UNESCO World Heritage for Thailand

UNESCO World Heritage Sites represent some of the best natural, cultural and historic attractions in world travel. Below are details of the 5 cultural, natural and mixed sites inscribed for Thailand to date (a red World Heritage symbol denotes a site currently regarded as endangered). For more details of these properties, click on the links to the UNESCO website and the photographic galleries of these sites from OurPlace (where available) or see our highlights of Thailand for descriptions.


1991 - Historic City of Ayutthaya
1991 - Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns
1991 - Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries
1992 - Ban Chiang Archaeological Site
2005 - Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex