The site, situated on a hillside at the foot of the Phupan mountain range, contains the 'Bua Bok Buddha Footprint' which is around 1.5 meters long and believed to date to around 900 - 1000 A.D. It is now hosed in a chedi which was built to cover it in 1920. There are also a number of other temple buildings on the sites.

In addition to the temples, the surrounding park also contains a number of unusual and interesting rock formations interspersed with Buddhist Icons. There are also four caves, Tham Lai Meu, Tham Non Sao Eh, Tham Khon and Tham Wua that contain a number of ancient wall paintings.

Often, Buddhist music and chanting can be heard seemingly drifting through the site and when combined with the mysterious formations and artefacts creates a somewhat magical atmosphere.

The Phu Phrabat Historical Park is very close to The Phu Phrabat Historical Park, which is also worth visiting. The two sites actually in Udon Thani province, although close to the border with the Tha Bo District of Nong Khai. The nearest town to the sites is Ban Phue which is around 70km from Nong Khai Town.

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