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Neighborhood
Alms giving on Sakkaline Road
Monks collect sticky rice from kneeling residents along the old town's main street at dawn.Entry: Free to watchNeighborhood
Ban Xang Hai
Mekong village on the way to Pak Ou where families distill lao-lao rice whiskey in clay jars.Entry: Free to visitFood
Carpe Diem restaurant, Kuang Si
Restaurant inside the Kuang Si waterfall area at Ban Tha Pene, open from 9 AM to 5 PM.Entry: Pay as you goMuseum
Heuan Chan Heritage House
Historic wooden house showing Lao textiles, Buddhist customs and family life, with a short documentary.Entry: Check the fee at the doorSearch tickets and tours on KlookNature
Kuang Si Butterfly Park
Butterfly garden and research project started in 2014, 300 m before the Kuang Si entrance.Entry: LAK[fee]. Closed TuesdaysSearch tickets and tours on KlookNature
Kuang Si Waterfall
Tiered waterfall over 70 m high with blue-green pools, in the forest about 30 km from town.Entry: LAK[fee]Search tickets and tours on KlookMarket
Luang Prabang Night Market
About 250 craft stalls fill Sisavangvong Road each evening, with food stalls in the side lanes.Entry: Pay as you goViewpoint
Mount Phousi
Hill in the old town with 328 steps to the Wat Chomsi stupa and wide sunset views.Entry: LAK[fee]; 328 stepsSearch tickets and tours on KlookMuseum
National Museum (Royal Palace)
Royal palace built from 1904 to 1909, with throne rooms, royal cars and the Phra Bang shrine.Entry: LAK[fee]; closed at lunchSearch tickets and tours on KlookTemple
Pak Ou Caves
Two caves in a Mekong cliff, filled with thousands of Buddha statues left by devotees.Entry: LAK[fee]; pay at the caveSearch tickets and tours on KlookFood
Sisavangvong Road restaurants
The old town's main street, with restaurants and cafés around the National Museum.Entry: Pay as you goMuseum
Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre
Museum at the foot of Phousi on the dress, crafts and beliefs of the ethnic groups of Laos.Entry: LAK[fee]Search tickets and tours on KlookMuseum
UXO Visitors Centre
Free exhibition on the bombing of Laos from 1964 to 1973 and the unexploded bombs left behind.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on KlookTemple
Wat Mai
Temple built in 1796 with a four-tiered roof and gilded reliefs of the Vessantara legend.Entry: LAK[fee]Search tickets and tours on KlookTemple
Wat Visoun
Temple founded in 1512, with the rounded That Makmo stupa of 1514 in its grounds.Entry: LAK[fee]Search tickets and tours on KlookTemple
Wat Xieng Men
Sixteenth-century temple across the Mekong, modeled on Wat Xieng Thong, with old French floor tiles.Entry: LAK[fee]Search tickets and tours on KlookTemple