It was at first only a "Samnak Song", a monastic residence, for Vipassana monks. According to a stone inscription found behind the principal Buddha statue, Phrachao Yai In Paeng, it was built in 1807. The stucco Buddha statue, in the attitude of subduing Mara, was built in the Laotian style.
อุทยานแห่งชาติภูจอง-นายอย
The park covers a total area of . Its boundary connects to Laos and Cambodia in the area called the Emerald Triangle.
อุทยานแห่งชาติผาแต้ม
The park features plateaus, undulating hills, and towering cliffs with strange sandstone formations scattered around. The park is covered mostly by deciduous dipterocarp forest and wild flowers can be found on the rock terrace.
อุทยานแห่งชาติแก่งตะนะ
The park features plateaus and undulating hills with deciduous dipterocarp forest and grassland.