Wat Phra That Choeng Chum
is an historical site that has always been with Sakon Nakhon. This plaster-covered brick pagoda has a square base and is 24 meters high. The chapel houses the holy Luang Pho Ong Saen Buddha image.

Pricha Suksan
Waterfall is on Phu Phan mountain range, 17 kilometers away on the Sakon Nakhon-Udon Thani route and 10 more kilometers on the left. The waterfall is a rock plateau with water coming down like a slide. It is suitable for swimming. located just before entering the town on the Sakon Nakhon-Udon Thani Road, it is believed to have been a route of the Khmer people.

Pan Mo (Pottery) village
is at Ban Chiang Khrua, 15 kilometers away on the way to Nakhon Phanom. Products made here are jars, pots, containers, and flowerpots. All are sold to tourists at reasonable prices.

Nong Han
is a large freshwater lake with an area of 123 square kilometers. It is where many waterways converge and is also a major agricultural and fishery center of the province. Nong Han's shorefront has been developed into a public park. In addition, there is Sa Phang Thong, an ancient pool believed to have been constructed at the same time as Phra That Choeng Chum.

Isan Freshwater Fish Species Center Display
is at the Sakon Nakhon Fishery Station on Sai Sawang Road. The center has on display freshwater fish and animal species found in the Northeast. 

Phra Archan Man Phurithatto Museum
is opposite the Provincial Government Center on Suk Kasem Road in Wat Pa Sutthawat. The museum is built of fired clay tiles. On display are a wax figure of Phra Achan Man who was a famous monk, his personal items and his biography.

Saphan Hin or Saphan Khom
is the bridge located just before entering the town on the Sakon Nakhon-Udon Thani Road. It is believed to have been a route of the Khmer people

Sakon Nakhon Cultural Center
is in Sakon Nakhon Rajabhat Institute, about 6 kilometers from town on the Sakon Nakhon-Udon Thani Road. Exhibits include utensils of various tribes in the province and information on Sakon Nakhon in the old days.

Phra That Dum
is at Tambon Ngew Don, 3 kilometers from town on the way to Phatthana Suksa School. There were originally 3 brick Khmer pagodas on the same late rite base but only one stands today. The pagodas were built in the 16th Buddhist Century.

Phra That Narai Cheng Weng sanctuary 
is 5 kilometers from town on the way to Udon Thani. The sandstone pagoda is on a late rite base. Ornate designs adorn the lintel, doorway and windows. It is believed the site was entirely constructed by women who competed with the men who built Phra That Phu Phek. It dates from the 16th-17th Buddhist century.

Phu Phan Ratchanivet Palace
is on Phu Phan mountain range on the Sakon Nakhon-Kalasin road, 13 kilometers from the district office. It is the residence of Their Majesties when they visit the Northeast.

Kong Ping Ngu
is 14 kilometers from Amphoe Muang. It is part of the Sakon Nakhon-Kalasin route. This snake-like road is interesting for the largest kilometer marker in Thailand. Many waterfalls like Heo Sin Chai, Tat Ton and Kham Hom, are nearby with easy access.

Phu Phan National Park
covers a wide jungle area in the upper Northeast. The park headquarters is on Highway No. 203 on the way to Kalasin, 25 kilometers from the district office. Tourist spots in Kalasin include Pha Nang Moen, an observation point 700 meters on foot from the park office, and Lan Sao E, a natural rock plateau on a cliff 2 kilometers away.

Wat Kham Pramong
is at Ban Kham Pramong in Tambon Sawang, 40 kilometers from Amphoe Muang on Highway No. 22, then take Highway No. 2355 to Akat Amnuai. The temple is the meditation center of the famous monk Luang Pu Sim.

Wat Tham Kham
used to be where the famous monks Achan Fan and Luang Pu Thet meditated. 
A pagoda housing the relics of the latter is here.

Pha That Phu Phek
is on a mountain in Tambon Na Hua Bo. To get there, take the Sakon Nakhon-Udon Thani road for 22 kilometers and take a road on the left for 14 kilometers, then ascend 491 steps. The late rite pagoda is on a square base. Seemingly unfinished because it has no roof or pagoda top, it was built in the 16th-17th Buddhist century.

Archan Fan Acharo Museum
is at Wat Pa Udom Somphon in Tambon Phanna Nikhom en route to Udon Thani. The museum has a wax figure of Archan Fan Acharo, the famous monk, as well as his personal items and biography.

Nam Un Dam
is 57 kilometers from Amphoe Muang en route to Udon Thani and a left for 6 kilometers en route to Waritchaphum. The dam is at its loveliest at sunset over the reservoir.

Phra That Si Mongkhon
at Tambon Ban That is 2 kilometers from the district office. This pagoda has a square base and is decorated with fired clay designs. The present pagoda encases the original one which is made of late rite.

Ban Phan Na sanctuary
is 70 kilometers from Amphoe Muang on the Sakon Nakhon-Udon Thani route. The sanctuary is made of late rite like other Khmer sanctuaries. It is on a rectangular base with a late rite pool nearby. It is believed to have been built in the same era as Phra That Phu Phek.

Achan Wan Uttamo Museum
is on Phu Pha Lek. To get there, take the Sakon Nakhon-Udon Thani road for 84 kilometers to Sawang Daen Din, then a road on the left to Song Dao for 32 kilometers. The museum features paintings of the monk and his personal items.

Phu Pha Lek
is a mountain in the Phu Phan range. Some parts of the area are rock plateaus that are covered with flowers toward the end of the rainy season. Tourist spots here are the observation point on the high cliff, Kaeng Kula waterfall, Kao Chan waterfall that has water only in the rainy season, and prehistoric drawings at Phak Nam cave that are over 3,000 years old.

Ban Kut Na Kham Arts and Crafts Center
is 120 kilometers from Sakon Nakhon town on Highway No. 22 and No. 2280. The center produces earthenware for utensils and home decoration. The designs are varied and are of the finest craftsmanship. A store displays and sells the products on the premises.

Huai Huat National Park
has many interesting spots. The park can be accessed via either taking the Sakon Nakhon-Kalasin road for 5 kilometers and then Highway No. 2339 on the left for 35 kilometers, or taking the Sakon Nakhon-Na Kae road for 14 kilometers and then a road on the right for 18 kilometers. The park is noted for the visual beauty of the reservoir, the waterfall and the rock plateau covered with flowers at the end of the rainy season. There are also prehistoric cave drawings.

Thai So Museum
is in the area of Kusuman District Government Center, 40 kilometers from Amphoe Muang. The museum displays Thai So alphabets that are similar to Thai ones and has a good collection of household items of the Thai So people who originally came from the east bank of the Mekong.

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