Explore Pattaya

Mini Siam is a miniature park on Sukhumvit Road in north Pattaya, founded by Kasem Kasemkietsakul and opened in the 1980s. Its Mini Siam section shows models of Thai landmarks, beginning with Bangkok's Democracy Monument, and a Mini Europe section across a small lake shows buildings from abroad, most built at a scale of 1:25.

The Sanctuary of Truth is a temple-like building made entirely of wood on the shore at Laem Ratchawet in Na Kluea, north of central Pattaya, conceived by Lek Viriyaphan and under construction since 1981. Its carved halls and spires, the tallest 105 metres high, show figures from Hindu and Buddhist belief, and carvers can be watched at work on site.

An outdoor go-kart circuit beside Bali Hai Pier at the southern end of Pattaya, close to Walking Street, run by the Thai EasyKart chain founded in 2004. It has a 350-metre beginner track and an 800-metre racing circuit with digital lap timing, karts for children and adults, and a terrace overlooking the track; races start every ten minutes, also after dark.

A cabaret theatre on Thepprasit Road in Nong Prue, south Pattaya, housed in a building modelled on the Roman Colosseum. Its 75-minute show, told in more than a dozen segments, combines dance theatre in elaborate costumes with a hydraulic stage and light and sound effects, and is performed three times each evening.

Pattaya Floating Market, also called the Four Regions Floating Market, is a purpose-built floating market on Sukhumvit Road on the southern outskirts of Pattaya, opened in 2008. Wooden buildings on stilts line its canals and lake, grouped into zones for Thailand's four regions, with stalls selling food and crafts and vendors serving from rowing boats.