世界昆虫及自然奇观博物馆

yuxin00

我们偶尔看地图发现的这家博物馆，就在宁曼路附近。环境布置十分精致，收藏的展品种类丰富，不仅有生物标本还有化石、木雕、馆主的画作和他们的故事等，令人惊叹。馆主老奶奶是研究昆虫（蚊子）的专家，很热情友好。她的故事还被登在了去年上海的一本杂志上，知道我们是上海来的，特意让我们看。有中文讲解纸，但更多地方是英语说明，作为初中生，看了很久基本看懂……值得多花一些时间来这里仔细观赏，学习和感受！

travellingcool

早餐后循着tripadvisor的指示，寻到这所私人博物馆。开始觉得很不起眼，仔细看后觉得真心佩服。收藏品均是主人从科研、考察入手辛勤收集而成，昆虫、蜂巢、石化木……正如主人所言，这些都是自然的宝物，了解周围的一切，便是了解人类自己。如对自然感兴趣，或对科学有敬仰，可以去看看。若是带孩子游清迈，有空有闲，让孩子逛寺庙倒还真不如去这里。

jidankuangkuang

逛街在清迈，偶然的想到儿子喜欢昆虫，就找找地图，发现这处外观看起来非常低调的民宅，里面居然收藏啦无以计数的昆虫！要知道，儿子在家时刻都在观察和寻找各式昆虫，这里完全是他的天堂，更可贵的是，他居然发现了主人特意安置的一个奇异昆虫(用独角仙和蝎子拼起来的)，并带着这个疑问询问了馆长，馆长非常高兴！因为儿子特别专注，并且发现这个小小的玩笑。这里非常值得一游，特别是热爱大自然的小朋友，还有和蔼可亲的老奶奶馆长！

ricksareen

Well worth a look. A house turned into a museum. Very interesting. You can easily spend half a day here.

X2329POstevek

The place is small covering two floors. However, it is jam packed with things and you could easily spend two hours here. We had four children and even with their abbreviated attention spans we spent a good forty minutes. Please note: this is the insect museum, not the insect zoo. There are no live insects here. This is made abundantly clear when the owner opens the gate to let you in. Entrance fee is 200THB for anyone over 12 and 100THB for children between 4 and 12. Under 4 is free. Considering the Chiang Mai Zoo was only 150THB it's not necessarily cheap. Then again it's a little over $6USD so it's all a matter of perspective.There is a sheet of paper that you're given to guide you throughout the house. For us, the highlight was definitely the upstairs. Here you have hundreds of specimens of all kinds of insects and even some that are not. Strangely the kids were more drawn to the stag and dung beetles than the butterflies.Pictures are not really allowed, although you can take one together in the lobby area to document your visit. Overall it was worth the trip and if we had more time (and attention span) we could have stayed longer.

mmX4479VA

I loved that this establishment has been family run since its opening. You are individually greeted at the door and introduced to the museum with plenty of informational materials for your visit. It is perfect for the museum-nut, those that want to read every bit of text in the entire building, and also great for those that like to absorb in a more casual way. Depending on our moods, we can be a bit of both, and appreciated the level of detailed information that was provided, but also the aesthetics of the museum itself, and how easy it was to enjoy what they had to share. It was definitely worth the visit, and I was happy to help support them. We hope you do too!

G8695JLdanielr

If you're not interested in insects, don't go here.If you are interested in insects, you'll love this place. It's crammed full of great stuff, and I spent two hours looking around. Dr. Rampa is always there and willing to answer any questions you have. It's a bit quirky how in love with mosquitoes they are. There are lots of pictures with mosquitoes incorporated into them and little poems about mosquitoes. There is another insect museum in Chiang Mai which has far more advertising. If you want to get to this place, make sure you have the right address!

Alboze

This is a small museum (actually Dr Rampa's house) crammed full of all sorts of interesting stuff. There is a lot about insects especially mosquitos but also many fossils and carvings. We even got to meet and talk at length to Dr Rampa who has had a really interesting life. She enjoys the visitors and contrary to other museums encouraged us to take photos.

maurasoup

I'm so happy I went here. I had the chance to meet Dr. Rampa and enjoyed a very thoughtful and wonderful conversation with her. I left this place feeling like my heart would burst. If I could go here everyday I would. Also- unlike other museums, there are a lot of things that you can touch- which is pretty cool!

Whabada

The Place seems out of Space. The owner are great and very talkative. You can see the love to every Detail of this Museum. Thank You!

DiscerningBrit

Dr Rampa's home is a testament to a lifetime of work, dedicated to nature and to insects. This family-run museum is particularly helpful in understanding mosquitoes, malaria and other diseases. The highlight was to meet and talk with Dr Tampa herself. A must visit place for all aged 8 to 80.

kerring

We set out to see the Karen Long Neck village which was not worth the time, effort and price of admission ( 500 baht ) as sad looking ladies wearing their traditional clothing and jewellery weave beautiful scarves that they plaintively try to sell you after agreeing to pose for a photo. One can understand the trade off, however we feel it would be more appropriate to have one communal store, therefore avoiding the " unpleasant " salesmanship aspect of the encounter. Thus as we left their village rather disappointed, we stopped next at the Museum of Insects which turned out to be a fun filled hands on experience. Though some of the exhibits look a little tired, they are well presented showing off a well rounded collection. We were truly amazed a the spectacular colours of some of the butterflies and insects. The butterfly enclosure was magical. Add to this the thrill of holding beetles, scorpions, iguanas and various other wonderful creatures and you have a well spent hour of delight.

NickK980

I visited this spot with my wife based on Trip Advisor reviews. Upon ringing the door bell and being let in, my first thought was 'wow, this wasn't what I was expecting...' The museum is basically a converted large family home or former business. However, this museum is truly a comprehensive, lifetime of work collated by the husband and wife owners. Both have dedicated their lives to the research of the natural world (mosquitoes in particular) and have amassed a huge and informative collection of insect species from around the world. There are also ants nests, coral, shells and quite a bit of artwork. The museum has plenty of information for reading on the walls in regards to insect life. I was particularly interested in the deadly and poisonous species. I recommend anyone that has an interest in the natural world and happens to be in Chiang Mai visit this site. Thanks to the owners for putting it together for the public's benefit.

lisabethn

Be advised there are 2 different locations. One with live insects and one without. Be sure you know which you are going to.

stevenf43

Lots of insects! Kept us busy for about an hour. Entry was 200 baht per adult.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .