Michael Messner, owner and curator of Patpong Museum, shows off a miniature model of a Patpong street complete with go-go bar and dancers. Photo: Tibor Krausz
Patpong: the rise of Bangkok’s most famous red light district charted at new museum, complete with mock-up bar room and ‘X-rated’ area
- Thailand’s new Patpong Museum charts the history of the notorious neighbourhood whose story begins in China’s island province of Hainan
- Discover the area’s presumed CIA connections, why go-go bars blossomed, and get a glimpse of Patpong’s more dubious attractions
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Michael Messner, owner and curator of Patpong Museum, shows off a miniature model of a Patpong street complete with go-go bar and dancers. Photo: Tibor Krausz