Things to do in Vientiane, Laos

11 sights

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Temple

Buddha Park (Xieng Khuan)

Sculpture park by the Mekong built from 1958, with over 200 Buddhist and Hindu statues.Entry: LAK[fee]Search tickets and tours on Klook

Food

Buddha Park riverside eatery

Simple eatery at the Mekong end of Buddha Park, serving papaya salad, fried bananas and drinks.Entry: Pay as you go

Museum

COPE Visitor Centre

Visitor center on unexploded ordnance and the people COPE helps with prosthetic limbs and rehabilitation.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on Klook

Museum

Hor Phra Keo

Royal temple of 1565, rebuilt in 1936 and now a museum of Buddhist sculpture.Entry: LAK[fee]Search tickets and tours on Klook

Food

Mekong riverside restaurants

Riverside restaurants along Quai Fa Ngum, looking across the Mekong to Thailand at sunset.Entry: Pay as you go

Viewpoint

Patuxay

Victory monument from 1957 on Lane Xang Avenue, with Lao motifs and a view from the top.Entry: LAK[fee]; climb to the topSearch tickets and tours on Klook

Temple

Pha That Luang

The 45 m golden stupa of 1566, Laos's most important national monument, believed to hold a Buddha relic.Entry: LAK[fee]. Closed MondaysSearch tickets and tours on Klook

Market

Talat Sao (Morning Market)

Market halls selling Lao textiles, handicrafts, jewelry and souvenirs, about 700 m south of Patuxay.Entry: Pay as you go

Market

Vientiane Night Market

Red-roofed craft and souvenir stalls set up on the Mekong promenade each evening from 5 PM.Entry: Pay as you go

Temple

Wat Si Muang

Busy temple housing Vientiane's original city pillar, where locals come to pray for good luck.Entry: Open daily, 7 AM to 8 PMSearch tickets and tours on Klook

Temple

Wat Si Saket

Temple built in 1818 by King Anouvong, its cloister walls lined with 6,840 Buddha images.Entry: LAK[fee]Search tickets and tours on Klook