Royal Palace & National Museum

Discover the Golden Triangle on a Luxury Cruise Down the Mekong River

"An ornately scaled former royal residence notable for lavish golden doors and a roof decorated with naga serpents, an architectural outlier in a city that prizes modesty; it served as the home of Laos's kings until the monarchy was overthrown in 1975 and remains a prominent landmark on the waterfront." - Simon Willis Simon Willis Simon Willis is a contributing writer for Travel + Leisure. For the magazine he has crisscrossed Europe, Asia and Latin America. Particularly drawn to remote places, he has filed features from Patagonia, Laos and the Southern Ocean among other destinations. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines