Phnom Penh International Airport 11 min
Central Market (32 min) Huge indoor mall built in 1937 with an art deco style dome & 4 shop-filled hallways branching out. Preah Vihear Preah Keo Morakot. (39 min) Temple in Royal Palace complex named for its floor of silver tiles & home to bejeweled Buddhas. National Museum Of Cambodia (37 min) Traditional Khmer art & religious artifacts in a 1920s building inspired by temple architecture. Wat Phnom (33 min) Buddhist temple built on site of 14th-century pagoda & at 27 m tallest religious structure in city. Silk Island (1 hr 19) Traditional silk-weaving center on an island featuring villages with demonstrations shops & tours. Choeung Ek Genocidal Center (36 min) Execution & burial site of victims of the Khmer Rouge with a glass-walled stupa full of skulls. Phnom Penh Night Market (34 min) Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (37 min) Grim museum of the Cambodian genocide housed in a former Khmer Rouge prison & interrogation center. Orussey Market (35 min) Sprawling buzzing indoor market with stalls selling food housewares clothing & electronics. Kandal Market (36 min) Wat Langka (39 min) Intricate bustling Buddhist pagoda with gilded accents & public meditation sessions. Russian Market / (35 min) Bustling market with vendors selling a wide array of souvenirs clothing & other goods plus food. Wat Ounalom Monastery (37 min) Temple buddhism and monastery Independence Monument (38 min) Landmark 20-m tower built in 1958 to celebrate Cambodia s independence from France. |