Itineraries
Where to stay
The Old City for temples on foot, Nimman for cafes and a younger crowd, the riverside for quieter hotels.
The areas: Old City, Nimman, Riverside.
Where to stay in Chiang Mai: areas and adviceHotels in Chiang MaiPlaces to see
All things to do in ThailandMarketChang Phueak Gate Night MarketStreet food stalls that set up every evening just outside the Old City's north gate.Entry: Pay as you go
MuseumChiang Mai City Arts and Cultural CentreGalleries on the history of Chiang Mai, right behind the Three Kings Monument.
MarketChiang Mai Gate MarketA market by the Old City's south gate, with street food stalls from late afternoon.Entry: Pay as you go
MarketKad Thanin (Siri Wattana Market)A big local market north of the Old City, known for its ready-cooked northern Thai food.Entry: Pay as you go
MuseumLanna Folklife MuseumNorthern Thai (Lanna) crafts, dress and temple art, across the road from the Three Kings Monument.
MarketNight BazaarCrafts, clothes and food stalls every evening, east of the Old City.Entry: Free to visit
NeighborhoodNimmanThe side streets of Nimmanhaemin Road, full of cafes, galleries and bars.Entry: Free to visit
NeighborhoodTha Phae GateThe main east gate of the Old City, where Tha Phae Road heads toward the river.Entry: Free to visit
MarketTon Payom MarketA local market near Chiang Mai University, known for northern food such as sai ua sausage.Entry: Pay as you go
MarketWarorot MarketThe big local market for northern Thai snacks, sausages and spices.Entry: Pay as you go
TempleWat Chedi LuangThe huge, partly ruined chedi in the center of the Old City.Entry: ฿[fee]
TempleWat Chiang ManThe city's oldest temple, with a chedi supported by stone elephants.Entry: Free to visit
TempleWat Lok MoleeA temple just north of the Old City moat, with a tall, weathered brick chedi.Entry: ฿[fee]
TempleWat Pha LatA small forest temple by a stream on the slopes of Doi Suthep, on the Monk's Trail.Entry: ฿[fee]
TempleWat Phra SinghOne of Chiang Mai's most revered temples, with fine Lanna wood carving.Entry: ฿[fee]
TempleWat Phra That Doi SuthepA golden temple on the mountain above the city, reached by a long naga staircase.Entry: ฿[fee]
TempleWat Sri SuphanThe Silver Temple on Wualai Road, known for its ordination hall decorated in silver.Entry: ฿[fee]
TempleWat Suan DokA temple west of the Old City whose white chedis hold the ashes of Chiang Mai's royal family.Entry: ฿[fee]
TempleWat UmongA quiet forest temple with tunnels built into the hillside.Entry: Free to visit
RuinsWiang Kum KamThe excavated ruins of a city King Mengrai founded before Chiang Mai, south of the center.Entry: ฿[fee]