On the other side of the airport in Samut Prakarn province lies one of Thailand’s best kept secrets: the Ancient City (the park is also known as Muang Boran or Ancient Siam). Here is a spectacular and wonderful open-air museum recreating many of Thailand’s monuments in a 200-acre park roughly shaped like Thailand itself. It’s a truly beautiful setting, and you can explore it by tram, or by hiring a golf cart or bicycle. It gets a bit busier