Phnom Penh International Airport 32 min
Cambodia-Vietnam Monument (7 min) Concrete monument celebrating the alliance between Vietnam & Cambodia after the war in the 1970s. Preah Vihear Preah Keo Morakot. (8 min) Temple in Royal Palace complex named for its floor of silver tiles & home to bejeweled Buddhas. Independence Monument (14 min) Landmark 20-m tower built in 1958 to celebrate Cambodia's independence from France. National Museum of Cambodia (8 min) Traditional Khmer art & religious artifacts in a 1920s building inspired by temple architecture. Russian Market / ផ្សារទួលទំពូង (10 min) Bustling market with vendors selling a wide array of souvenirs, clothing & other goods, plus food. Botumvatey Pagoda (8 min) This famous, ornate 15th-century Buddhist pagoda was established by King Ponhea Yat. Royal Palace (10 min) Richly ornamented 1866 palace complex, home to Cambodian kings & example of Khmer architecture. Orussey Market (11 min) Sprawling, buzzing indoor market with stalls selling food, housewares, clothing & electronics. Koh Pich (12 min) Choeung Ek Genocidal Center (34 min) Execution & burial site of victims of the Khmer Rouge, with a glass-walled stupa full of skulls. Wat Phnom (12 min) Buddhist temple built on site of 14th-century pagoda & at 27 m, tallest religious structure in city. Wat Ounalom Monastery (10 min) Temple, monastery, buddhism, and architecture Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (11 min) Grim museum of the Cambodian genocide housed in a former Khmer Rouge prison & interrogation center. Central Market (7 min) Huge indoor mall built in 1937 with an art deco–style dome & 4 shop-filled hallways branching out. Phnom Penh Night Market (11 min) |