Beaches by day, anything by night
Thailand's most unfiltered city — family resorts, fresh seafood, and a nightlife strip that holds nothing back. Not for everyone. Exactly for some.
Pattaya was a small fishing village until American servicemen on R&R during the Vietnam War discovered its beaches in the 1960s, kickstarting a tourism boom that transformed it within two decades. Unlike Thailand's ancient cities, Pattaya's history is recent and entirely shaped by tourism itself.