Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat)
Thao Suranari, wife of the assistant governor during Rama III's reign, is something of a Wonder Woman in these parts. Ya Mo (Grandma Mo), as she’s…
Must-see attractions in Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat)
Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat)
The city's most interesting temple was said to be founded by local heroine Thao Suranari and her husband in 1827. Half of her ashes are interred in a…
Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat)
Though the collection at this seldom-visited museum is very small, it's very good. There's prehistoric pottery (don't miss sneaking a peek at what's…
Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat)
An enormous market that's almost a city unto itself, 'safe wan' doesn't just stand out for its size, it offers more than just the usual Thai market tat…
Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat)
When the abbot of Wat Phayap learned that blasting for a quarry in Saraburi Province was destroying a beautiful cave, he rescued pieces of it and…
Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat)
This large temple is of interest primarily for three holy Khmer sandstone sculptures that were unearthed here – Vishnu (Phra Narai in Thai) is the holiest…
Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat)
This little white building is a sort of museum to local heroine Thao Suranari, with a cool diorama and an even cooler sculpted mural of the famous battle…
Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat)
Khorat's city pillar shrine is pretty ordinary, but it has a large Dan Kwian (a nearby pottery village) ceramic mural on the wall beside it. It shows…
Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat)
The city's only original gate left standing. It was a part of the city walls erected in 1656 by French technicians on the orders of King Narai (Ayuthaya)…
Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat)
The wooden pillar at the centre of this small shrine was once used for tying up sacred 'white' elephants that passed though Khorat on their way to be…
Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat)
An ornamental city gate built in the location of the original southern gate.
Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat)
An ornamental city gate built in the location of the original northern gate.
Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat)
An ornamental city gate built in the location of the original eastern gate.
Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat)
One of the city's night markets takes place in front of this temple.