House of Opium
House of Opium is a museum in Wiang, Chiang Saen, Chiang Rai Province. House of Opium is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Phra That Doi Phu Khao (Pu Khao), as well as near Biggest Buddha.Photo: Christian v.R., CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Golden Triangle and Phra That Doi Phu Khao (Pu Khao).
Golden Triangle
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Golden Triangle is in Chiang Rai Province, in the far north of Thailand. The name was coined in the 1960s to refer to the opium-cultivating regions of Laos, Myanmar and Thailand but nowadays the northern Thai tourism industry uses it to refer to the tripoint where the three countries meet.
Phra That Doi Phu Khao (Pu Khao)
Buddhist temple
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Phra That Doi Phu Khao (Pu Khao) is a Buddhist temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone.
Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone
Town
The Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone is located along the Mekong River in the Ton Pheung District of Bokeo Province in Laos. The zone has an area of about 3,000 hectares; it was created in 2007 by the Lao government together with the Hong Kong-registered company Kings Romans Group, with the stated goal of generating regional economic development. Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone is situated 3 km southeast of House of Opium.
House of Opium
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Chiang Rai province, Thailand
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Wiang, Chiang Saen, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
20.35152° or 20° 21′ 6″ northLongitude
100.0816° or 100° 4′ 54″ eastOpen location code
7PG2932J+JJOpenStreetMap ID
node 775981375OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q14650453
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Thai—“House of Opium” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “罌粟花博物館”
- Dutch: “Opiumhuis”
- Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑ์บ้านฝิ่น”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Biggest Buddha and Golden Triangle.
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