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Exotic Fish Take Over Abandoned Bangkok Mall Basement

Posted By: Renegade Travels | Posted in: Bangkok, Featured, Thailand, Weird

This is another one of the weird things you can find in Bangkok. Today we visited an abandoned shopping mall that has been closed for around 20 years. The basement is flooded and full of exotic fish.

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Fish Take Over Abandoned Bangkok Shopping Mall
Fish Take Over Abandoned Bangkok Shopping Mall

Where else in the world could you find something like this? Click here for details of hotels near this location. Our photos from this mall will be featured on BBC2’s Nature’s Weirdest Events in either January or February 2015.

Fish Swimming In Basement Of Abandoned New World Shopping Mall
Fish Swimming In Basement Of Abandoned New World Shopping Mall

This mall has been abandoned for over 20 years. A local trader told us that the back part of the mall was demolished because it was built too high, and that the whole mall was then closed and abandoned. Miu remembers visiting this mall when she was very young.

Thousands Of Exotic Fish
Thousands Of Exotic Fish

The basement then flooded, and some locals let a few fish lose. These have now bred and expanded into thousands.

Lots & Lots Of Fish
Lots & Lots Of Fish

The locals, and some tourists, feed the fish, which is how they manage to stay alive and breed.

Escalator To Basement
Escalator To Basement

Above you can see the escalator still in place.

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Different Types Of Fish At Abandoned Bangkok Mall
Different Types Of Fish At Abandoned Bangkok Mall

There isn’t a roof on this section of the building, so the rain gets in and keeps the place flooded.

Huge Fish Tank In Bangkok
Huge Fish Tank In Bangkok

It’s an amazing sight to see.

More Fish In The Flooded Basement
More Fish In The Flooded Basement
Fish Swimming Around Escalator Of Flooded Mall
Fish Swimming Around Escalator Of Flooded Mall

It’s no longer possible to get into the main part of the mall because it’s deemed to be too dangerous. It’s also possible that it could be demolished soon.

Flood Bangkok Mall Taken Over By Thousands Of Fish
Flood Bangkok Mall Taken Over By Thousands Of Fish

How To Get There

The mall is only around 5 minutes’ walk from Khao San Road. Walk to the end of Khao San Road where the small glass police station is and turn right onto Chakrabongse Road. Then walk straight ahead until you come to the junction with Phra Sumen Road. This intersection is known as Bang Lam Pu Junction. You will see the main entrance to New World Mall here, but you can’t get in from the front.

New World Mall At Bang Lam Pu Junction
New World Mall At Bang Lam Pu Junction

Turn right into Phra Sumen Road and walk for around 200 meters until you get to Krungthai Bank.

Krungthai Bank On Phra Sumen Road
Krungthai Bank On Phra Sumen Road

Turn right into the small lane alongside the bank – Soi Kraisi.

Soi Kraisi
Soi Kraisi

Once you’ve turned into Soi Kraisi, you’ll see the entrance a few meters ahead to your right. This is private property – see important note below.

Entrance To Fish In Flooded Basement
Entrance To Fish In Flooded Basement

There is usually food for the fish for sale in the basket that you can see hanging at the entrance. Just take a bag and leave 10 baht in the cup.

You can also come to this area by boat. Get a boat to Phra Arthit, walk to the main road and turn left. This is Phra Sumen Road. So just follow the road and you’ll come to the main entrance of the mall shown above and then to Krungthai Bank. If you want more info on getting a boat, have a read of Chao Phraya Boat Routes.

Beware that this land is private property, so if you plan to visit you need to ask for permission to enter. Enter without permission and you do so at your own risk. Also note that this building is very dangerous. Enter at your own risk.

The fish have now been romoved.

Hotels Near Khao San Road

There are plenty of great, affordable hotels in the Khao San Road area, and it’s a major tourist destination. It was feature in the film The Beach. Click here for details of Khao San Road hotels.

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