UXO Visitor's Center

The UXO Visitor's Center is a museum in Luang Prabang that documents the impact of unexploded ordnance left throughout the country. Displays feature actual weapons and detailed maps showing which areas remain contaminated and require clearance.

The country was heavily bombarded between 1964 and 1973 during a regional conflict, leaving behind millions of unexploded weapons beneath the ground. These ordnance continue to pose dangers to people today, making clearance an ongoing national challenge.

The center reflects how local communities adapted their daily lives around dangerous zones and what clearing these weapons means for their future. Visitors meet stories of people learning to live with this invisible threat and their determination to reclaim safe land.

The museum is centrally located and accessible throughout most of the week with consistent opening hours. Informational materials are available in multiple languages, making it easy for international visitors to understand the displays and context.

The center displays deactivated weapons alongside the actual detection equipment used by clearance teams in their fieldwork. These tools show visitors how sophisticated the technology must be to locate and safely remove buried hazards.