Phu Phra Bat Historical Park

Phu Phra Bat Historical Park is a protected archaeological and historical park in Ban Phue District, Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand. Set on the Phu Phan mountain range, it preserves unusual sandstone rock formations, prehistoric rock paintings, Dvaravati-period Sema stones and Buddhist shrines. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2024, the park is notable for its distinctive natural landscape combined with evidence of human occupation spanning several millennia.

Visitors can explore a forested sandstone plateau with unusual mushroom-shaped rock formations, natural rock shelters and boulders. Trails lead to prehistoric rock paintings at Tham Wua and Tham Khon, Dvaravati-period Sema boundary stones, the Hor Nang Usa rock tower, and the Wat Phra Putthabat Bua Bok shrine housing a Buddha footprint. The park includes an exhibition hall, marked walking paths, viewpoints and forested surroundings with interpretive signage.