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A Chiang Mai local recently said to me ‘but yeah, there’s not much to do in Bangkok..’. Now while I agree that Chiang Mai has lots of adventure activities it left me feeling slightly indignant about Bangkok, my home for 3.5 years.

What cultural activities can you do in Bangkok? The best activities to do in Bangkok are on the below list:

Here is the list of my top 50 things to do in Bangkok that will never leave you feeling bored in this crazy Thai capital:

For a slimmed down version, read my must do and must see activities in Bangkok here

Visit Bangkok’s temples
Jim Thompson’s House Museum
Drink at a skybar
Party on Khao San Road
Watch a Muay Thai match
Do yoga
Go to Thailand’s oldest cinema – Scala in Siam
Eat street food
Go wake-boarding
Enjoy local nightlife at Bangkok’s clubs
Go to a Pilates lesson
Go swimming
Try a Muay Thai boxing class
Have a chocolate buffet afternoon
Rent a bicycle and cycle around a park
Have afternoon tea at a posh hotel
Go to a ladies night for free flow prosecco
Visit a cat café
Go rollerskating
Take a cycling tour
Visit a butterfly house
Go market shopping
Volunteer
Go to a theme park – Dream world
Have lunch by the river
Sing karaoke
Spot monitor lizards in Lumpini park
Explore Chinatown
Cross the river to cycle around Bang Krachao
Visit the flower market
Go to an art gallery
Visit the science museum
Go iceskating
Take a cooking class
Take photos from a viewpoint – the Golden Mount temple
Go on a river boat
Visit a floating market – mostly food and souvenirs
Snack at the Unicorn Café
Go on Bangkok’s wheel at Asiatique
Get a manicure or pedicure
Relax with a massage – Thai or other
Try SUP or knee boarding
Paint your own picture at Paintbar
Go surfing at Flow House
Spend the day at a water park – I love Jungle water park in the North of Bangkok
Party on a boat
Eat cheap at a food court
Watch a show – Siam Niramit
Shop at a night market
Take a salsa class at La Rueda, Asok