JEATH War Museum

The JEATH War Museum is a war museum in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, dedicated to the Death Railway, which was built from 1942 to 1943 by Allied POWs under Japanese command as part of the Thai-Burma railroads. The presiding abbot of Wat Chaichumpol, Venerable Phra Theppanyasuthee, created the museum in 1977. It is situated on the grounds of a temple near the confluence of the Khwae Yai and Khwae Noi rivers in Kanchanaburi and is a part of the well-known The Bridge over the River Kwai narrative.

The JEATH War Museum, which is a bit more disturbing than the last museum on this list, features realistic representations of what life was like for those who built the Thai-Burma railway. There is less information here, but more visual presentations, including displays of the bamboo huts in which the inmates slept and eerie letters from the detainees. It costs 40 (US$1.15) to enter and is open every day from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Location: Chai Chumphon Road, Kanchanaburi 71000

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