1. Khaosan
Road
Khaosan Road or ThanonKhaosan is a popular
tourist street in central Bangkok, Thailand. It is located in
the Banglamphu area about 1 kilometer north of the Grand
Palace (WatPhraKaew) 'Khaosan' translates as 'milled rice',
a reminder that the street was once a major Bangkok rice
market. In the last 20 years, however, Khaosan Road has
developed into a world famous 'backpacker paradise.” It

2. offers cheap accommodation, ranging from 'mattress in a
box' style hotels to reasonably priced 3-star hotels.
Khaosan shops sell handcrafts, paintings, clothes and
second-hand books, plus many useful backpacker items.
Khaosan Road in recent years has become popular with
local residents, especially artists and art students. At night,
Khaosan is a lively street packed with tourists come to
explore walking street and night life. There are clubs, bars,
food stalls and shops open until 2 a.m. The area is
internationally known as a center of dancing, partying,
specially during the traditional Thai New Year (Songkran
festival April 13-15), when water splashing festival turns
into water fight.
Khaosan also has a Buddhist temple under royal patronage.
The centuries old WatChanaSongkram is directly opposite
Khaosan Road to the west while the area to the northwest
contains an Islamic community and several small mosques.