The 1.6 km elevated Green Bridge leaves Lumpini from the northeast corner, where Wireless Road meets Sarasin Road, and lands you inside Benjakitti Park. Allow about 13 minutes one way on foot from Gate 1.
A 450-rai park on former Tobacco Monopoly land, opened in 2004 and expanded with the Benjakitti Forest Park, which fully opened in 2022. It has elevated skywalks, wetlands and lakes. Free entry, daily 04:30 to 22:00.
Open in MapsThailand's national convention center, linked to MRT Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre (Exit 3) on the Blue Line. It hosts exhibitions, expos and trade events through the year; check the QSNCC event calendar for what is on during your visit.
Open in MapsCross Wireless Road from Gate 2 and you are in One Bangkok, which opened in October 2024. Its retail buildings, Parade and The Storeys, sit on a Retail Loop with shops, restaurants and free public art.
Two interconnected retail buildings, Parade and The Storeys, opened on 25 October 2024 as part of One Bangkok's Retail Loop. Parade has the Japanese supermarket and food hall Mitsukoshi Depachika, the ONE ULTRA SCREENS movie club and the Harborland playground and waterpark. The Storeys focuses on Thai and international design and fashion concept stores. Daily 10:00 to 22:00.
Open in MapsA walking route of over 2 km through One Bangkok, linking outdoor installations, galleries and learning spaces, with works by Thai and international artists, including permanent sculptures by Anish Kapoor and Tony Cragg. Free for everyone.
Open in MapsHead west from Gate 4 and you reach Silom within minutes. A snake farm, a night market and a mall are within about a 15-minute walk; Wat Khaek and MahaNakhon are further.
A Tamil Hindu temple built in 1879 at the corner of Silom and Pan Road. The gopuram tower at its entrance is covered in figures of Hindu deities. It is an active place of worship: take your shoes off outside, and no photography inside.
Open in MapsThe Thai Red Cross snake farm at the Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute on Rama IV Road, open to the public since 1923. Its main work is research and antivenom production. The draw is the shows: a venom extraction show and a snake-handling show on weekdays, and a snake-handling show on weekends.
Open in MapsA shopping mall on Silom Road, connected directly to BTS Sala Daeng by a sky bridge, with a Central department store, a Tops supermarket in the basement and a wide choice of restaurants. Useful for an air-conditioned lunch when the park is too hot, or for picking up supplies before a picnic.
Open in MapsA night market filling Patpong Soi 1 between Silom and Surawong roads, with stalls selling souvenirs, clothes, bags and fake designer goods, surrounded by go-go bars. Bargaining is expected.
Open in MapsA 360-degree observation deck 314 m up the King Power Mahanakhon tower on Narathiwas Road in Silom. The SkyWalk has an indoor deck on the 74th floor and an outdoor rooftop deck on the 78th, with a glass floor 310 m above the ground. Closes midnight, last entry 11 PM.
Open in MapsA short walk south of the park, on South Sathorn Road, is the Banyan Tree's 61st-floor rooftop bar.
Moon Bar is an open-air rooftop bar on the 61st floor of Banyan Tree Bangkok on South Sathorn Road, beside the Vertigo rooftop restaurant. Both are closed for renovation and reopen on 2 December 2026; then open from 5:00 PM.
Open in MapsFrom Gate 5 on Ratchadamri Road, walk north up Ratchadamri Road to the Ratchaprasong intersection and CentralWorld, then join the elevated Sky Walk, which links Ratchaprasong and Chit Lom to BTS Siam and its malls. Allow about 24 minutes to reach Siam Paragon on foot, or take the BTS one stop from Ratchadamri to Siam.
A shrine to Phra Phrom (Brahma) at the Ratchaprasong intersection, next to the Grand Hyatt Erawan. Built in 1956 after a run of mishaps during construction of the original Erawan Hotel. Worshippers often hire Thai dance troupes to perform when their prayers are answered. Free to visit.
Open in MapsOne of the largest malls in Southeast Asia, at the Ratchaprasong intersection and linked by the Sky Walk to BTS Siam. The Erawan Shrine across the road has Thai dance performances commissioned by worshippers.
Open in MapsThe Siam shopping cluster at the end of the Sky Walk. BTS Siam links by skybridge to Siam Paragon, home of the SEA LIFE Bangkok Ocean World aquarium, and to Siam Center. MBK Center, by BTS National Stadium, has eight floors with around 2,000 shops, restaurants and service outlets.
Open in MapsThe former home of Jim Thompson, the American who helped revitalise the Thai silk industry, now a museum of his Southeast Asian art collection. The house was built in 1959 from six traditional Thai-style wooden houses. The house can only be visited on a guided tour, with guides in five languages.
Open in MapsWhat to see within walking distance of Lumpini Park, and how to get there.
The closest is One Bangkok, directly across Wireless Road from Gate 2. Its retail buildings and the Art Loop are a 5-minute walk. Benjakitti Park via the Green Bridge is about 13 minutes on foot from Gate 1.
Yes, via the Ratchaprasong Skywalk. From Gate 4, walk up Ratchadamri Road to the Erawan Shrine (about 22 minutes, or take the BTS one stop from Ratchadamri to Siam), then follow the elevated Sky Walk past CentralWorld to BTS Siam and Siam Paragon. On foot, allow about 29 minutes from Gate 4 to Siam Square.
Yes, if you are interested in antivenom production or want something unusual. It is run by the Thai Red Cross at the Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute, a 12-minute walk from Gate 4. Venom extraction shows are held on weekdays and snake-handling shows daily. Check their schedule before going. There is an entrance fee; check the current price before you go.
Patpong night market is a 10-minute walk from Gate 4. Head west along Silom Road. The market opens around 6 PM and closes around midnight.
Benjakitti Park, the One Bangkok Art Loop, the Erawan Shrine, and Sri Maha Mariamman Temple are free to visit. The Snake Farm, the Mahanakhon SkyWalk, and the Jim Thompson House charge admission.
Two are within walking distance. The Erawan Shrine is about a 22-minute walk from Gate 4 (or take the BTS from Ratchadamri to Siam and change to the Sukhumvit Line for one stop to Chit Lom), at the Ratchaprasong intersection. Worshippers often hire Thai dance troupes to perform there when their prayers are answered. Sri Maha Mariamman Temple (Wat Khaek) is a 23-minute walk from Gate 4 along Silom Road. It is a Tamil Hindu temple with a gopuram tower covered in figures of deities. Both are free to visit.
Take the BTS Gold Line from Charoen Nakhon station (at Iconsiam) one stop to Krung Thon Buri, then transfer to the BTS Silom Line and ride it five stops to BTS Sala Daeng (Gate 4). The whole trip takes about 20 minutes. A taxi takes 20 to 30 minutes depending on traffic and the bridge crossing.
Take the BTS Sukhumvit Line from BTS Asok four stops west to BTS Siam, then change to the BTS Silom Line for two stops to BTS Sala Daeng (Gate 4). The ride takes about 12 to 15 minutes including the transfer. Alternatively, take the MRT Blue Line from MRT Sukhumvit four stops to MRT Si Lom, next to Gate 4.
The Grand Palace is on Rattanakosin Island, the old town. MRT Sanam Chai, in the middle of the old town, is on the MRT Blue Line, which runs directly to MRT Si Lom next to Gate 4. A taxi or Grab takes 20 to 30 minutes via Rama IV Road.
Nana Plaza is on Sukhumvit Soi 4, near BTS Nana. Take the BTS Sukhumvit Line west to BTS Siam (3 stops), then change to the BTS Silom Line for two stops to BTS Sala Daeng (Gate 4). The ride takes about 12 to 15 minutes including the transfer. A taxi takes 15 to 25 minutes depending on Sukhumvit traffic.
Take the BTS Sukhumvit Line from BTS On Nut westbound to BTS Siam (about 22 minutes, 9 stops), then change to the BTS Silom Line for two stops to BTS Sala Daeng (Gate 4). The total trip takes about 25 to 30 minutes including the transfer.
