| In 2006, Bangkok in Thailand was named the second | | | | American businessman who helped revitalize the Thai |
| most visited city by tourists after London. For many, it | | | | silk industry, and became very wealthy because of his |
| is seen as a gateway to the rest of the country due | | | | success. He was a fan art native to the area and |
| to the many cheap flights to Bangkok that are | | | | began collecting as his success grew, and he soon |
| available. The capital itself is also widely regarded as a | | | | needed to house his collection. Thompson famously |
| wild city of nightlife for younger people and as a | | | | went missing in 1967, and no trace of him was ever |
| respite for backpackers - it has built up a reputation in | | | | found. |
| the UK that has not really done justice to the rich | | | | Vimanmek Palace is a former house of royalty in |
| cultural display that is on show there. What follows are | | | | Bangkok. The palace was built at the turn of the 20th |
| four Bangkok attractions which celebrate cultural and | | | | Century by King Rama V, considered one of the |
| historical significance of this inspirational area. | | | | greatest leaders of Siam due to the impressive |
| The Jim Thompson House is an intriguing museum in | | | | modernization of the country at the time of his reign. |
| Bangkok. Unlike, what many people consider a | | | | The palace is now a museum in dedication to Rama |
| museum, the establishment is actually a collection of | | | | V, housing photos, artistic pieces, and examples of Thai |
| many buildings and structures that Thompson collected | | | | national heritage. Incidentally, it is also the biggest golden |
| in the 50s and 60s. Thompson himself was an | | | | teakwood mansion. |