Phnom Penh International Airport 30 min
Wat Phnom (17 min) Buddhist temple built on site of 14th-century pagoda & at 27 m, tallest religious structure in city. Phnom Penh Night Market (8 min) Choeung Ek Genocidal Center (37 min) Execution & burial site of victims of the Khmer Rouge, with a glass-walled stupa full of skulls. Botumvatey Pagoda (16 min) This famous, ornate 15th-century Buddhist pagoda was established by King Ponhea Yat. Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (14 min) Grim museum of the Cambodian genocide housed in a former Khmer Rouge prison & interrogation center. Wat Ounalom Monastery (1 min) Temple, monastery, buddhism, and architecture Independence Monument (7 min) Landmark 20-m tower built in 1958 to celebrate Cambodia's independence from France. Royal Palace (7 min) Richly ornamented 1866 palace complex, home to Cambodian kings & example of Khmer architecture. National Museum of Cambodia (6 min) Traditional Khmer art & religious artifacts in a 1920s building inspired by temple architecture. Cambodia-Vietnam Monument (15 min) Concrete monument celebrating the alliance between Vietnam & Cambodia after the war in the 1970s. Preah Vihear Preah Keo Morakot. (12 min) Temple in Royal Palace complex named for its floor of silver tiles & home to bejeweled Buddhas. Russian Market / ផ្សារទួលទំពូង (18 min) Bustling market with vendors selling a wide array of souvenirs, clothing & other goods, plus food. Koh Pich (10 min) Central Market (15 min) Huge indoor mall built in 1937 with an art deco–style dome & 4 shop-filled hallways branching out. Orussey Market (9 min) Sprawling, buzzing indoor market with stalls selling food, housewares, clothing & electronics. |