Hidden Gems Places To Visit in Phrae Province, Thailand

1. 4.5 Khum Chao Luang (56 reviews)
   - One of must visiting places in Phrae.
   Historic Sites
   
   
   The 2 storey gingerbread style luxurious vintage building with gracefully light green engraved wooden doors, windows, and eaves was once a residence of the last lord of Phrae. The place was free entrance. It is undoubtedly a very good place to stroll around taking some photos, watching some antique furnitures, and learning history of Phrae. Highly recommend ! P.S. There's also an old dark dungeon which was used to imprison slaves (so creepy). See more..
   
2. 4.5 Wat Phra That Su Thon Mongkhon Khiri (49 reviews)
   - Magnificent temple.
   Points of Interest & Landmarks
   
   
   This was our last destination before we left Phrae. The Burmese-Lanna style large temple is very rich with many beautiful sculptures (such as a remarkable 85 m Burmese style reclining Buddha, mythical creatures, guardian giants, former Thai great kings, etc.) and stunning architectures (such as an elaborate Lanna style 3 level octagonal based structure embellished with statues and total of 32 golden pagodas, beautiful arch doors, etc.). The temple also contains a museum in a Lanna style teak pavilion that collects some ancient artifacts plus old pictures of Lanna kingdom and former Lanna lords. Such a gorgeous temple! Worth a visit. See more..
   
3. 4.5 Wat Pong Sunan (48 reviews)
   - Beautiful and very kind temple.
   Religious Sites
   
   
   The temple is located on Kham Lue road where the walking street "Kad Kong Kao" is held in every Saturday night. First, we didn't intend to visit the temple. However, the temple kindly allowed tourists in the night market to use their toilets for free (many thanks for your kindness), so we visited the temple (and, of course, made a donation). This ancient temple was renovated in 1929 under the support from the owners of Vongburi house. The temple is really gorgeous even in the night. Highlights of the temple include 108 spire white pagoda, giant golden tortoise statue, huge reclining Buddha, arch entrance with 19 spire golden pagoda, etc. The question was why did we forget to include such a beautiful temple in our itinerary in the first place. See more..
   
4. 4.5 Wat Chom Sawan (45 reviews)
   - Elegant Burmese temple.
   Architectural Buildings • Religious Sites
   
   
   This stunning dark red architecture with gorgeous cascading roofs is an over 100 year old Burmese style teak temple embellished with many Lanna flags and lanterns. After we had worshipped the principle Buddha image, we strolled around the beautiful temple. There are many nice spots to take photos. See more..
   

What's a Hidden gem?

We call places hidden gems that are new, extremely good, but are not that popular yet - you should check them out. The criteria is to have a rating of 4.5 or more and more than 20 reviews and less than 100 reviews.