The National Theatre lies in a wooden building next to Sivamokha-phiman Hall in the National Museum on Rachini Road. This is an ideal place to view the marvellous Thai performing art-khon or the classical masked dance- drama usually based on tales from the Ramayana Epic. Visually stunning, khon, in which performers wear extremely ornate costumes with masks and move in a rhythmical, puppet-like fashion, is highly recommended.