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Ubon Ratchathani


Though pricey, this is the best all-round handicrafts shop in Ubon. It specialises in silks and homewares; many of its products merge old methods and modern designs.


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1. Wat Jaeng

0.2 MILES

Founded around the same time as the city, Wat Jaeng has an adorable Lan Xang–style bòht (built in 1887) with large naga eave brackets on the sides,…

2. Monument of Merit

0.28 MILES

This humble brick obelisk in the northeast corner of Thung Si Meuang park was erected by former WWII allied-forces POWs in gratitude for the secret…

3. Candle Parade Statue

0.32 MILES

This 22m-tall statue at the centre of Thung Si Meuang park shows a Candle Parade float come to life with many accompanying deities.

4. Thung Si Meuang

0.36 MILES

The centrepiece of this city-centre park is a huge concrete Candle Parade statue. The humble brick obelisk in the northeast corner of Thung Si Meuang park…

5. Wat Maha Wanaram

0.39 MILES

Also known as Wat Pa Yai, the 'Large Forest Temple' (from long ago when Ubon was just a small town and this area lay beyond the city limits), this is one…

6. Wat Thung Si Meuang

0.42 MILES

Built during the reign of Rama III (1824–51), Wat Thung Si Meuang has a classic hŏr đrai (Tripitaka hall) in excellent shape. Like many hŏr đrai, it rests…

7. City Pillar Shrine

0.44 MILES

Ubon's completely ordinary city pillar shrine is at the south end of Thung Si Meuang park.

8. Wat Sri Ubon Rattanaram Museum

0.47 MILES

The temple has turned a beautiful old wooden săh·lah (hall) into a museum of religious items. The highlight is the collection of 18th-century đoô prá…