Kanchanaburi WWII Museum, Thailand

Kanchanaburi World War II Museum - darkometer rating : 5 (where it is dark – otherwise 1, but weirdness: 10) - A private museum right by the Bridge over the River Kwai in Kanchanaburi , Thailand . Its name is only partly accurate, as it's a jumble of all manner of exhibits and displays, only about half of which revolve around WWII and the Death Railway . This is one of the craziest museums that I know of: disorganized, full of baffling bizarreness, gross errors, extreme exaggerations and plain weirdness. If you want accurate information it's not the place to go to – but give it a pass and you'll miss out one of the best bits of fun you can have in the world of dark tourism! > More background info > What there is to see > Location > Access and costs > Time required > Combinations with other dark destinations > Combinations with non-dark destinations > Photos More background info: the museum obviously tries to cash in on the tourism flow flooding into Kanchanaburi due to the fame of the Bridge over the River Kwai , and tries to outdo the older JEATH Museum , which also has its flaws but not the unashamedly weirdness of this place. The Thailand-Burma Railway Centre is the place to get real solid information. If you don't already know so much about the Death Railway , then maybe go there first and only add on this crazy "WWII Museum" for a laugh afterwards. At any rate don't fall for the marketing when the place also uses the name "JEATH museum" and claims to be the 'original'. It is not. It can only get away with it thanks to its location right by the main tourist draw of the Bridge. But by all means do go and see it. If only for tittering and shaking your head at the factual errors on display and for the general jaw-dropping over-the-top-ness.