Patpong Night Market

Between Suriwong and Silom streets, you'll find one of Bangkok's main tourist areas, with a market, bars, restaurants, hotels and nightclubs. Access can be a little difficult because of the traffic, but every taxi driver will know where to go as soon as you say the magic word: Patpong. The best way to get there, though, is to use the Skytrain and get off at Sala Daeng station. It's less than a five minutes' walk away.

This district was created more or less overnight, as a recreational area for the US military staying there during the Vietnam War. It's become a real nightlife area, with plenty of bars but also a market where you can find high quality imitations of all the most popular brands on the market.