One of the slightly peculiar - but worth visiting - places we stumbled across in Chiang Mai was the Art In Paradise 3D Art Museum, where you can "be part of the exhibit and create your own story".
We walked there from our hotel in the old city - it was a good walk, and quite doable, but when we stopped to ask for directions a couple of times, the locals thought we were mad to be walking. It really wasn't that far, but it seemed to be unusual for tourists to be walking. If you are staying in the Old City though, and have kids in tow, we'd suggest a tuktuk.
The idea of the Museum is that visitors can immerse themselves into the 3D artwork and use it to tell a creative story. You can, for example, pat a dolphin, get eaten by a shark, take a flying carpet ride, or transform yourself into a flying angel.
The Museum (more of an interactive gallery really) is located at 199/9 Chang Klan Rd, Chiang Mai.
Anyway, we found the Museum and, not quite knowing what to expect, we paid our entry fee (THB 300) and went in. It was both kind of odd, and pretty cool.
You need a camera to make the most of it, as you are able to insert yourself into a myriad of 3D scenes that have been created within the gallery. You can ride on a flying carpet, appear as a flying angel, take a romantic gondola ride in Venice, fight a rampaging tiger, or do a spot of deep sea diving.
We enjoyed our trip to the Museum. We'd rank it a 7/10 on the list of things to do in Chiang Mai. If we'd had kids with us, it would have been a 10/10. There are lots of cool pictures for snap-happy children to take.
We finished our trip with an ice cream from a cafe at the Museum. The ice cream was good after a long afternoon of illusion art - but was pricey at THB 80 each.
Our helpful hint: take a tripod for your camera.
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