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Attractions
Ban
Kan Luang Archaeological Site
Ban
Kan Luang Archaeological Site is situated in Wat Ban Kan Luang, 3 kilometres
from the town along Highway No. 212. Turn right onto Highway No. 2050 for 2 kilometres.
In 1992, the Fine Arts Department excavated the site. Discoveries include artefacts,
implements, ornaments, beads, pottery and iron axes. It is believed that this
settlement dates back at least 2,000 years. |
Ban
Pa Ao
Ban Pa Ao is situated at
Tambon Nong Khon, 18 kilometres from the city on Highway No. 23. At the 273-km
marker, turn right and travel along the track for another 3 kilometres. It is
one of the oldest villages in Ubon Ratchathani. According to history, the villagers
migrated from Vientiane, Laos during the reign of King Siri Bun San. The village
is over 200 years old and has a special identity of its own which has been handed
down from its ancestors, such as the craft of making bronzeware and weaving beautiful
silk. |
Ban
Tha Khong Lek
Ban Tha Khong Lek is on Highway No. 226 (Ubon Ratchathani-Si
Sa Ket Route) about 3 kilometres from the district centre. The clay, taken from
the Mun River, is thoroughly mixed with chaff and other kinds of material. The
whole process is done by hand. |
Hat
Khu Dua
Hat Khu Dua is a sandy
river shore on the Mun River’s bank about 12 kilometres from town. There
are varieties of local food sold along the shore. |
Hat
Wat Tai
Hat Wat Tai is a sandy
island in the middle of the Mun River. The island becomes larger than usual in
summer. It is also used as a recreation place by townspeople. |
The
Ubon Ratchathani National Museum
The
Ubon Ratchathani National Museum is on Khuan Thani Road. Built in 1918,
the building was once used as the City Hall. It is regarded as the museum with
the best arrangement and display artefacts from all districts in the province.
Inside, there are displays of prehistoric events, history, and cultures of the
natives of Ubon Ratchathani. The Museum is open Wednesday-Sunday from 9:00 a.m.
– 4.00 p.m. |
Thung
Si Muang
Thung Si Muang is a wide-open ground
in the middle of the city used as a recreation and festival celebration area for
the townspeople. A monument of the founder of Ubon Ratchathani is also located
here. |
Wat
Ban Na Muang
Wat Ban Na Muang is 5 kilometres from town. It has a very
beautiful ordination hall built of ceramics in the shape of the Suphannahong Royal
Barge. |
Wat
Buraparam
Wat Buraparam, in Amphoe Muang, was once the residence
of many famous monks in the field of meditation. Their statues, carved from stones
from various rivers, are kept here for the people to pay respect to. |
Wat
Chaeng
Wat Chaeng is on Sappasit
Road in the municipal area. It is a well-preserved ordination hall in perfect
northeastern style and is one of the oldest ordination halls in the provinces.
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Wat
Maha Wanaram
Wat Maha Wanaram, located on Sappasit Road, is an
ancient temple of the city. The holy Buddha image that is much revered by the
people of Ubon Ratchathani and nearby provinces housed here is “Phra
Chao Yai Indra Plaeng”. There is also a stone engraved tablet interred
behind the pedestal of the Buddha image. |
Wat
Nong Bua
Wat Nong Bua is on the
outskirts of Ubon Ratchathani on Highway No. 212 (Ubon-Amnat Charoen). At the
3-km marker on the highway, there is an 800-metre side
road leading to the temple. It is the only temple in this province that has a
rectangular Chedi built in an imitation of Chedi Buddhakhaya of India. |
Wat
Si Ubon Rattanaram
Wat Si Ubon Rattanaram is a royal temple on Upparat Road beside
the City Hall. The ordination hall is in the same style as the Marble Temple in
Bangkok. The Topaz, Buddha image, the town’s sacred image is kept here. |
Wat
Supattanaram
Wat Supattanaram,
a royal temple of the Dhammayut Sect in the northeast, was built in 1853. The
temple is on the bank of the Mun River, surrounded by beautiful and tranquil scenery.
The Thai-Chinese-European styled ordination hall, which houses the principal serene
Buddha image of the temple, is the worthy of seeing. |
Wat
Thung Si Muang
Wat Thung Si Muang is located on Luang Road in the municipal
area. The temple was built during the reign of King Rama III and has a beautiful
ordination hall in the northeastern architectural style. A scripture hall is located
in the middle of a pond, featuring a roof that shows the Burmese architectural
style while the lintel was carved in Laotian architectural art. Mural paintings
in this temple feature the civilisations and cultures of the people of Ubon Ratchathani
over 200 years ago. |
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