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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Phonsavan

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Phonsavan, Laos

Updated July 28, 2022

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Phonsavan, Laos

Plain of Jars

Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.
Massive bomb remnants outside Craters (Flickr/Paul Carson / Embikei Images)

Phonsavan, Laos

Craters Restaurant

Eat a meal surrounded by bomb fragments.
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When the melted aluminum solidifies inside the wooden mold, the spoon maker pries it open, and removes the spoon.

Ban Napia, Laos

Spoon Village

Heavily bombed during the Vietnam War, this small town turns unexploded munitions into utensils.
13 miles from Phonsavan
Buddha statue in the ruins of the bombed temple in Muang Khoun.

Muang Khoun, Laos

Wat Phia Wat

This ruined temple's giant Buddha statue bears the scars of the Second Indochina War.
14 miles from Phonsavan
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