Must-see attractions in Nakhon Si Thammarat

  • Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihaan

    Nakhon Si Thammarat

    The most important wát in southern Thailand, stunning Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihaan (simply known as Mahathat) boasts an imposing 77m white chedi …

  • National Museum

    Nakhon Si Thammarat

    If you want to really understand Nakhon, this is the place. A series of interconnected rooms housing stunning artefacts with detailed displays in Thai and…

  • Nakhon Si Thammarat Central Mosque

    Nakhon Si Thammarat

    This huge, golden-domed mosque on the outskirts of Nakhon Si Thammarat is a big statement that you are now very much entering Thailand's Muslim southern…

  • Shadow Puppet Museum

    Nakhon Si Thammarat

    There are two styles of local shadow puppets: năng đà·lung and năng yài. At just under 1m tall, the former feature movable appendages and parts; the…

  • Masjid Salah Ud Din

    Nakhon Si Thammarat

    Fronted by the huge black-and-white picture of a young King Rama IX sat atop the mosque's ornate wooden mimbar (pulpit), this mosque is distinctly Moghul…

  • City Pillar Shrine

    Nakhon Si Thammarat

    Completed in 1999, this stunning white monument has four small buildings centred around a beautiful, three-tiered central shrine in the Sriwichai style…

  • Old City Walls

    Nakhon Si Thammarat

    The intriguing and well-kept remains of the historic red-brick city walls can be seen in several sections close to one another along Khlong Na Meuang…

  • Sanam Na Meuang

    Nakhon Si Thammarat

    Off the long, main thoroughfare of Th Ratchadamnoen, Sanam Na Meuang with the canal and ancient city wall ruins situated close by, is a delightful place…