Garuda Museum — Local services in Phraek Sa Mai Town Municipality

This is one of the most interesting museums I've visited in Thailand:) Founded in 2011, the Garuda Museum only opened to the public last year and is open to pre-booked visitors every Friday and Saturday. There are three rounds of guided visits per day (in Thai), each taking 1.5 hours.

You can make your own way to the museum but they do offer a free two-way shuffle service from BTS Keha (last stop on the Sukhumvit line). When booking your visit, you can also reserve a seat on the minivan but do so at least a day in advance.

There are six zones in the museum covering two storeys. The exhibitions start from the mythological origins of the Himmapan Forest and its creatures to the birth of the Garuda and its long history with Thailand. You'll also learn about the Thai monarchy and the symbolism of the Garuda in Thai culture and society. There are also a total of ten stamps that you can collect from around the museum, just ask the counter for a...

It is a free museum.. Free shuttle bus pick up at BTS Kheha station, same station to the ancient city. It best to reserve thru their website so they can arrange the free pick-up. Open currently only on Friday and saturday.. Pick up time at 930am, 1pm, 3pm. The location near the entrance of the golf course. You get to have a guided tour in emgliah or Thai language. The legend of the Garuda. How it was form.. Who he was and relationship of him n the nagas. Some movie clips and room of king Rama 9 on how he helped the people of Thai ..collection of Thai Garuda from all over TTB banks and the niecest wooden Garuda from Hatyai province...

Hidden gem! FREE ENTRANCE. The museum is comprehensive and beautiful —perhaps because it’s managed by private sector. There are tours scheduled four times a day, we joined the one at 3pm and it takes 1.5 hrs for the normal tour. The tour guides speak limited English, so we had to read on our own and had our tour cut short to 30mins. But their hospitality is top notch, we tried our best to communicate.

It’s located near a golf club, and it’s almost impossible to get there without private transport. We went there on our way from Bangkok to Pattaya, and it turns out to be the best impromptu...