Udon Thani City Museum
พิพิธภัณฑ์เมืองอุดรธานี
A museum housed in a century-old colonial-style girls' school building, covering the founding of Udon Thani, the American air bases of the Vietnam War era, and local folk traditions.
The museum is housed in the former building of Rajinuthit Girls' School. The white colonial-style building dates from the 1920s and is photogenic in its own right. The exhibits cover prehistoric Ban Chiang culture, the founding history of Udon Thani, American air force bases during WWII and the Vietnam War, the Northeastern Thai (Isan) peoples, and folk life. Admission is free. It is usually closed on Mondays and open roughly 09:00 to 16:00. It is located between Nong Prachak Park and Thung Si Mueang Square, within walking distance of both.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 09:00–16:00
Nearby sights
- Wat Phothisomphon
- Thung Si Mueang & City Pillar Shrine
- Nong Prachak Park
- UD Town & Night Market
- Thai-Chinese Cultural Centre & Pu Ya Shrine
- Wat Pa Ban Tat
- Ban Na Kha Weaving Village
- Red Lotus Sea (Nong Han Kumphawapi)