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:: Amphoe Ban Pong
Wat Muang
This is a Mon temple situated in Tambon Ban Muang, west
of Amphoe Ban Pong along Route No. 3089 and a left turn after crossing
the Mae Klong River. Besides a Mon style pagoda, a well-managed
folk museum has been established as a research centre of history,
way of life, and culture of this Mon community.
:: Amphoe Suan Phueng
Bo Khlueng Hot Spring
Located 5 kilometres beyond Amphoe Suan Phueng and another
10 kilometres along an access road, the stream is full of mineral
water and is believed that it can be used for skin treatment. The
water flows all year round from the Tanaosi Range. Its temperature
ranges between 50-68 degrees Celsius.
On the route to the hot stream, a 3 km. branch road leads to Namtok
(waterfall) Kao Chon, which consists of 9 cascades. The falls are
plentiful during the late rainy season.
Phawothai Local Museum
This is located 2 kilometres from Suan Phueng district.
Two Thai style houses in a pleasant garden displays a collection
of ancient artifacts. The museum is open only on Saturdays and Sundays.
Admission is 50 baht. Call 0 3221 1189 for more information.
 Pong
Yup
5 kilometres before arriving at Amphoe Suan Phueng, there
is a 5-km. branch road on the left leading to Pong Yup at Tambon
Tha Khoei. This attracts visitors with plenty of strange looking
earthen pillars and cliffs naturally created by soil erosion.
:: Amphoe Chom Bueng
Tham Chomphon
This cave is 30 kilometres west of the town in the vicinity
of Amphoe Chom Bueng. It was originally called Tham Mutchalin. In
1895, King Rama IV and Queen Si Phatcharin made a royal visit and
were fond of its beauty, thus giving it a new name according to
the shape of the stalactites which look like the epaulette of a
field marshal. The cave also houses a medium-sized reclining Buddha.
A nearby arboretum provides shady areas suitable for relaxation.
Tham Khao Bin
This is the most beautiful cave in Ratchaburi. It is located
20 kilometres from the town along the route to Amphoe Chom Bueng
and 2 kilometres along an access road. The cave extends 300 metres
from the mouth and offers truly amazing scenes of plentiful stalactite
and stalagmite formations.
Tham Ruesi Khao Ngu
This famous attraction of Ratchaburi is 8 kilometres from
the town along the road to Amphoe Chom Bueng (Route No. 3078). The
cave houses a bas-relief Buddha image, considered the oldest archaeological
evidence of the Dvaravati period found in Ratchaburi. The figure
is 2.5 metres high in the attitude of giving the first sermon.
:: Amphoe Damnoen Saduak
 Damnoen
Saduak Floating Market
This is the best known destination in Ratchaburi where the
timeless lifestyle of native Thai people can be observed along the
canals. The Floating Market, approximately 400 metres from the Damnoen
Saduak District Office, operates every morning till noon. Boats
can be hired for surveying canalside villages together with a house
making coconut sugar.
:: Amphoe Photharam
Khao Chong Phran
This hill is located in Tambon Tao Pun, Amphoe Photharam, 17 kilometres
north of Ratchaburi along the Khao Ngu-Boek Phrai route (Route No.
3089). The roadside hill has 2 interesting caves; Tham Phra Non
housing more than 100 Buddha images and Tham Khangkhao or Bat Cave,
which is home to some three million bats. As the sun sets over the
horizon, they all disperse on their search for food and the mountain
looks like a volcano disgorging thick black smoke.
Wat Khanon
More than 300 Nang Yai puppets are well preserved at this
temple, some 10 kilometres from Amphoe Photharam. Nang Yai is an
old form of entertainment which gathers many kinds of arts; for
example, Thai sculpture and classical performances. The intricate
carved puppets are portrayed on the screen by skilled male performers,
and it can dance according to the music. The performance is usually
demonstrated on Saturday from 10.00-11.00 a.m.
 Wat
Khongkharam
This 100 year old ethnic Mon temple is at Tambon Khlong
Ta Khot, Amphoe Photharam, some 22 kilometres from Ratchaburi. The
fine mural paintings about Lord Buddha's life in the main shrine
hall are full of detail making them seem real. Completed in the
early Bangkok period, they are very rare and worth studying. The
temple also houses a Thai style building entirely made of teak with
intricate carving designs.
:: Amphoe Muang
Ratchaburi National Museum
This is located on Woradet Road near the river. The edifice
was formerly the town hall, built in 1922. Established as a museum
in 1988, it displays art and ancient items of different periods
found in the local area, and exhibits the history of Ratchaburi,
as well as its folk art and geology. The museum is open daily from
9.00 a.m.- 4.00 p.m. exept Mondays and Tuesdays. Admission fee is
30 baht.
Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat
This ancient temple, locally called Wat Na Phra That, is
located on the west bank of the Mae Klong River in the town. Its
elegant prang or pagoda remains in good condition and was probably
copied from Cambodia's Angkor Wat. The prang made of bricks and
stones stands on a rectangular base with pathways around the cloisters.
The outer stucco designs were made in the reign of King Borommakot
of Ayutthaya. Buddha images of Dvaravati, Lop Buri and Ayutthaya
periods are placed around the pagoda.
2 kilometres west of Wat Na Phra That on the route to Khao Ngu
is Wat Aranyik with a prang identical to that of Wat Na Phra That
but smaller in size.
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