Sakorn Nakon Temples

Amphoe Muang

Wat Phra That Choeng Chum

is an historical site that has always been with Sakon Nakhon. This plaster-covered brick pagoda has a square base and is 24 meters high. The chapel houses the holy Luang Pho Ong Saen Buddha image.

Phra That Dum

is at Tambon Ngew Don, 3 kilometers from town on the way to Phatthana Suksa School. There were originally 3 brick Khmer pagodas on the same late rite base but only one stands today. The pagodas were built in the 16th Buddhist Century.

Phra That Narai Cheng Weng sanctuary

is 5 kilometers from town on the way to Udon Thani. The sandstone pagoda is on a late rite base. Ornate designs adorn the lintel, doorway and windows. It is believed the site was entirely constructed by women who competed with the men who built Phra That Phu Phek. It dates from the 16th-17th Buddhist century.

Amphoe Phanna Nikhom

Wat Kham Pramong

is at Ban Kham Pramong in Tambon Sawang, 40 kilometers from Amphoe Muang on Highway No. 22, then take Highway No. 2355 to Akat Amnuai. The temple is the meditation center of the famous monk Luang Pu Sim.

Wat Tham Kham

used to be where the famous monks Achan Fan and Luang Pu Thet meditated. A pagoda housing the relics of the latter is here.

Pha That Phu Phek


is on a mountain in Tambon Na Hua Bo. To get there, take the Sakon Nakhon-Udon Thani road for 22 kilometers and take a road on the left for 14 kilometers, then ascend 491 steps. The late rite pagoda is on a square base. Seemingly unfinished because it has no roof or pagoda top, it was built in the 16th-17th Buddhist century.

Archan Fan Acharo Museum


is at Wat Pa Udom Somphon in Tambon Phanna Nikhom en route to Udon Thani. The museum has a wax figure of Archan Fan Acharo, the famous monk, as well as his personal items and biography.

Amphoe Phang Khon

Phra That Si Mongkhon

at Tambon Ban That is 2 kilometers from the district office. This pagoda has a square base and is decorated with fired clay designs. The present pagoda encases the original one which is made of late rite.

Amphoe Sawang Daen Din

Ban Phan Na sanctuary

is 70 kilometers from Amphoe Muang on the Sakon Nakhon-Udon Thani route. The sanctuary is made of late rite like other Khmer sanctuaries. It is on a rectangular base with a late rite pool nearby. It is believed to have been built in the same era as Phra That Phu Phek.