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The Beach

Khao San Road

Bangkok · Thailand  ·  The backpacker strip

The Beach filmed at Khao San Road, Bangkok. The guesthouse strip where Richard is given the map.

Khao San Road, Bangkok
Kevin Poh from Petaling Jaya, Malaysia · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to go

13.758905, 100.497275

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
The Beach (2000)
On screen
Bangkok
In real life
Khao San Road, Bangkok
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
60 minutes
Confidence
Probable

Khao San Road today

Photography of the place as it is now — production stills from the publications that covered the shoot, and freely-licensed photographs. Each links to its source.

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Questions

Where exactly did The Beach film at Khao San Road?
At 13.758905, 100.497275 in Bangkok. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Khao San Road?
Open to the public, free. Allow about 60 minutes.
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