Thailand UNESCO sites (with map)

Thailand’s UNESCO-listed historical sites are former capital cities, important religious centers, as well as a prehistoric site. Three nature reserves are also on the list.

Use the map or the list below it to get to the articles posted so far (in red). At the bottom is a list of Thailand’s Tentative List sites.

Historic City of Ayutthaya
A 14th-18th century city that served as a seat of the Siamese royal court and whose art and architecture show international influences.

The Ancient Town of Si Thep and its Associated Dvaravati Monuments
Remains of a town and other monuments dating to the Dvaravati Empire, origin of the Si Thep School of Art.

Ban Chiang Archaeological Site

Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex

Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex

Phu Phrabat, a testimony to the Sīma stone tradition of the Dvaravati period

Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns

Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries

Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan, Nakhon Si Thammarat

Thailand’s entries on the UNESCO Tentative List

Cultural sites

  • Phra Prang of Wat Arun Ratchawararam: The Masterpiece of Krung Rattanakosin 
  • Songkhla and its Associated Lagoon Settlements 
  • Ensemble of Phanom Rung, Muang Tam and Plai Bat Sanctuaries 
  • Phra That Phanom, its related historic buildings and associated landscape 
  • Monuments, Sites and Cultural Landscape of Chiang Mai, Capital of Lanna

Natural site

The Andaman Sea Nature Reserves of Thailand