★Local·Temple
Wat Mahabut
วัดมหาบุศย์
Canal-side temple of the Mae Nak legend.
Home of Mae Nak's shrine — Bangkok's most famous ghost story lives here, beside Phra Khanong canal. Devotees bring dresses and toys; the banyan-shaded compound is unexpectedly gentle.
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Visiting
- Open
- daily
- Dress
- Shoulders and knees covered
- Allow
- 30–45 min
No official opening hours published — check on the day.
Checked 10 Oct 2026 against openstreetmap.org, wikidata.org. Things change: closures for royal ceremonies and holidays are common.
Visiting a temple
- Shoulders and knees covered, for everyone. Sarongs are usually available at the gate, sometimes for a small deposit.
- Shoes come off before you step into an ordination hall — watch what everyone else is doing at the threshold.
- Most compounds open early, around 08:00, and close by 17:00–18:00; the major ones charge foreign visitors a small entry fee.
- Early morning is cooler, quieter and far better light than midday.
Check current entry fee and today's closing time when you arrive — we have no verified official site for this one.
Getting there
- On Nut·BTS Sukhumvit Line~20 min walk
Typical times, not a timetable · rail, boat and BRT routing runs right in the atlas.
While you're here
- W District·Food court~22 min walk
The neighbourhood
Wat Mahabut sits in On Nut — Where the value belt begins.