The House of Opium is a quietly haunting exhibition tucked near the Myanmar border in the sleepy town of Sop Ruak. Since opening, it has served as a solemn guardian of fragile relics and fading memories, preserving antique opium artifacts while recounting the sorrowful story of a trade that scarred generations. The museum casts a sombre light on the human cost of the Golden Triangle’s illicit opium trade, revealing a world of addiction and shattered lives that history too oft

The Golden Triangle snakes along the borders of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar, a land as beautiful as it is brutal. The Mekong River twists like a silver serpent through shadowed valleys, past isolated villages whose fields once fed a global hunger for heroin. This rugged, turbulent region earned its infamous name from centuries of opium fueled violence and despair. More than a crossroads, the Golden Triangle is a nexus of greed, pain and heartbreak.