Hell Fire Pass Memorial Museum, Kanchanaburi

This is located some 80 kms north-west of the town on Highway 323. To commemorate all those who died in the Pcific during the Second World War, the Australian Government in co-operation with the Government of Thailand, has provided thisinterpretive memorial, the Hell Fire Pass Memorial Museum, and walking trails. This museum explains to visitors the story of why and how the railway was built and attempts to convey the hardships and suffering endured by so many who were forced to work in extremely harsh conditions. The museum symbolised the importance of this site to Austrialian people. It also reflects the enduring bonds of friendship that have grown between the people of Thailand and those nations whose citizens worked on the Burma-Thailand railway.