Nakhon Phanom attracts its share of Thai travellers on weekend merit-making trips with stops at the province’s nine sacred chedis. The most famous of these is Phra That Phanom, an ancient and extremely highly revered site located some 40 kilometres south of the provincial capital. It can easily be visited as a day trip, but That Phanom town is one of the friendlier places in Thailand and also warrants an overnight stay.