Old Phuket Town is a historical town that comprises a part of bustling Phuket City. The Old Town is famed for its beautiful Sino-Portuguese buildings, many of which have now been converted to museums, hotels, restaurants, and shops. While exploring, visitors will come across the Baba community, which is a unique group of people found nowhere else; these residents have their own style of dress and food as well as a different language. Attractions that shouldn't be missed while there are the Thai Hua Museum, the Phra Pitak Chinpracha Mansion, the Baan Chinpracha Museum, and the Phuket Philatelic Museum.