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There are 19 attractions listed in Siem Reap 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

Angkor, Siem Reap

Banteay Kdei

Banteay Kdei is a late 12th-century Buddhist monastery temple in the Angkor Archaeological Park, built by King Jayavarman VII in the Bayon style. It lies just…

Where
Small Circuit, Angkor Archaeological Park, just east of Ta Prohm
Built
From about 1181, under King Jayavarman VII
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Near Siem Reap

Cambodia Wildlife Sanctuary

Cambodia Wildlife Sanctuary is an elephant rescue and forest conservation project about 100 km north of Siem Reap, developed with the Save Elephant Foundation. It protects…

Where
About 100 km north of Siem Reap, on the edge of Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary
Partner
Developed with the Save Elephant Foundation
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Angkor, Siem Reap

Roluos Group (Bakong, Preah Ko and Lolei)

The Roluos Group is a set of 9th-century temples about 12 km east of Siem Reap, at the site of Hariharalaya, the first capital of the…

Where
About 12 km east of Siem Reap, off National Road 6
Ancient city
Hariharalaya, capital of the early Angkorian kings
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Siem Reap

Theam’s House and Gallery

Theam's House, also called Theam's Gallery, is the home, studio and gallery of Cambodian artist Lim Muy Theam on the edge of Siem Reap. Set in…

What
The home, studio and gallery of Cambodian artist Lim Muy Theam
Where
Sala Kamreuk commune, on the edge of Siem Reap town
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Siem Reap

Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument in the world, built between 1113 and about 1150 by King Suryavarman II as a Hindu temple to Vishnu…

Where
Angkor Archaeological Park, about 6 km north of Siem Reap
Built
1113 to about 1150, under King Suryavarman II
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Angkor Thom

Bayon Temple

The Bayon is the state temple of King Jayavarman VII at the centre of Angkor Thom, built in the late 12th and early 13th century as…

Where
Centre of Angkor Thom, Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap
Built
Late 12th to early 13th century, under King Jayavarman VII
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The jungle temple

Ta Prohm

Ta Prohm is a Buddhist temple and monastery at Angkor, founded in 1186 by King Jayavarman VII in honour of his mother. It was deliberately left…

Where
East of Angkor Thom on the small circuit, Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap
Built
Founded 1186 by King Jayavarman VII as Rajavihara, the royal monastery
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Pink sandstone

Banteay Srei

Banteay Srei is a small Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, consecrated in 967 and built by courtiers of King Rajendravarman II rather than by a king.…

Where
About 25 km north-east of the main Angkor group; 45 to 60 minutes from Siem Reap by car
Built
Consecrated 22 April 967, by the courtiers Yajnavaraha and Vishnukumara
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The walled city

Angkor Thom and the South Gate

Angkor Thom is the walled royal city built by King Jayavarman VII in the late 12th century, the last and largest capital of the Khmer Empire.…

Where
About 1.7 km north of Angkor Wat, Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap
Built
Late 12th century by King Jayavarman VII, with older temples inside
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Quieter Angkor

Preah Khan

Preah Khan is a large 12th-century temple just north-east of Angkor Thom, dedicated in 1191 by King Jayavarman VII to his father. It served as a…

Where
Just beyond the North Gate of Angkor Thom, on the grand circuit, Siem Reap
Built
Late 12th century by King Jayavarman VII; main image dedicated 1191
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Unrestored ruin

Beng Mealea

Beng Mealea is a large Hindu temple built in the early 12th century, probably under Suryavarman II, about 40 km east of the main Angkor group…

Where
About 40 km east of the main Angkor group; 65 to 75 km by road from Siem Reap
Built
Early 12th century, probably under Suryavarman II
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Siem Reap

Wat Thmey memorial, Siem Reap

Wat Thmey is an active Buddhist pagoda on the road from Siem Reap to Angkor Wat that was used by the Khmer Rouge as a place…

What it is
An active pagoda and memorial to victims of the Khmer Rouge
Location
Road to Angkor Wat, northern edge of Siem Reap town
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Siem Reap

Angkor National Museum

The Angkor National Museum is a modern museum in Siem Reap, opened in 2007, that explains the Khmer Empire through eight themed galleries of sculpture, inscriptions…

Location
Charles de Gaulle Boulevard, Siem Reap, on the road to the temples
Opened
2007
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Landmine clearance

APOPO Visitor Centre

The APOPO Visitor Centre in Siem Reap explains Cambodia's landmine legacy and introduces the HeroRATs, African giant pouched rats trained by the non-profit APOPO to detect…

Where
Northern Siem Reap, on the way to the Angkor temples
Run by
APOPO, a Belgian non-profit, working in Cambodia since 2014
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Siem Reap

Phare, The Cambodian Circus

Phare, The Cambodian Circus is a contemporary circus in Siem Reap where young Cambodian artists combine acrobatics, theatre, dance and live music to tell Cambodian stories.…

Where
Ring Road, south of Sok San Road, Siem Reap, 2 km from Pub Street
Show time
Nightly at 8:00 pm, all year
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Siem Reap

Artisans Angkor silk farm and workshops

Artisans Angkor is a Siem Reap social enterprise, founded as a vocational school in 1992, that trains young rural Cambodians in traditional Khmer crafts such as…

Where
Craft centre on Stung Thmey Street, central Siem Reap; silk farm in Puok on National Road 6
Entry
Free, including guided tours at both sites
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Sacred mountain

Phnom Kulen National Park

Phnom Kulen National Park is a sacred sandstone plateau 48 km north-east of Siem Reap where Jayavarman II declared himself universal monarch in 802, the event…

Where
Svay Leu district, 48 km north-east of Siem Reap, 1.5 to 2 hours by car
Entry fee
$20 for foreign visitors; free for Cambodians
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The great lake

Tonle Sap floating villages

The Tonle Sap floating villages are fishing communities of stilt houses and floating homes on the shores of the Tonle Sap, South-East Asia's largest freshwater lake,…

Where
South of Siem Reap, on the northern shore of the Tonle Sap lake
Main villages
Kampong Phluk, Kampong Khleang, Mechrey, Chong Kneas
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After dark

Siem Reap night markets and Pub Street

Pub Street is the pedestrianised bar and restaurant strip (officially Street 8) in Siem Reap's Old Market quarter, surrounded by several night markets including the Angkor…

Where
Old Market quarter, central Siem Reap, west bank of the Siem Reap River
Official name
Street 8, one block north of the Old Market (Psar Chaa)
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