Things to do in Mukdahan
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Hor Kaew Mukdahan
One of the most oddly out-of-place landmarks in all of Thailand, this 65m-tall tower was built for the 50th anniversary of King Rama IX's ascension to the throne. The nine-sided base has a good museum with displays (labelled in English) on the eight ethnic groups of the province. There are great views and a few more historical displays in 'The 360° of Pleasure in Mukdahan by the Mekong' room up at the 50m level. The ball on the top holds a locally revered Buddha image supposedly made of solid silver.
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Bao Phradit
It's a bit of a trek south of the centre, but this is a real Isan restaurant with dishes like pàt þètmu/uu Ъàh (spicy stir-fried wild boar) and gaang wăi (rattan curry). It's all served on a peaceful riverside deck. Though the English menu is a bit mysterious (it translates yam, Thai-style tangy salads, as 'review'), it's rare that a restaurant of this sort has any English at all.
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Riverside Restaurant
About 200m before Bao Phradit, this popular spot offers great views from a garden terrace and has tanks filled with examples of the kinds of Mekong River fish it has in the kitchen: if you don’t want to eat the fish, it’s almost worth just coming here for a biology lesson. The menu lists the many styles in which the chefs can cook it up for you, plus some nonfish dishes including wild boar. Free wi-fi, too.
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Goodmook*
This fun place has all the ingredients of a travellers' cafe – a mix of Thai and Western food (from đôm yam to T-bone), free wi-fi, art on the walls – except a room full of travellers, though many of those who do stop in Mukdahan longer than needed to change buses do cosy up here at some point.
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Wat Si Mongkhon Tai
According to one of the many legends associated with it, this temple's 2m-tall Phra Chao Ong Luang Buddha image is older than the city itself and was unearthed during Mukdahan's construction. The ceramic-encrusted northern gate was built as a gesture of friendship by the city's large Vietnamese community in 1954.
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Phu Manorom
You can get a more organic view of Laos and the Mekong from this mountain further south. There's a nice little garden and a small temple. Tourism officials try to promote sunrise-watching here, but odds are it'll be just you and the monks.
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Night Market
Mukdahan's night market has all the Thai and Isan classics, but it's the Vietnamese vendors that set it apart. A few sell băhn dah (the vendors will tell you it's 'Vietnamese pizza'), which combines soft noodles, pork, spring onions and an optional egg served on a crispy cracker.
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Wine Wild Why?
Housed in an atmospheric wooden building next to the river, this relaxing spot has bags of character and serves delicious Thai and Isan food, though the wine list is history. The sociable owners, transplants from Bangkok, just add to the charm.
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Wat Yod Kaeo Sivichai
This temple stands out for having its enormous Buddha inside a glass-walled wí·hăhn, and not one, but two small chedi modelled on Phra That Phanom.
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Kufad
This simple Vietnamese cafe is rightly popular and a good choice for breakfast. The picture menu takes the guesswork out of ordering, but leaves you clueless on the prices.
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Wat Pa Silawiwet
It's the hundred or so resident monkeys rather than anything religious that makes this forest temple on the edge of town worth a visit.
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Talat Indojin
Other than the bridge, Mukdahan is best known for this riverside market, which stretches along and under the promenade. Most Thai tour groups on their way to Laos and Vietnam make a shopping stop for cheap food, clothing, assorted trinkets from China and Vietnam and silk and cotton fabrics made in Isan.
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Mukdahan Riverside
This long-popular spot offers great views from a garden terrace and a mostly Thai menu (featuring Mekong river fish, of course) that we've never heard a bad word spoken about.
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