Historical Sites & Ruins Free
Three Kings Monument
A bronze monument to the three northern kings who founded Chiang Mai, and the Old City's civic centrepiece.
- Category
- Historical Sites & Ruins
- Entrance fee
- Free (monument square); adjacent museums charge separately
- Hours
- Open 24 hours (square); museums ~08:30-17:00, closed Mondays
- Best time
- Any time; combine with the city museums behind it
- Time needed
- 15-30 min (longer with museums)
About Three Kings Monument
This bronze monument honours the three northern kings credited with founding Chiang Mai, and it sits right at the civic heart of the Old City. It's worth a look on its own, but it's better paired with the history museums just behind it if you want more context.
The monument square itself is free and open all the time, while the adjacent museums charge separately and keep their own hours, closed on Mondays. If history is your thing, combining the two makes for a more substantial stop than the monument alone.
It's right in the Old City centre, so it's an easy walk from almost anywhere inside the walls.
Highlights
- Bronze monument to the three kings who founded Chiang Mai
- A central civic square in the heart of the Old City
- Adjacent history museums for more depth
- Easy walking access from anywhere in the Old City
Tips
- Pair it with the museums behind it if you want more than a quick photo stop
- The museums are closed on Mondays and keep their own daytime hours, so check before you go if that's the plan
- The monument square itself is free and open any time, no schedule to work around
- Expect 15 to 30 minutes for the monument alone, longer if you add the museums
How to get there
Walkable in the Old City centre