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Old Market
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Artisans du Mekong
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Hong Tha Tao
Another rubble pile around 2.3km south of Wat Phu.
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Wat Jom Khao Manilat
Naga stairs, ascending opposite the ferry access lane, emerge at this hilltop wat, originally constructed in 1880.
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Wat Khonekeo Xaiyaram
Wat Khonekeo Xaiyaram, in Ban Khonekeo, has a lavish frontage with dazzling red, gold and green pillars and doors.
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Wat Phuang Kaew
Muang Khong is dominated by Wat Phuang Kaew and its towering modern naga protected Buddha image facing east.
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Tham Xang
Famous for its stalagmite ‘elephant head’, which is found along a small passage behind the large golden Buddha; take a torch (flashlight).
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Tat Etu
Just below E-TU Resort 15km west of Paksong, Tat Etu is an easy-to-reach waterfall, although some Thai tour groups find this one too.
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Wat Pa Phai
Over the gilded and carved wooden facade, Wat Pa Phai has a classic Tai–Lao fresco depicting everyday scenes of late 19th-century Lao life.
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Floating Buddha Photographs
Floating Buddha is a permanent exhibition of soothingly relaxing photos of monks meditiating, and can be found in the grounds of the Royal Palace.
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Royal Palace Car Collection
The five-piece Royal Palace Car Collection includes two 1960s Lincoln Continentals, a rare wing-edged 1958 Edsel Citation and a dilapidated Citroën DS.
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Wat Keophone Savanthanaram
Wat Keophone Savanthanaram features murals of gruesome torture scenes on the sǐm s north wall while on the slope above, a long Buddha reclines behind chicken wire.
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Heritage House Information Centre
The Heritage House Information Centre has computers on which you can peruse a series of photos and descriptions of the citys numerous Unesco-listed historic buildings.
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Wat Souvannakhili
The most prominent building of Wat Souvannakhili looks more like a colonial mansion than a monastery but the small sǐm is a classic of now-rare Xieng Khuang style.
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Haw Pha Kaeo
Once a royal temple built specifically to house the famed Emerald Buddha, Haw Pha Kaeo is today a national museum of religious art. It is about 100m southeast of Wat Si Saket.
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Wat Sainyaphum
The oldest and largest monastery in southern Laos. The large grounds include some centuries-old trees and a workshop near the river entrance thats a veritable golden-Buddha production line.
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Museum of Tribes
Just ten minutes is ample to see this museum displaying local costumes of the provinces diverse cultures. If the door is locked, ask for the key from the post office across the road.
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Tat Lo
Tat Lo, about 700m upriver, is a little bigger than Tat Hang but probably wont knock your socks off. To get there, keep to the path that runs along the west bank of the river from Saise Guest House.
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Wat Si Saket
Built between 1819 and 1824 by Chao Anou, Wat Si Saket is believed to be Vientiane’s oldest surviving temple. And it shows: this beautiful temple turned national museum is in dire need of a facelift.
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Wat Chanthabuli
This beautiful riverside wat was built in the 16th century, destroyed during the Siamese invasion of 1928 and later fully restored to its present glory. Its notable for its enormous bronze seated buddha.
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