Wat Song Yae Catholic Church | Attraction guide in Yasothon Province
Located in Ban Song Yae, Amphoe Thai Charoen.  Initially, the church was a tiny hut, and it was rebuilt many times. This is the fourth church built in 1947 by wood contribution by the villagers. Built in Thai traditional style, the country’s biggest wooden church is 16 metres wide and 57 metres long.
How to get there : From Yasothon, use highway 2169, turn left after passing Amphoe Kut Chum for 7-8 kms, and keep going for 600 metres. The school …

Ho Trai at Wat Sa Trainurak | Attraction guide in Yasothon Province
This old wooden scripture hall was constructedin the Burmese architectural style and situated in the middle of a pond.
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Phra Phutthabat Yasothon | Attraction guide in Yasothon Province
Situated in Wat Phra Phutthabat Yasothon, the hall enshrines the Lord Buddha’s Footprint in the form of a white sand dune at the fertile ara of the Chi River.
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Chi River Beach | Attraction guide in Yasothon Province
This is a natural beach formed by the receding water level in the Chi River in the dry season, which is never higher than 70 centimetres. The beach is nearly 2 kilometres long. Locals like to come here to relax and have a meal.
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Phaya Thaen Public Park | Attraction guide in Yasothon Province
Phaya Thaen is a rain god according to the belief of Isan people. Phaya Thaen Public Park is on Chaeng Sanit Road in the municipality. The large area is surrounded by a small waterway and is decorated with flowers and decorative plants. It also has a health park.
The park is the venue of various provincial fairs like the Rocket Festival, the annual boat race and the Songkran Festival.
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Phra That Kong Khao Noi | Attraction guide in Yasothon Province
Phra That Kong Khao Noi is at Tambon Tat Thong. Take the Yasothon – Udon Thani route for 2 kilometres to get to the site. Built during the 23rd-25th Buddhist century in the late Ayutthaya period, the small, square brick pagoda has a distinctive top. The middle part has designs of doorways on all 4 sides.
A brick wall surrounds the pagoda. A sacred Buddha image is behind the pagoda. Legend has it that it was built by a young farmer …

Wat Maha That | Attraction guide in Yasothon Province
Wat Maha That is an important temple of the province in the town. The building of importance here is Phra That Yasothon or Phra That Anon, an ancient square pagoda with the top similar to that of Phra That Phanom. The architecture is in the Laotian style which was popular in the late Ayutthaya to early Rattanakosin periods. The pagoda houses the relics of Phra Anon. A state minister from Si Sattana Khanahut (Vientiane) who took migrants to settle here about 200 …

Ban Si Than | Attraction guide in Yasothon Province
Ban Si Than is where typical pillows are made. The village is 20 kilometres from Yasothon on the way to Amnat Charoen. Villagers make Khit pillows and weave after the harvest is done. They are famous products of the province.
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Phaya Tan Park | Attraction guide in Yasothon Province
Phaya Tan Park (Phaya Tan is the God of rain for Isan people. Local rockets will be launched in every May to please Phaya Tan who controls the rain). Located on highway 23 (Chaeng Sanid Rd.) in Muang municipality next to Lamtuan Reservoir, the park is surrounded by winding stream. It comprises beautiful garden, outdoor stage, playground, and health park.
Phaya Tan Park is the venue for significant fairs and festivals of the province such as Annual Rocket Festival, Short Boat Racing and …

Hor Trai | Attraction guide in Yasothon Province
Hor Trai, or library of Wat Sra Trinurak. Hor Trai is located in Wat Sra Trinurak, Ban Na Wiang, Moo 1, Tambon Na Wiang, 25 kms. from Yasothon City. The ancient pavilion, over a century old, located amidst pond is housing Buddhist scriptures since ancient time.
The Burmese-style wooden architecture is 8.30 metre wide and 10.50 metre long, with 4-level metal-sheet roof and long eaves at all sides. The front door is delicately carved.
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Phu Tham Phra | Attraction guide in Yasothon Province
This large cave, located to the west of the mountain, houses countless sacred Buddha images.

How to get there | Yasothon Province
By Car :
From Bangkok, take Highway No. 1 to Saraburi and Highway No. 2 to Ban Phai, then take Highway No. 23 to Yasothon via Borabue and Maha Sarakham and Roi Et, a total distance of 531 kilometres.
By Bus :
Bangkok-Yasothon buses depart from Mochit 2 Bus Terminal every day. Contact Transport Co.Ltd at Tel: 0 2936 2852-66 or visit www.transport.co.th for more information.
By Rail :
There is no direct train running to Yasothon. Visitors can take a train to Ubon Ratchathani, then continue the trip …

Yasothon Province General Information
Yasothon is famous for its boisterous Rocket Festival every May,when giant home-made missiles are launched into the air in a symbolic rain-making gesture.
In the town at Wat Mahathat, Phra That Yasothon is a much-visited Lao-style chedi, said to be over 1,200 years old. It enshrines holy relics of Phra Ananda,one of Lord Buddha’s chief disciples. That Kong Khao Noi is an ancient Khmer chedi with a much revered brick and stucco Buddha that is ritually bathed every April. The handicraft village of Ban Si Than is famed …