At Madame Tussauds in Bangkok you will have the chance to come up close to celebrities, world leaders and sporting heroes. Divided into sections as history, leaders, arts and science, sports, music, film, TV and Red Carpet is a collection of wax statues from famous people from across the world plus a number of Thai celebrities.
Posing with the stars
Much of the fun comes from posing with the famous people to make a selfie, photos can be made at every stand. Costumes are provided at some of the displays where you can dress up and have your photo taken by a professional photographer at 350 Baht per photo.
After Bangkok city sightseeing, the air conditioned Madame Tussauds provides for a welcome break from the city heat. See from up close the amazingly life like and to real size wax figures of world famous people. At some of the displays are interactive activities such as taking a penalty shot at the football display and taking a quiz at the Einstein statue.
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The wax figures
The first section is history, where you will find wax figures of Lady Diana, Mao Tse-tung, the communist founder of the People’s republic of China, Mahathir Mohamad, former prime minister of Malaysia and Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the independence movement in India known for his non violent protests.
Have your photo made with president Obama
Among the leaders are Queen Elisabeth, Sukarno, Aung San Suu Kyi, Russian president Vladimir Putin and the Dalai Lama. One of the highlights of Madame Tussauds Bangkok is the display of the Oval Office at the White House, where you can sit down behind the “resolute desk” with president Obama and Michelle Obama standing behind you.
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