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In Bangkok, you can visit the beautiful Chao Mae Tuptim Shrine aka the “Penis Shrine”

Popkin
Nov 06, 2025
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Chao Mae Tuptim phallic shrine in Bangkok, Thailand (Matyas Rehak / Shutterstock.com)

If you ever find yourself wandering through central Bangkok and suddenly feel surrounded by an army of wooden willies, don’t be alarmed — you’re at the beautiful Chao Mae Tuptim Shrine, the local “Penis Shrine.”

Businessman Nai Lert created this site in the early 1900s a…

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