Suan Rak Park is located on the western edge of the old town of Nakhon Ratchasima, a city known locally by its old name Khorat. By day, Swan Rak Park is the heart of the city and the site of its most important monuments. By nightfall, the park becomes the city’s red-light district, as Suan Rak means “Garden of Love,” although there are doubts that this is what the local council was aiming for. When it was called the park.