Wat Phra Thong
Thep Krasattri, Thalang, Phuket, Thailand Buddhism
A major Phuket sacred site centered on a partially exposed golden Buddha image and a long-standing local legend.
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Wat Phra Borommathat Chaiya Ratchaworawihan
Chaiya, Surat Thani, Thailand Buddhism
A major southern Thai Buddhist temple centered on a distinctive Srivijaya-style reliquary and long-standing pilgrimage tradition.
Wat Chalong
Chalong, Phuket, Mueang Phuket, Thailand Buddhism
Phuket’s most prominent Buddhist temple, closely associated with the revered monk Luang Pho Chaem and local protective traditions.
Wat Chedi (Ai Khai)
Sichon, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand Buddhism
A major southern Thai devotional destination associated with Ai Khai, a child-spirit tradition linked in popular belief with protection and fulfilled requests.
Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan, Nakhon Si Thammarat
Nakhon Si Thammarat, Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand Buddhism
A newly inscribed UNESCO World Heritage monastery centered on the Great Reliquary and more than fifteen centuries of living Buddhist tradition.
Phu Phrabat Historical Park
Ban Phue, Udon Thani, Thailand Buddhism
A UNESCO-listed sacred landscape where Dvaravati communities transformed natural rock formations into a Buddhist religious centre.
Phimai Historical Park
Phimai, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Buddhism
A monumental Khmer sanctuary at Phimai and one of Thailand’s most important Buddhist archaeological sacred sites.
Wat Phra That Phanom
That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand Buddhism
A major Mekong-region pilgrimage temple centered on the revered Phra That Phanom stupa.
Wat Pah Nanachat
Ban Bung Wai, Warin Chamrap, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand Buddhism
An internationally known Buddhist forest monastery founded by Ajahn Chah for non-Thai monastics and practitioners.
Wat Phra That Doi Kham
Doi Kham, Chiang Mai, Mueang Chiang Mai, Thailand Buddhism
A prominent Chiang Mai temple widely associated with devotion to Luang Pho Tan Jai and popular wish-making traditions.
Wat Phra That Chom Ping
Na Kaeo, Ko Kha, Lampang, Thailand Buddhism
A historic Lampang temple known for a natural-color projected image of its reliquary inside the ordination hall, locally described as a miracle.
Wat Phra That Cho Hae
Phrae, Mueang Phrae, Thailand Buddhism
Phrae’s foremost pilgrimage temple, centered on a revered golden chedi associated with the Year of the Tiger tradition.