourful water slides, whirlpools and shallow
pools suitable for small children make the park popular with families.
Restaurant facilities, a fast food corner, changing rooms and lockers
number among facilities, and there is easy access to the beach should
visitors prefer to swim in the sea. The park is overlooked by the
240-metre high Pattaya Park Tower that contains a revolving restaurant.
The tower offers an exhilarating view of Pattaya and two novel ways,
the Pattaya Park Sky Shuttle and Pattaya Park Tower Jump, of reaching
the ground.
Pattaya Elephant Village
Situated on the Siam Country Club Golf Course road, the village
features trained elephants demonstrating time-honoured forestry
skills, enjoying themselves playing football, re-enacting wild elephant
hunts and a medieval war elephant parade in a popular daily afternoon
show. Elephant rides are also available at 9.00 AM.
Phanarak Park
Also on the Siam Country Club Golf Course road, this tropical garden
complex contains a well-stocked lake for fishing enthusiasts, bungalow
accommodation, restaurant facilities, a mini-golf course, jogging
and cycling tracks and boating facilities.
Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum
Located next to the Royal Garden Resort Hotel inside Royal Plaza
Garden, this museum, only the second of its kind in Asia, features
a high technology theatre adapted from a pilot-training simulator,
permanent and special displays of oddities such as animal freaks
and unusual human feats, based on the popular cartoon feature of
the same name which is featured in newspapers throughout the world.
Nong Nooch Orchid Wonderland
This artfully landscaped botanical garden and country resort, located
at kilometer 163 on Sukhumvit Highway, contains a splendid collection
of native Thai flora, including hundreds of varieties of orchids,
ferns, flowering plants and exotic blooms. The enclave contains
numerous Thai-style residences, an ornamental lake, a large auditorium
wherein daily cultural performances
are presented, featuring folk dances, martial arts and traditions,
followed by the most entertaining of all elephant shows imaginable,
an hilarious form of pachyderm burlesque.
Bottle Art
The world's sole Bottle Art Museum at Km 145.3 on Sukhumvit Highway,
has more than 300 displays of miniature bottles.
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