Golden Mount (Phu Khao Thong) is an artificial hill inside of Wat Saket. It’s composed of the dirt that used to fill some of the canals; once it was the tallest structure in Bangkok, but that hasn’t been true for years. But it’s a pleasant walk to the top, where you can see the whole city, and back down again:

Also there are bells to ring:

[videojs mp4=”http://www.weareinbangkok.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_4087.mov” width=”640″ height=”480″]