Just to the west of Sanam Luang, Wat Mahathat is an eighteenth century temple which features a fruit and vegetable market at weekends, a religious market of amulets just outside the grounds every day, and an impressive collection of pigeons. It also houses a Buddhist university (Mahathat Rajavidyalaya University) and offers Buddhist meditation instruction in English once per month, on the second Saturday. Located on Na Phrathat Road.
Buses 2, 3, 6, 9, 15, 19, 30, 31, 32, 33, 39, 42, 43, 44, 47, 51, 53, 56, 59, 60, 64, 69, 70, 79, 80, 90, 91, 103, 201 and 203, and air-conditioned 3, 7, 9 and 11, but from Khao San Road it is easy walking distance.
