Northern Thailand - Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Northern Thailand - page 868

2 Ubon Ratchathani National Museum A3

3 Wat Jaeng B1

4 Wat Si Ubon Rattanaram A3

Sleeping

5 Sri Isan Hotel B4

Eating

6 Porntip Gai Yang Wat Jaeng B1

7 Rung Roj B1

Shopping

8 Camp Fai Ubon C2

9 Grass-Root B3

10 Punchard A2

11 Punchard B3

12 Rawang Thang B3

13 Walking Street Market B3

Sights & Activities

The main thing Thai visitors want to see is the 7cm-tall Phra Kaew Busarakham (Topaz
Buddha) in the bòht (chapel) at Wat Si Ubon Rattanaram MAP GOOGLE MAP (Th Uparat;
dawn-dusk) . Most foreign visitors are more fascinated by Wat Thung Si Meuang MAP
GOOGLE MAP (Th Luang; dawn-dusk) , which has a photogenic ho ̆ r đrai (Tripitaka
library) on stilts in the middle of a pond and Wat Jaeng MAP GOOGLE MAP (Th Nakhonban;

with its adorable little Lan Xang-style chapel.

dawn-dusk)

Ubon Ratchathani National Museum
MAP GOOGLE MAP
(Th Kheuan Thani; admission 100B; 9am-4pm Wed-Sun) Occupying the former city hall, this is
a very informative museum with plenty on show, from Dvaravati-era Buddhist ordination-
precinct stones to Ubon textiles.

MUSEUM