hidden / unusual

Erawan Museum

Samut Prakan, Samut Prakan, Thailand

A 39 metre, 29 tonne three headed elephant structure housing a private art and antiques collection, an oddity just south of the city that most trip apps bury under generic Samut Prakan listings.

Exterior of the three headed elephant Erawan Museum structure in Samut Prakan

Exterior of the three headed elephant Erawan Museum structure in Samut Prakan Photo by Don Ramey Logan, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Hours

Official source, current

9:00 AM to 6:00 PM daily, ticket sales close at 5:00 PM

“Operating Hours: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM daily (tickets sold until 5:00 PM).”

erawanmuseum.com · Checked 24 Jul 2026

Price

Official source, current

Thai nationals: adult 250 baht, child 125 baht. Foreign visitors: adult 500 baht, child 250 baht. All tickets include flowers, incense, and lotus offering access.

“Thai Nationals: Adult 250 baht, Child 125 baht. Foreign Visitors: Adult 500 baht, Child 250 baht.”

erawanmuseum.com · Checked 24 Jul 2026

Age suitability

Single report

No official minimum age, it is a walk through museum and art collection, generally kid friendly. The official site has a child ticket tier but does not state an age cutoff. One third party blog (not the official site) states the child rate applies to ages 6 to 14, with under 6 admitted free.

“Child rate: Age 6 - 14. Kid rate: Children under 6 years old.”

renown-travel.com · Checked 24 Jul 2026

Caveats

Official pricing (erawanmuseum.com/rate) splits by nationality: Thai adult 250 baht, Thai child 125 baht, foreign adult 500 baht, foreign child 250 baht. This conflicts with several third party blogs and aggregators (muangboranmuseum.com, bucketlistly.blog) quoting a flat 400 baht adult and 200 baht child rate with no…

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