Wattay International Airport 15 min
Sisaket Temple (12 min) 19th-century Siamese-style temple with a museum & cloister wall housing thousands of small Buddhas. COPE Visitor Centre (15 min) Solemn visitor center & museum with displays & films on history of bombings & related disabilities. Chao Anouvong Park (12 min) Scenic park with a riverside promenade, picnic areas & a nightly market of souvenir vendors. Lao Textile Museum (10 min) Traditional building with silk samples & weaving demonstrations, plus a shop for handcrafted goods. Morning Market (15 min) Daily market for traditional handicrafts from textiles to jewelry, plus produce & street food. Vientiane Night Market (10 min) Open-air market next to the Mekong River with stalls selling local handicrafts, clothes & homewares. Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge (49 min) 3,839-ft. long bridge providing 2 pedestrian pathways, a central railway line & views of the river. Hophakaew Museum (12 min) Former temple, built in 1565 for the Emerald Buddha (now in Bangkok) & today a museum & shop. Patuxay Monument (12 min) Imposing 1960s war memorial featuring a European-style arch & traditional Laotian carvings. Pha That Luang Vientiane (17 min) Historic 44-m. gold Buddhist stupa with multiple levels, a walled enclosure & a grassy courtyard. Wat Si Muang (14 min) Buddhist temple built in the 16th century, drawing bustling crowds with the promise of good luck. Presidential Palace - Palais présidentiel (12 min) Wat Mixai (10 min) Temple and architecture That Dam Stupa-สวนธาตุดำ (13 min) Ancient, bell-shaped stupa believed to have once been protected by a 7-headed water serpent. Nam Phou Fountain (12 min) |