Things to see and do Northeast – Isaan

A short visit is required after having visited the Phimai Historical Park, as a complement.

The museum is the cultural heritage centre of the northeast of the country and displays objects found on site but also throughout southern Isaan. The collection includes: jewellery, ceramics, pottery, bronze statuettes, and beautiful carved lintels from the nearby ruins. The centrepiece of the collection is the stone statue of King Jayavarman VII of Angkor Thom that was found in Prang Bhramadhatta of Prasat Hin.

Located in the northeast of the city, this temple is located in the middle of a water retention basin. It was built in 1827 by Thao Suranari and her husband and received the prize for the most beautiful avant-garde religious building in 1973 from the Society of Architects of Siam. The prayer room evokes a Chinese junk in the middle of the waves (a little imagination, what the hell!). It houses a large white statue of Buddha standing upright. Near the entrance to the temple, do not miss the plaster statue of Thao Suranari, sitting and praying in front of a pond.

The museum presents a very complete collection of the archaeological, historical and artistic treasures of Isaan in general and the Ubon Ratchathani region in particular. The exhibition is divided into 10 rooms: information on the Province, geography and geology, prehistory, Dharavadhi and Jenla cultures, Khmer culture, Thai-Laotian cultures, Ubolrachateen fabrics, local music, crafts and tools, and finally government systems and religions.