Museum · Chiang Rai
Mae Fah Luang Art and Cultural Park
Mae Fah Luang Art and Cultural Park (Rai Mae Fah Luang) is a museum and cultural park in the city of Chiang Rai.
4 km in a straight line
Thailand•City
Chiang Rai
Chiang Rai is a city municipality in northern Thailand which TAT says was founded in 1262 and served as the second capital of the Lanna Kingdom. The municipality gives its area as 60.85 square kilometres, covering Wiang subdistrict and parts of Rop Wiang, Rim Kok and San Sai; Wat Rong Khun and Baan Dam lie outside it.
Country
Thailand
Type
City
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After dark
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Distances are straight-line, not driving time — mountain roads in this region are often twice as long as the map suggests.
Destination information last verified: October 9, 2026
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