Tours around the result - an opulent space of dreams, faith and religious fervor surrounded by soothing gardens - begin in the dimly lit basement representing the cosmological Underworld. Said to be where 'Nagas' (mythological snakes) dwell, what visitors in fact find is the antiques and artifacts that prompted the museum, among them glorious examples of Benjarong ceramics, Chinese porcelain, Chakri dynasty tea sets, jade ornaments, Chinese furniture and Vietnamese vases.