Lonely Planet Bangkok City Map [Map]

Lonely Planet (Creator)

Book Description

Series: City Map | Publication Date: January 1, 2005

Buddhist temples, vibrant markets, river-view restaurants and the most happening bar scene in South-East Asia lie hidden behind Bangkok's modern city streetscape. Navigate through it all with this handy City Map.

Find the following treasures with our City Map to Bangkok:

•The Grand Palace & Wat Phra Kaew - Constituting two of Thailand's holiest sites, the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew are also Bangkok's finest tourist destinations
•Wat Mahathat - The Rambling Wat Mahathat compound in Ratanakosin is the most important centre of Buddhist learning in Southeast Asia
•The National Museum - The National Museum's top-rate collections are haphazardly arrnanged. Pay a visit to the enormous elaborate funeral chariots that have carried the ashes of royalty.
•Chatuchak Weekend Market - Bangkok's most famous flea market bears the city's quintessential stamp of excess.
•Wat Pho - You might visit Wat Phra Kaew out of cultural obligation, but you should visit Wat Pho for pure enjoyment!
•Lumphini Park - A morning visit to Bangkok's green lung is a must.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Dimensions
• 4 panel
• 485mm x 400mm, unfolded
• 19.4" x 16", unfolded
• 240mm x 100mm, folded

Product Details

• Map: 16 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet; Map edition (January 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 174059634X
• ISBN-13: 978-1740596343
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 4.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,963,059 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #86 in Books > Travel > Asia > Thailand > Bangkok

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Cruel Joke, September 29, 2006

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Gene E. Molander "Gene M." (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Bangkok City Map (Map)

This map is a cruel $9 joke by Lonely Planet: central area only, major streets only, selected hotels only. Maps in their guidebook are superior, or simply use Google Earth.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful, Compact, and Lamenated, August 7, 2002

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K. Johnson (US/Asia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Bangkok: City Map (City Maps Series) (Paperback)

Easy to carry around and sturdy for it's lamenated. For it's size it can fit in one's small bag. The index of places of interest such as palaces, parks, Wats, bus stations, and other venues are listed. Necessity places such as embassies are very useful as well, especially as one is doing visa work to travel to neighboring countries. If you're a tourist and your survival Thai isn't very developed, this map will help you when taking taxis. Choa Praya River express stops are also included

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Water-Proof Map, April 1, 2007

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Emil P. Dill (Honolulu, Hawaii) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Bangkok City Map (Map)

My only criticism of this map is that it doesn't extend north enough to include the airport. I'm trying to gauge how far central Bangkok is from the airport and can't do it with this map. Other than that, it's nice....and since I'll be walking a lot, the water-proof factor is key.