A tourist attraction that is not featured in every guidebook, but is only a stone’s throw from Bangkok, is the Ancient City in Samut Prakan. As many of you know, this is my home province and one of my tasks is to help promote tourism in my area. I think this has become even more important now because the new airport at Suvarnabhumi is in our province. So, many of our tourist attractions are only 45 minutes or so away and quite possible to be done by people who are in transit and have four or five hours to spare. The Ancient City is not that far from the new airport and you can easily spend an enjoyable two or three hours exploring this open air museum.
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