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Wattay International Airport 29 min
Vientiane Night Market (12 min)
Open-air market next to the Mekong River with stalls selling local handicrafts, clothes & homewares.
Chao Anouvong Park (10 min)
Scenic park with a riverside promenade, picnic areas & a nightly market of souvenir vendors.
Morning Market (8 min)
Daily market for traditional handicrafts from textiles to jewelry, plus produce & street food.
Hophakaew Museum (10 min)
Former temple, built in 1565 for the Emerald Buddha (now in Bangkok) & today a museum & shop.
Patuxay Monument (9 min)
Imposing 1960s war memorial featuring a European-style arch & traditional Laotian carvings.
Pha That Luang Vientiane (9 min)
Historic 44-m. gold Buddhist stupa with multiple levels, a walled enclosure & a grassy courtyard.
COPE Visitor Centre (6 min)
Solemn visitor center & museum with displays & films on history of bombings & related disabilities.
Wat Si Muang (7 min)
Buddhist temple built in the 16th century, drawing bustling crowds with the promise of good luck.
Sisaket Temple (10 min)
19th-century Siamese-style temple with a museum & cloister wall housing thousands of small Buddhas.
That Dam Stupa-สวนธาตุดำ (10 min)
Ancient, bell-shaped stupa believed to have once been protected by a 7-headed water serpent.
Presidential Palace - Palais présidentiel (10 min)
Sala Keoku (45 min)
Unique park featuring gardens & paths leading around a series of massive religious sculptures.
Tha Sadet Market (40 min)
Busy covered market on a riverside promenade with street food carts, clothing & local handicrafts.
Buddha Park (29 min)
Attraction known for dozens of Buddha statues in various poses, also a popular cycling destination.
Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge (37 min)
3,839-ft. long bridge providing 2 pedestrian pathways, a central railway line & views of the river.