Jim Thompson’s house – Asian culture with American management (National stadium BTS Bangkok)
Museum which is worth visiting (about 1 hour). An American Businessman Jim Thompson made a house for himself from 6 thai traditional houses which he upgraded with Chinese, Burmese, Indonesian and European antique stuff to make it tidy and cozy in the middle of 20th century. A good example of perfect American management. He didn’t make it classic – he took the best from each culture so all the house is made with a great taste. Toured guide is like everywhere in Thailand will tell you “this is the man on the horse and this is the soldiers, this is a tree and this is a Budha statue etc.”. So just watch it and pay attention to details yourself. Ticket is 100 baht and the house is really nicely located so you don’t need to spend the whole day. Is worth going afternoon time before 4 pm.