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There are 9 attractions listed in Phnom Penh on this site, each with its location, how long to allow and what it costs to get in where we have verified the figure. Use it to build a day rather than to collect a list - most of these sit close enough together to combine two or three before lunch.

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September 2026

Near Phnom Penh

Oudong Mountain (Phnom Udong)

Phnom Oudong (Udong) is a hill about 40 km north-west of Phnom Penh that was Cambodia's royal capital until 1866. Its summit holds royal stupas with…

What
Former royal capital and sacred hill with royal stupas
Where
Oudong, Kandal province, about 40 km from Phnom Penh
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Phnom Penh

Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S-21)

The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is the former S-21 prison in central Phnom Penh. A high school until 1975, it was turned by the Khmer Rouge…

Address
Street 113 (corner of Street 350), Boeung Keng Kang, Phnom Penh
Opening hours
Daily, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
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Memorial site

Choeung Ek Killing Fields

Choeung Ek, about 17 km south of Phnom Penh, is the best known of the Khmer Rouge killing fields, where most prisoners from the S-21 prison…

Where
Dangkao district, about 17 km south of central Phnom Penh
Getting there
30 minutes to an hour by tuk-tuk or car
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Phnom Penh

National Museum of Cambodia

The National Museum of Cambodia in Phnom Penh holds the world's largest collection of Khmer art, more than 14,000 objects from prehistory to the post-Angkor period.…

Where
Corner of Street 13 and Street 178, beside the Royal Palace, Phnom Penh
Opened
13 April 1920, designed by George Groslier
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Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda

The Royal Palace in Phnom Penh is the official residence of the King of Cambodia, founded by King Norodom in 1866 on the riverfront. Visitors can…

Where
Sothearos Boulevard, on the riverfront, Phnom Penh
Founded
1866, by King Norodom
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Phnom Penh

Wat Phnom

Wat Phnom is a Buddhist temple on a 27-metre artificial hill in central Phnom Penh, and the place from which the city takes its name. Legend…

Where
Norodom Boulevard and Street 96, northern central Phnom Penh
Height
27 metres, the only hill in the city centre
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Art Deco, 1937

Central Market (Phsar Thmei)

The Central Market, or Phsar Thmei, is a domed Art Deco market hall in central Phnom Penh, designed by Jean Desbois and opened in 1937. Its…

Where
Central Phnom Penh, between Monivong and Norodom boulevards
Khmer name
Phsar Thmei, meaning new market
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Phnom Penh

Russian Market (Phsar Toul Tom Poung)

The Russian Market, or Phsar Toul Tom Poung, is a large covered market in the south of Phnom Penh, named in the 1980s after the Soviet-bloc…

Where
Street 155, Toul Tom Poung, Chamkar Mon district, Phnom Penh
Khmer name
Phsar Toul Tom Poung
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Phnom Penh

Silk Island (Koh Dach)

Koh Dach, known as Silk Island, is a rural island in the Mekong roughly 15 km north-east of central Phnom Penh, famous for families who hand-weave…

Where
Mekong island north-east of Phnom Penh, Chroy Changvar district
Distance
Roughly 15 km from central Phnom Penh
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