North-East - Nakhon Ratchasima Nakhorn Ratchasima or “Khorat,” is 259 kilometers from Bangkok and is like the gateway to other provinces in the North-East. Main Attractions: Phimai Historical Park Situated at 60 km from Khorat city, this UNESCO’s Cultural World Heritage site is the most important Khmer style construction of Thailand. In the center of Phimai Ancient City, Prasat Hin Phimai is the largest sandstone sanctuary built in Thailand in the 12th century. It is a buddhism dedicated building. At that time, Phimai was linked by road to Angkor Wat. The site has been magnificently restored. The monument is surrounded with two red sandstone walls, the external wall and the gallery. These are punctuated by gatetowers (Gopuras) at four cardinal points, North, South, East and West. The main entrance is borderd with Naga balustrade facing to the south (Angkor City).     Phimai National Museum The museum is situated at 300 m from Prasat Hin Phimai. Most of the collection of art objects are from Prasat Hin Phimai. The museum is the center of cultural heritage in northeastern Thailand, displaying artifacts from the lower Isan, such as Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyaphum, Buriram, Surin and Si Sa Ket. The interesting art objects belong to Dvaravati and Khmer art styles. The Dvaravati style can be seen on Sima or boundary stone while the Khmer style is evident in stone carving of lintels, pendiments, pillars and antefixs. The master piece of the museum collection is the stone statue of King Jayavarman VII of Angkor Thom which was found in Prang Bhramadhatta, Prasat Hin Phimai.     Sai Ngam Sai Ngam means Beautiful Banyan. The place is 1.5 km. northeast of Phimai Historical Park and is located on the bank of the Moon River. There are many banyan trees with interlacing branches and leaves densely over an area of 15,000 square feet. This is the largest banyan trees in Southeast Asia.     Ban Prasat Ban Prasat is situated about 20 km from Phimai. It is the oldest archeological site in the Khorat basin. At least 3,000 years ago it was habited by an agricultural-ceramic culture. Unearthed findings include about 60 human skeletal remains, potteries glazed with red clay, and jewelry.     Dan Kwian Located southeast of Khorat, Dan Kwian is a very renowned rust-colored pottery making center. The Mon people traveling east from the Burmese border first inhabited the town in the mid-18th century. Nowadays, the town is a collection of small ceramic factories.