Isan Cultural & Art Center
This center is located in the area of Rajabhat Institute Mahasarakham having pictures telling background and history of north eastern arts including handicrafts such as weaving, various fabric patterns. In addition, there are also exquisite palm leave recorded north eastern literature and slides cultures and traditions of the north eastern.

North Eastern Arts & Cultural Research Institute
Maha Sarakham University operates permanent exhibition for the public on official working days, half a day on Saturday and closed on Sunday (if a request is made in advance the institute is pleased to specially welcome the audiences). An audience can obtain knowledge on arts and cultures of the northeast, history of fabric weaving, applied local fabric product, wickerwork and carpentry, metal casting, development of earthenware, household appliances, animal capturing devices, musical instruments, literature, inscription of ancient languages including the outcome of student's artistic works of the same period.

Pottery Village
The village is located at Tambon Kwao, approximately five kilometers, along Maha Sarakham - Roi-Et (208) from township area where a left turn is to be made for another one kilometer along the compact laterite road. It is a big village having about 100 households and every of them engaged in pottery making occupation. The pottery is used for water pot, curry pot, etc. and the process is of the original ancient style.

Loeng Chan Rapids
It is a large sized reservoir with an establishment of a fishery station having duty to perform the aqua-cultural work for distribution of fingerlings to various northeastern provinces. It is located behind Maha Sarakham Teacher College, some three kilometers from the township area. There surroundings of Loeng Chan Rapids are beautiful and people like to relax over there on holidays.

Wat Mahachai Museum
This museum is situated in the area of Maha Sarakham township. Collections of north eastern antiques such as sema stones, ancient Buddha images, door panels, carved ox-cart wheel cross bars having the age from 100 to 200 years are stoned here. In addition, it also stores collections or northeastern literatures, Buddhist scriptures recorded on palm leaves.

Ku Mahathat (Prang Ku Ban Kwao)
It is situated at Ban Kwao, Tambon Kwao, Amphoe Muang, 13 kilometers along Jaeng Sanit road from township area. It is an archaeological site having construction age of over 700 years ago. It was built of sand stone in the shape of a square tent having the height from the ground to the peak of eight meters, and the width of five meters. In the sanctuary there are two earthenware idols in the attitude of sitting crossed-leg holding conch shell in between the two palms placing against each other at the chest level. It is surrounded by the cloister having the single entrance in the east and the Bannalai is situated in the southeast corner. There is only entrance into the main Prang and it is located in the east too while the others on the rest of the three directions are false doors. Frames and lintels are made of sand stone and the Fine Arts Department has finished the excavation already.

Ku Santarat
This archaeological site was constructed of sand stone in Bayana style of art during Lop Buri period approximately from 1107-1157 A.D. during the reign of King Chaiya Woraman VII, the last emperor of the Khmer Kingdom. The construction was made for the use as Celestial Place of Worship and Buddhist Place of Worship surrounding with sand stone cloister of 1.5 meters high while the Ku itself is approximately 10 meters high. The 7th Fine Arts Unit made excavation in the year 1971 and found many pieces of archaeological objects such as sand stone Buddha images, one in the attitude of multi-headed naga's protection (Nag Prog), and another is Watcharathon Bodhisattava, etc.

Its location is in Tambon Ku Santarat, Amphoe Nadun. To reach there, one can go along Highway No.2040 passing Amphoe Kae Dam, Amphoe Wapipathum, then, make a right turn to join Highway No.2045 (to Amphoe Nadun) for a distance of about one kilometer where one can see the Ku on the right hand side.

Don Ram Phan
Located in Nachuak District. The natural forest covered some 900 rai where cannot forger once visited. The water lake from soil all the time makes it cold and pleasant to stay longer. The most interesting is The Meraly Crab, the colorful fresh water crab that named Poo-Toon-Kramom by The Princess Churaphorn.

Phrathat Nadun
This pagoda was constructed to house Lord Buddha's relics found in a small pagoda discovered in the area which is located two kilometers northeast of the present location of the Phrathat. The Phrathat features a pagoda having square 3 - tiered base. The first tier is for ceremonial clockwise walking while top spaces of the second tier and third tier bases are decorated with replicas of Phrathat at all of the four corners. From the top space of the third tier base onward, stands a big bell shape pagoda body which is topped with a lotus, a couple of Plong Chanai and Pli Yot (finial) respectively. The pagoda is 35.7 meters wide and 50.5 meters high which is presumed that its age should be from 8th - 10th century A.D. of Dvaravati period.

In addition, there are replicas of Buddha image decorated around the second tier base too. Another name of this Phrathat is Buddhistic Bounds of the northeast, located at Ban Nadun in the vicinity of Amphoe Nadun where evidences of history and archeology revealing the glory of the past are found from excavations. This area used to be the site Chamsa Si City State and archaeological objects found from excavations are displayed at Khon Kaen National Museum and the most important items found are stupa housing Lord Buddha's relics kept respectively inside gold, silver, and bronze containers and it is presumed that the objects were made in Dvaravati period during the 8th-10th century A.D. The government approved to construct the Phrathat Nadun is the area of 902 rai having religious and cultural museum, arboretum, herbs garden as the surrounded construction of the Phrathat (pagoda). In general, the whole area is decorated to be a significant place of Buddhism. It is accessible from Maha Sarakham township through Highway No.2040 passing Amphoe Kae Dam, Amphoe Wapipathum and make a right turn to join Highway 2045 which is an asphalt road to Amphoe Nadun, 65 kilometers from the province township.

Kaeng Loen Chan
is a large and beautiful reservoir where many kinds of fish breeds are reared for other Northeastern provinces.  It is 3 kms from Muang maha Sarakham.

Mongkhon Standing Buddha
This Buddha image is as old as Muang Maha Sarakham, located at Tambon Khanthararat, Amphoe Kantharawichai along Highway No.213, 14 kilometers from township area (on the right side). It is a Buddha image of Dvaravati period made of red sand stone as same as Ming Muang Buddha image. It has been said that the two Buddha images were made at the same time when there was a drought in the area of Amphoe Kantharawichai, the man arranged to make Ming Muang Buddha image while the woman arranged to make Mongkhon Standing Buddha. There was a great celebration of the two images after completion. However, there have been regular rainy season causing perfect cultivations in the area since then.

Phra Phuttha Ming Muang
Another name of this Buddha image is Suwan Mali made of red sand stone in Dvararavati period and people of Maha Sarakham believe that this image maintains regular season for them. The image is housed in Wat Suwannawat, Mu 1, Tambon Khok Phra, Amphoe Kantharawichai. To access there, one can travel through Highway No.213 (Maha Sarakham-Kalasin), 14 kilometers from the township area (on the left).

Ban Nong Khuan Chang
This village is situated at Mu 7, Tambon Ban Song Khon, being a famous village of Maha Sarakham Province engaging in weaving silk fabric, cotton fabric and making silk products to be sold to visitors. It is located 12 kilometers from township area along Maha Sarakham-Kosum Phisai road where a left turn is to be made between Km, 47-48 along Highway No.1027 to Ban Non Tan for another two kilometer distance to Nong Khuan Chang Village. it is the place where most visitors pay a visit to make some shopping.

Ban Phaeng
This village is situated at Tambon Phaeng, Amphoe Kosum Phisai, engages in producing straw mats as an additive occupation. To across the village from the township area, one can use Highway no.208 (Maha Sarakham - Kosum Phisai) where a left turn is to be made between KM20-21 to join Kosum Phisai - Khon Kaen road totaling a distance of nine kilometers from Amphoe Kosum Phisai and 38 kilometers from the province township area.

Bung Bon
This large lake is situated at Tambon Hua Khwang, Amphoe Kosum Phisai, 100 meters from Kosamphi Park or two kilometers from Amphoe Kosum Phisai township. It occupies an approximate area of 120 rai having an average depth of 2.50 meters. The road around the lake which is five meters wide and 2,689 meters long was budgeted by Tourism Authority of Thailand. It is another spot of relaxation for local people as well as their neighbors. To reach there, one can use the same route of Kosamphi Park.

Kosampi Park
It is situated at Tambon Hua Khwang, Amphoe Kosum Phisai on the bank of the River Chi. From the township area one can travel through Highway No.208 for an approximate distance of 28 kilometers reaching Kosum Phisai 4-way intersection where a journey is to be made through a 450 meter asphalt road to the Park. Kosampi Park occupies an area of 125 rai and was announced as an arboretum on October 1, 1976 having various kinds of big tree providing shady area to the ground. There is a natural reservoir with picturesque scenery and the park is a habitat of several kinds of bird and many hundreds of unforceful monkeys. They are so friendly that tourists can hand them edible items.

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