Travel Reference
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(Th Robbung; 4-9pm)
This fun little market, in the shadow of Wat That, features food,
secondhand clothing and paint-your-own pottery stalls. During the day there are paddle-
boats (40B per half-hour after 5pm; 50B for any length of time that ends before 5pm) for
hire.
Hong Moon Mung
MUSEUM
(Th Robbung; admission 90B; 9am-5pm Mon-Sat)
Inside the amphitheatre, this excellent museum
about Khon Kaen provides a good introduction to Isan with dioramas and displays going
back to the Jurassic period.
Sanjao Bueng Tao Gong Ma
TEMPLE
(Th Robbung)
Sometimes called Sanjao Bueng Kaen Nakhon, this is Khon Kaen's biggest
and most beautiful Chinese temple. There's a large Guan-Im (Chinese Goddess of Mercy)
statue in the park across the street.
Wat Pho Ban Nontan
(Th Pho Thisan; dawn-dusk)
Just off the lake, this peaceful tree-filled temple and noted med-
itation centre pre-dates the city and has a
săh·lah
like no other in Thailand. The ground
floor is covered with ingeniously sculpted trees, animals and village scenes of people act-
ing out old Isan proverbs. There's also a small museum under the
bòht
(though it's often
locked) and this is a great place for a Thai massage.
BUDDHIST TEMPLE
One Pillar Pagoda
(Th Robbung)
This replica of Hanoi's iconic temple was built by Khon Kaen's sizeable Viet-
namese community. It's a good sunset-watching spot.
SHRINE
Elsewhere in Khon Kaen
Khon Kaen National Museum
(Th Lang Sunratchakan; admission 100B; 9am-4pm Wed-Sun)
This interesting collection of artefacts
spans prehistoric times to the present. Highlights are Ban Chiang pottery and a beautiful
MUSEUM
