Chiang Mai Air Museum is located not far from the airport. Here you can see unique, old Japanese planes from WW-II, as well as planes from the Royal Thai Air Force. You can learn about the military history of Thailand and aircraft development.

The Sbun–Nga Textile Museum in Chiang Mai is the oldest textile museum in Thailand. It is located in the old Chiang Mai Cultural Center.
The Sbun–Nga Textile Museum has a collection of over six thousand rare and old textile exhibits. Styles worn by royalty and the local people are displayed. A special exhibit is devoted to the textile designs of the people of Northern Thailand. All displays have the ethnographic details of the tribes who weave the elaborate designs and also the reasons why they evolved the unique style.
Notable displays are textiles by the Thai Lue people who came from the Sipsong Panna in Southern China and made different parts of Thailand their home, the Lai Nam Lai or Flowing Water design by people who settled along the Mekong River, the intricately worked elaborate headdress of the Lao people who emigrated to Thailand from Northern Laos in the last two hundred years. They have the finest weaving techniques among tribes in Thailand. There is also a display of formal robes worn by the Royal family including a swirling coronation dress of the Thai Prince. The silk dress is covered with metal and gemstone sequins. The museum is open for viewing daily except on Wednesdays.

The Tribal Museum located in the verdant Rama IX Park is dedicated to the culture and practices of the hill tribes of Thailand. The purpose of the museum is to serve as a resource for visitors interested in the aspects that make the customs of these tribes unique.
The Tribal Museum was established by the Department of public Welfare of the Ministry of Culture in 1965. There are 970,000 hill tribes living in diverse geographical zones. Many of them are migratory and with the exception of a few tribes who live in valleys many tribal languages do not have scripts. They believe in animism and their ceremonies, languages and customs have been handed down for centuries by word of mouth.
Collections at the Tribal Museum include costumes, tools, ceremonial objects, utensils, jewelry and musical instruments used by the major hill tribes like the Hmong, Karen, Akkha, Lahu and Mien. There are life sized mannequins dressed in their traditional costumes. A slide show is screened every day to help visitors get a better understanding of the lifestyles of these traditional hill people. Collections are arranged according to specific aspects of tribal life including fishing, agriculture, housing religious beliefs and musical instruments. Group tours are conducted on weekends and require advanced booking. Entrance is free and donations are welcome.

The Museum of World Insects and Natural Wonders is a unique museum in Chiang Mai that is dedicated to all types of insects and their habitats. It is run by the founder, insect enthusiast, Manop Rattanarithikul and his wife Dr. Rampa Rattanarithikul who has a doctorate in entomology.
Manop Rattanarithikul established the Museum of World Insects and Natural Wonders in 2002. He and his wife have done extensive research on the different types of insects in Thailand and other parts of the world. Manop Rattanarithikul is known as the Mosquito Man because of his in depth knowledge of the 422 species of mosquitoes in Thailand. One species, the Toxorhynchites Manopi is named after him.
Manop guides visitors around the museum and explains in detail the different species displayed. The entrance has a display of termite nests, honeycombed nests and other insect habitats. The upper floor has rows of display cabinets with every type of insect. There are stick insects, butterflies, tarantulas, centipedes and beetles in an array of colors. Fossils, reptiles and other objects like coins are also on display. The museum sells insect mounted gift boxes for visitors to take home as mementos of their visit to this unique museum.

The Chiang Mai National Museum is a small museum dedicated to the history of the Kingdom of Lanna of which the city was the capital. It is located near the Wat Jet Yod area of the city.
The Chiang Mai National Museum was opened to the public in 1973 under the patronage of the King and Queen of Thailand. It is run by the Fine Arts Department of Chiang Mai and is a center for education, research and preservation of the art and culture of the region. It is housed in a building designed using the architecture of old Lanna style structures with two floors and a unique traditional roof.
The Chiang Mai National Museum has six sections that include the background of the Lanna region from prehistoric times, the history of the Lanna Kingdom, trade and economy, art, Chiang Mai as part of Siam and Chiang Mai today. There are also dioramas showing Lanna under Burmese rule and the subsequent overthrow of the Burmese and other battles that were fought during the Lanna era. There is also an impressive collection of coins, weaponry, portraits and photographs of the Lanna Royal family. All exhibits have English explanations and the museum stays open from Wednesdays to Sundays.

The Museum of Lanna Musical Instruments is located inside the Rajabhat University on Chang Phuak Road in Chiang Mai. The instruments that are used to create the soft melodious music of the Lanna people are displayed here.
The Museum of Lanna Musical Instruments was constructed between 1991 and 1994. It is housed in a beautiful wooden building with a traditional Thai architectural style. The funds were donated by the Chutima and Nimanhaemind families who were descendants of Luang Anusarn Soonthor who ran the first ferry service between Bangkok and Chiang Mai. The museum was opened in his honor on the occasion of his 125th birth anniversary. Many of the instruments on display are also used in Chinese music because a large part of the population consisted of emigrants from the Yunnan province of China.
The Museum of Lanna Musical Instruments is divided into three sections. The string section consists of two stringed and four stringed instruments like the Pin Pia, the Zueng and the Zalor. The wind instrument section has two types called Bpees. The Bpee Nae group has metal mouthpieces while the Bpee Joom group is made entirely of wood. The drum section has a collection of the eight major drums used during festivals and for music performances. Every festival in the region has a drum competition as part of the festivities.