Park & garden

Rommaninat Park

Area: Bangkok, Thailand
Districts: Old Town

Mon: 04:00–21:00
Tue: 04:00–21:00
Wed: 04:00–21:00
Thu: 04:00–21:00
Fri: 04:00–21:00
Sat: 04:00–21:00
Sun: 04:00–21:00
How to visit: Entrances are available from Siriphong and Maha Chai roads. Drones, pets, smoking, alcohol and cycling are prohibited; certified guide dogs are permitted. The former Corrections Museum here closed in 2015, and a new museum project is still under development.
Hours: Free entry
Hours: Good with children
Hours: About 60 min

Why it is worth the detour

The lawns and surviving walls occupy Bangkok's former nineteenth-century remand prison, transforming a place of confinement into a public park.

Rommaninat Park, located in Bangkok's Phra Nakhon district, is a public park that occupies the site of a former prison. It offers a unique blend of history and leisure, featuring the Bangkok Corrections Museum.

What else is close by

The nearest places we have written up, with straight-line distance from here.

350 m
Wat Suthat
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350 m
Ong Ang Canal
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400 m
Sao Chingcha
The Giant Swing is known for its towering swing-shaped structure and historical significance in Bangkok.
400 m
Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre
King Prajadhipok commissioned this modern 1933 cinema as a gift to Bangkok for the city's 150th anniversary.
600 m
Wat Ratchabophit
Unique architectural layout with a circular courtyard and a gilded chedi.
700 m
Wat Saket
The Golden Mountain (Phu Khao Thong) and its annual festival.