Udon Thani International Airport 1 hr 12
Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge (28 min)
3,839-ft. long bridge providing 2 pedestrian pathways, a central railway line & views of the river. Lao National Museum (1 hr 4)
Exhibits on Laotian history & the struggle for independence in a former French governor’s residence. Morning Market (1 hr 4)
Daily market for traditional handicrafts from textiles to jewelry, plus produce & street food. Hophakaew Museum (1 hr 2)
Former temple, built in 1565 for the Emerald Buddha (now in Bangkok) & today a museum & shop. Presidential Palace - Palais présidentiel (1 hr 2) Vientiane Night Market (1 hr 4)
Open-air market next to the Mekong River with stalls selling local handicrafts, clothes & homewares. Chao Anouvong Park (1 hr 1)
Scenic park with a riverside promenade, picnic areas & a nightly market of souvenir vendors. Tha Sadet Market (34 min)
Busy covered market on a riverside promenade with street food carts, clothing & local handicrafts. Wat Pho Chai (36 min)
Important Buddhist temple featuring detailed wall art & an elaborate gold sitting Buddha statue. COPE Visitor Centre (1 hr 1)
Solemn visitor center & museum with displays & films on history of bombings & related disabilities. Patuxay Monument (1 hr 5)
Imposing 1960s war memorial featuring a European-style arch & traditional Laotian carvings. That Dam Stupa-สวนธาตุดำ (1 hr 4)
Ancient, bell-shaped stupa believed to have once been protected by a 7-headed water serpent. Sisaket Temple (1 hr 2)
19th-century Siamese-style temple with a museum & cloister wall housing thousands of small Buddhas. Pha That Luang Vientiane (1 hr 1)
Historic 44-m. gold Buddhist stupa with multiple levels, a walled enclosure & a grassy courtyard. Wat Si Muang (1 hr 1)
Buddhist temple built in the 16th century, drawing bustling crowds with the promise of good luck. | 
