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Patuxay - Victory Monument
Monument
Imposing 1960s war memorial featuring a European-style arch & traditional Laotian carvings.
4.30 (10.2K reviews)
(~6.65 km from centre)
2
Chao Anouvong Park
City park
Scenic park with a riverside promenade, picnic areas & a nightly market of souvenir vendors.
4.10 (6.4K reviews)
(~7.9 km from centre)
3
Talat Sao Morning Market
Shopping mall
Daily market for traditional Lao handicrafts from textiles to jewelry, plus produce & street food.
3.90 (5.7K reviews)
(~7.32 km from centre)
4
Pha That Luang Vientiane
Buddhist temple
Historic 44-m. gold Buddhist stupa with multiple levels, a walled enclosure & a grassy courtyard.
4.50 (5.7K reviews)
(~5.84 km from centre)
5
Wat Si Muang
Buddhist temple
Buddhist temple built in the 16th century, drawing bustling crowds with the promise of good luck.
4.50 (2.5K reviews)
(~8.06 km from centre)
6
Wat Sisaket
Buddhist temple
19th-century Siamese-style temple with a museum & cloister wall housing thousands of small Buddhas.
4.40 (2.1K reviews)
(~7.63 km from centre)
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That Dam Stupa
Pagoda
Ancient, bell-shaped stupa believed to have once been protected by a 7-headed water serpent.
3.90 (1K reviews)
(~7.34 km from centre)
8
Ho Phrakeo Museum
Museum
Former temple, built in 1565 for the Emerald Buddha (now in Bangkok) & today a museum & shop.
4.30 (1K reviews)
(~7.78 km from centre)
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Patuxay Park
Park
Park surrounding an iconic arch that is a monument to those who fought for independence from France.
4.30 (762 reviews)
(~6.41 km from centre)
10
COPE Visitor Centre
Museum
Solemn visitor center & museum with displays & films on history of bombings & related disabilities.
4.70 (632 reviews)
(~8.01 km from centre)
11
Nam Phou Fountain
Fountain
Simple square featuring a circular, central fountain, illuminated at night with colorful lights.
3.90 (545 reviews)
(~7.58 km from centre)
12
Lao Textile Museum
Museum
Traditional building with silk samples & weaving demonstrations, plus a shop for handcrafted goods.
4.70 (431 reviews)
(~3.49 km from centre)
13
Wat Ong Teu
Buddhist temple
Renovated 16th-century Buddhist temple known for its bronze statues & vibrantly painted iconography.
4.40 (410 reviews)
(~7.64 km from centre)
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525 Eat & Drink
Restaurant
👍👍 A stunning place from the moment you enter to the moment you leave. Staff couldn’t be friendlier and had wonderful chats with the co-owners who clearly have a passion and zest for the place. We arrived for breakfast and came back for dinner - stunning setup.
4.80 (333 reviews)
(~7.8 km from centre)
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Sacred Heart Cathedral - Vientiane - ວັດກາໂທລິກ
Catholic church
👍👍 Lovely, simple French-style church with original features from 1928. Closed except during Mass, but we were able to enter by asking Sister Jess. Lao masses each day, English Sunday 1030 am. There is a bulletin board display and a memorial to 17 martyrs. One adjacent building undergoing renovatio...
4.50 (235 reviews)
(~7.72 km from centre)
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Wat Inpeng
Buddhist temple
👍👍 Beautiful architecture. Paintings all over walls and roof, the doors and windows are carved beautifully. The entrance is free.
4.20 (220 reviews)
(~7.6 km from centre)
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CCC Bar & Club Vientiane
Bar
👍 This is a centrally located "after after hours" bar. In other words, when all the other after-hours clubs and bars in Vientiane, everybody comes here. The service is not great. There are no beautiful bartenders or waitresses refilling your glass or providing ice cubes in your drinks. They do however...
$$ $$
4.40 (218 reviews)
(~7.55 km from centre)
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Kaysone Phomvihan Museum
Army museum
👍 An impressive building with two levels of exhibits of the life and times of Comrade Kaysone Phomvihane. Mainly photographs, but also some personal effects and gifts. It was interesting to understand the cooperation with Vietnam, both against the French and the Americans. There are also displays of e...
4.00 (200 reviews)
(~2.87 km from centre)
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Lao People’s Army History Museum
Army museum
Established in 1976, this museum features exhibits on Laotian military history from 1950 to 1975.
3.80 (191 reviews)
(~5.23 km from centre)