Sights

Na Yoong Nam Som Forest Park

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Located some 100 kilometres northwest of the provincial capital, beyond Phu Phar Bat Historical Park, in Amphoe Nam Som, this park is best known for the 40-metre high Yung Thong Waterfall which cascades down a steep cliff in verdant surrounding from the Phu-Pan and Phu Ya U ridges.

Nong Prajak

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A pleasant place to escape the hustle and bustle of the city. This man-made lake and park is located in the north-western part of town.

Pu-ya Shrine

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As the chinese God and Goddess of Mercy, Pu-yu Shrine revered by poor people and those encountering personal problems, believing they will be grandted favours they seek, Two lakeside is located near the railway on the east of the provincial capital. Out-of-city Attraction

Ban Chiang National Museum

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Located some 56 kilometres east of the provincial capital along Highway No. 22 (until Km. 50 and then along Highway No. 2225), this museum is currently open to the general public every day. Ancient artifacts, including tools, utensils, pottery and jewellery, between 4000 and 7000 years old, were unearthed in the immedite vicinity. the distinctive pottery, with its fingerprint whorl decorations, is belived to be the world's oldest decorative earthenware. Nearby burial pit, left as they were after excavation, in the compound of Wat Po Si Nai, show how valuables, including more..

Prachak Silpakhom Lake

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Known locally as Nong Prachak, this vast stretch of water is named after the founder of Udon Thani, and is decorated with colourful flowerring plants that lend the area much of its pleasant atmosphere.

Ban Chiang Historical Park

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The accidental discovery of broken pieces of pottery by Stephen Young in 1966 would lead to the excavation of the area by archaeological experts. The findings have been the most important to be discovered in Southeast Asia.

The bronzeware discovered at the site has been dated to 3600 BC, 500 years earlier than that found at the Euphrates and Tigris basin, where scholars believed that bronze metallurgy had developed.

The digs also discovered distinctive clay pottery, pots and vases which are associated with the burial sites that were found. Many of the jars contained more..

Huai Luang Reservoir

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This spot, 25 kilometres from the provincial capital along the Udon Thani-Nong Bua Lam Phu route unit km. 15, and a further 10 kilometres by road, is a good place for fishing, rafting and cruising.

Huai Luang Reservoir , a large reservoir under the Royal Irrigation Department's responsibility, covers and area of some 20,000 rais with the capacity of 113 milion cubic meters for water. It feeds 86,000 rais of agricultural area and also serves as a source of water animals for food and public water supply. Huai Luang is a scenic attraction ideal for rafting, fishing and more..