The National Museum containing cultural and historic artifacts and objects d'art, the ornamental lake of Bung Kaen Nakorn, the picturesque scenery of Phu Wiang National Park, the beautiful pagoda of Phra That Khon Kaen, the largest multi-purpose dam in the Northeast, not to mention its art craft of silk and exotic cuisines. All these entice visitors from around the world. Khon Kaen....the capital of Thailand's northeast plateau which has prospered for more than two centuries. It is the land where Dinosaur fossils were found in the highlands dating back to the Jurassic period. The pre-historic paintings still remain on cave walls where a million bats can be found flying at dusk, and excavations can be excavations can be explored dating back to 3,000 year old civilisations. Spend a day hearing the stories of lintels in one of the Khmer Empire's ruins, or travel through the paddy fields and admire the Buddhist history and mural paintings in the temples, before watching the spectacular sunset at the Ubolrat reservoir.