Phnom Penh International Airport 1 hr 10
Orussey Market (54 min) Sprawling, buzzing indoor market with stalls selling food, housewares, clothing & electronics. Cambodia-Vietnam Monument (55 min) Concrete monument celebrating the alliance between Vietnam & Cambodia after the war in the 1970s. Central Market (51 min) Huge indoor mall built in 1937 with an art deco–style dome & 4 shop-filled hallways branching out. Royal Palace (53 min) Richly ornamented 1866 palace complex, home to Cambodian kings & example of Khmer architecture. Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (1 hr) Grim museum of the Cambodian genocide housed in a former Khmer Rouge prison & interrogation center. Wat Phnom (48 min) Buddhist temple built on site of 14th-century pagoda & at 27 m, tallest religious structure in city. Preah Vihear Preah Keo Morakot. (54 min) Temple in Royal Palace complex named for its floor of silver tiles & home to bejeweled Buddhas. Wat Ounalom Monastery (51 min) Temple, monastery, buddhism, and architecture Independence Monument (56 min) Landmark 20-m tower built in 1958 to celebrate Cambodia's independence from France. Choeung Ek Genocidal Center (1 hr 24) Execution & burial site of victims of the Khmer Rouge, with a glass-walled stupa full of skulls. Phnom Penh Night Market (49 min) Koh Pich (1 hr) Silk Island (14 min) Traditional silk-weaving center on an island, featuring villages with demonstrations, shops & tours. Russian Market / ផ្សារទួលទំពូង (1 hr 5) Bustling market with vendors selling a wide array of souvenirs, clothing & other goods, plus food. National Museum of Cambodia (53 min) Traditional Khmer art & religious artifacts in a 1920s building inspired by temple architecture. |