Nakhon Ratchasima

Wat Phra Narai Maharat
Atsadang/Chomphon Road
dawn til dusk
travel east along Atsadang, go straight across three sets of lights. The lake and temple are on your right shortly after the third set of lights. Best songtaew to get is a '''Number 1'''. Catch it on the corner of Chumphon and Chomphon roads immediately behind Yamo and the Chomphon Gate. Again, you'll go across three sets of lights - the junctions with Jagree, Manat and Pratchak Roads. The red and gold archway entrance to the temple is on your left about 100m after the Pratchak junction.

One of the most famous temples in Korat. This one is notable for its lake and island temple. Within the building is an ancient sandstone staue of the Hindu god Vishnu. You can cross the bridge and walk around the island but can not enter the building which houses Vishnu. Also, you may see huge Water Monitor lizards amongst the undergrowth or in the water. These things are as big as crocodiles, but are generally safe, and provide a surprising photo opportunity in the centre of the city.

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Statue of Thao Suranaree.
Ratchadamnoen Road/Chumphon Road.
FREE (20 baht for incense, candle and flower offering, 50 baht for photo).
Open 24 hours
From Mittraphap Road (Highway 2) head east and turn right onto Chumphon Road just past IT City. The statue is halfway up Chumphon on the right.

The statue stands in a pedestrianized municipal area between Ratchadamnoen and Chumphon Roads. Day and night, Thais will kneel before the statue and pray before making offerings of incense and flowers purchased for twenty baht from an adjacent hut. It's fine to take photos of the statue but take your shoes off before ascending the steps. You can also have your photo taken by one of many professional photographers who loiter around the statue. This service should cost 50 baht and your picture will be printed out there and then on a portable digital printer.

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Maha Weerawong Museum
Ratchadamnoen Road
฿50 (฿10 for Thais)
W-Su, 9AM-4PM
From Yamo statue, walk up Ratchadamnoen - i.e against the flow of traffic - go straight across the junction with Chomsurangyat, go straight on for another 100m, turn right onto the lane/soi which bisects the library. The museum is behind the library.

A small, quiet place, it contains mainly ancient Buddha statues and icons. Chairs used by several Thai Kings and Queens on their visits to Korat are among the more interesting items. The museum closes for all public holidays.

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Thao Suranaree Bravery Light and Sound Performance Building
Municipal area, Chumphon Rd
Free
Tu-Su 9AM-6PM
from Highway 224, turn right onto Chumphon Rd. This small, white building - which is designed to look like a section of the old city wall - is halfway up Chumphon on the right, just before the turning for Atsadang Rd

A rather strange attraction, this one-room museum/art exhibit documents the story of Thao Suranaree Yamo through the medium of miniature models. Village and battle scenes are recreated in minute detail and run the length of one wall. On the opposite side of the room is a hugely impressive wall-mounted sculpture, in high relief, of a battle scene. Yamo is near the middle of the scene. On the walls and pillars are some of the oldest photos in existence of the city.

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