Sights
 Orchid Farms are a worthwhile visit and if you are thinking of taking some of these unique plants home, visit a day or two before your departure, ensuring live plants when you get back.
The Hill Tribe Village, north of Pattaya, is home to many hill-tribe families. Demonstrations of their handicrafts are interesting and the items are on sale to the general public.
 Mini Siam near Pattaya Klang is a theme park displaying Thai heritage in miniature and proves popular among all ages. The third largest in the world, it brings together models of important buildings and objects of Thai culture and civilization of various periods from ancient time till present.
Pattaya Bottle Museum is located on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya. This is the place to go to see ships in bottles and other strange items.
Beaches
 Pattaya Beach is some 4 km long and faces Pattaya Bay, the major venue from which boats visit Pattaya’s offshore islands. The beach is paralleled by a tree-lined promenade, hotels and restaurants. The northern section of the beach is largely tranquil, while the central and southern parts become increasingly lively, due to the shops, bars, discotheques, and restaurants lining the streets.
 Wong Prachan Beach is on the northern side of Pattaya Bay. The 1 km beach shares the same entrance as the Central Wong Amat Hotel. A quiet spot, the beach is ideal for swimming and relaxation. Apart from these beaches, there are also Laem Hua Khon Beach on the back and front sides, Laem Lamrae, etc. which are also interesting tourist spots.
Nearby Islands
 Koh Larn is 45 minutes by ordinary boat or 15 minutes by speedboat from Pattaya. Attractions include viewing coral reefs from glass-bottom boats, scuba diving, snorkelling, windsurfing, water-skiing and parasailing. Deep-sea fishing is popular in the waters around Ko Larn and the neighbouring smaller islands. There are several beaches, such as, Ta Waen Beach in the northern, Laemtien Beach and Samae Beach in south-western, Nual Beach in the southern of island.
Koh Sak is about 10 km west of Pattaya Strait or 600 metres away from Koh Larn. Koh Sak is another small island shaped like a horse shoe. It has two beaches, one on the northern end where boats stop for tourists to swim and another one on the southern part of the island with a pathway linking the two beaches. A coral reef is found at the area in front of the southern beach. Skin-diving is also possible in this vicinity.
Koh Krok is a small island, about 8 km from the shore. The island comprises mostly of rocks. Koh Krok beach is the only sandy beach. This is an ideal place for coral viewing and paddling about in the water.
Koh Phai group of Islands are comprised of several small islands, Koh Phai being the largest. The islands are presently under the supervision of the Thai Royal Navy. The Koh Phai group of islands are situated at a distance about 13 kilometres from Pattaya and take 2 hours to reach by boat. There is a light house on top of a hill at Koh Phai. Visitors can enjoy relaxing, swimming, fishing and diving.
Koh Samet is a popular, yet quiet island off the nearby town of Rayong, offering beautiful white sand beaches, strange shaped rocks, water-sports and diving. It is 30 minutes by boat from the mainland of Rayong. There are boat services available all day and a nice range of accommodation and restaurants.
Top Things to Do
 Go Diving. The waters close to shore tend to be on the murky side but the islands offshore are worth visiting. Koh Man Wichai and Koh Rin are the most popular as well as the wreck dives off Sattahip and Samae.
Go Racing. Pattaya has a Go-Kart track as well as a Formula-3 race track. Various tracks offer fun for both beginners and advanced as well as an off-road tracks for the daredevil types.
 Visit Million Years Stone Park And Crocodile Farm. This interesting park features a natural landscape with native Thai plants, as well as a fascinating collection of bonsai trees and massive ancient rocks brought in from Kanchanaburi province. The park contains a crocodile farm and a small zoo with a collection of endangered, native animals.
 Visit Pattaya Elephant Village. This is an excellent place to learn and understand how elephants have been interwoven in Thai life and history throughout the centuries. You can take an elephant trek from here as well. Showtime allows the elephants to display their forestry skills, stage a war parade and even play football.
 Feed A Tiger at the Sri Racha Tiger Zoo. Discover the Wildlife Kingdom where you will be surrounded by nearly 200 tigers. Feed them and have your photo taken with the tiger cubs. Also included is an elephant show and crocodile show. Located about 40 minutes drive from Pattaya.
 Visit Ripley’s World of Entertainment, the world's most unusual museum. Discover the Motion Master Theatre with flight simulator technology or Laser Trek, where you battle against fellow space creations in a futuristic arena, and more!
 Visit Nong Nuch Tropical Garden Resort. Set in a 600-acre landscaped park, the village features orchid nurseries, cactus garden and a man-made lake. Daily cultural shows include folk dances, traditional ceremonies, sword fighting, cock fighting, and Thai boxing demonstrations as well as an elephant show.
 Make A Splash at Pattaya Water Park Beach Resort. This beachside water amusement park is located between South Pattaya and Jomthien Beach. Waterslides, whirlpools and shallow pools suitable for small children make the park popular with families. There are restaurant facilities, a fast food outlet and there is easy access to the beach should visitors prefer to swim in the sea.
 Play Mini Golf at Mini-Golf Pattaya. This mini course boasts its own 18 hole mini-golf adventure for the whole family. Located between South Pattaya and Jomtien on Thappraya Road. Open during the day as well as the evenings.
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