Secrets Behind an Abandoned House: Hidden for Years, Visitors Stunned by What They Find at the Summit
A TikTok user's discovery of hidden shrines atop a 279-step mountain behind an abandoned house near Wat Khao Phra has gone viral, revealing a local legend about medicinal herbs that once cured an illness.
On May 21, 2025, TikTok user @pennapanilsalab shared photos of discoveries behind an abandoned house that many people have never seen before, located on the route approaching Wat Khao Phra. In the video, they described driving past the roadside abandoned house and noticing a small mountain behind it with a pavilion containing a green Buddha image. Stairs were visible to the right of the statue, so they decided to climb up, counting the steps to see how many there were. At the summit, they found a large serpent statue with a sign indicating "279 steps." Looking to the left, they found another pavilion housing a beautiful Guanyin shrine, with a plaque reading "Bodhisattva Guanyin, the Compassionate Mother of Great Mercy to Humanity (Chinese tradition)" dated November 24, 1988.
After the post went viral, local residents shared the mountain's history. According to one account, an ancestor once dreamed that medicinal herbs on the mountain summit could cure an illness that medicine could not treat. Upon climbing and gathering the herbs, the person was healed. The locals named the mountain "Khao Noi" (Small Mountain) and constructed the staircase to provide access to the healing site. The mountain is located in Thab Khang Subdistrict, Khao Yoi District, Phetchaburi Province. Visitors can access it via the Wat Khao Phra entrance off Phetchakasem Road heading toward Bangkok, or through Wat Don Sai temple.
