Be hind the temple is "Namtok Phra Chai” (Phra Chai Waterfall) , a small waterfall that cascades some 30 metres from a cliff into a basin below which is completely filled during the rainy season. Locals and visitors alike can enjoy themselves in the basin. Besides these attractions, there are several sporting activities available for the public including shooting, which is done at a standard shooting range. There is also canoeing and a rescue sledge that can be enjoyed at the Academy's reservoir. There is also an 18-hole golf course in the Academy compound. Group activities like trekking and camping are available at Khao Cha-ngok. Climbing either a real cliff or an artificial one is possible with at least 7 days advanced booking. Accommodation and restaurants are available. For more information, contact the Tourist Information Centre, located in the Military Housewife Association Building, Royal Military Academy branch, during the time of 08.00-16.00, tel: 0-3739-3010-5 ext. 62961-2.
Luang Pho Sian Nakhon the revered Buddha image of the townspeople is enshrined at Bunnak Rakkitaram temple (Wat Tam). It is assumed that this sacred Buddha image dates back to Phra Ruang Era of the Sukhothai period. During an excavation at a whisky brewery, located near Wat Nang Hong, Tambon Tha Chang in the year 1952, the head of a Buddha image was found. The head was kept at a school then known as Nayok Phitthaya School (at present no longer exists), later it was enshrined at Wat Bunnak Rakkitaram. In 1968, the rest of the parts of the Buddha image other than the Buddha's head was recreated and a new chapel was constructed to house the new completed Buddha image. Since then, the Buddha image came to be known as "Luang Pho Sian Nakhon”.
Lord Buddha's Footprint Replica at Khao Nang Buat , housed in a square structure with four arches and a pyramidal roof (mondop) on top of Nang Buat hill. The hill is located in Tambon Sarika, which is 9 kilometres from Nakhon Nayok town. The hill is about 100 metres high with a concrete staircase running from the base of the hill to the top comprising 227 steps. This replica of the Lord Buddha's Footprint was built in 1858 on the 8 th day of the waning moon in the 12 th month of the lunar calendar in the Year of the Cock. The festivities to worship the Lord Buddha's Footprint Replica at Khao Nang Buat is held annually in the middle of the fifth month of the lunar calendar.
Ban Dong Lakhon Archeological Site is located in Tambon Dong Lakhon, which is 9 kilometres to the south of Nakhon Nayok town. It was formerly called " Mueang Lap Lae "(a mysterious town).
It is the site of the location of the old town during the Khmer period. It is surrounded by earthen walls and culverts that the locals call "San Khu Mueang” meaning double city walls with water canals all around, which is of Dvaravati style common in the central region of Thailand. There were two peaks of civilization, of which the first was between the 14 th to the 16 th Buddhist Century which was of Dvaravati culture. The second peak was between the 17 th to the 19 th Buddhist century which was a blend of Khmer culture and a pre-Ayutthaya architectural style. It is believed that during 19 th Buddhist century, Dong Lakhon people might have migrated to live along the major rivers in Nakhon Nayok and is assumed to be associated with Si Mahosot town, which was 55 kilometres away. Artefacts discovered in this are include; an elaborate gold head of a Buddha image about the size of a fingertip, crab and elephant ring-stamps, bronze ring, glass beads, rock beads, and bronze ear-rings.
According to legend, Mueang Lup Lae was a town where the Queen of Cambodia resided, thus other people's comings and goings weren't easy. The town itself was teeming with dense tall trees, visitors to this town often are not able to find their way out and are kept in the mystical town's area. Prior to a Buddhist day and on a Buddhist day itself, locals are often quoted as being able to hear classical Thai music, resembling the music played during the performance of a Thai classical play in a palace. Thus the locals named the area "Dong Lakhon (play)”, and another assumption is that Dong Lakhon might have come from "Dong Nakhon”. The Fine Arts Department registered Dong Lakhon as a national historical site on March 8, 1935.
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37 th Quartermaster Infantry of Japanese Military Memorial , located at Phrommani Temple, Tambon Sarika, 5 kilometres on the way to Namtok Sarika-Nang Rong. During World War II, the 37 th Quartermaster Infantry of the Japanese Military camped at this temple. The Friend of Asian Alliance War Association built the memorial in 1992 to honour the 7,920 Thai soldiers who were recruited into the Japanese 37 th Quartermaster Infantry that died in the war. Their relics were moved from the temple and placed in the memorial altar.
In the church, there is a very elaborately-decorated Buddha image whose lips are red. According to hearsay, the Buddha image had been brought from Vientiane by the migrating Laotians during a war. The Buddha image is commonly called "Phra Phuttarup Pak Daeng” (the red lipped Buddha image). Normally the chapel is closed, but visitors can see the Buddha image with the approval of the abbot.
Namtok Sarika is the most famous waterfall of Nakhon Nayok, located in Tambon Sarika. It is situated to the northeast of Nakhon Nayok town, in the Khao Yai National Park. The waterfall cascades down in 9 levels, of which the top level is 200 metres up. Each level (of 9 levels) of the falls has a large basin, which could hold a large amount of water in the rainy season, but it is dried up in dry season. Accommodation, restaurants and souvenir shops are available. The local products of brooms and artificial flowers made from wild pine are sold here.
Getting there : a very convenient drive along highway number 3049 for about 12 kilometres, then take a left turn into Highway 3050 for another 3 kilometres
Nearby, there is "Sarika Cave” where the revered monk "Luang Pu Man” resided on his religious missions from 1917-1920. The cave's outer feature is that of a hill, within the cave, there are residences of monks and nuns as well as Luang Pu Man's meditation place and a chapel which is located at the very top of the walk way up the hill.

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