Things to see in Cambodia
108 places worth seeing in Cambodia on an illustrated map: Angkor Wat, Bayon, Tuol Sleng torture center, Banteay Srei and Baphuon, and more. Zoom in and watch the landmarks, museums, nature and fun appear.
Highlights
- Angkor Wat Hindu-Buddhist temple complex in Cambodia.
- Bayon Khmer temple in Cambodia.
- Tuol Sleng torture center A school converted into Cambodia's most important prison in 1975. More than 14,000 people were tortured here before being killed at the kill
- Banteay Srei 37 km north of Angkor Wat. This red colored temple is well known for its intricate carvings, and is worth a half-day trip on its own, since
- Baphuon Temple.
- Ta Prohm Built during the time of king Jayavarman VII and is best known as the temple where trees have been left intertwined with the stonework, much
- Preah Ko The first temple to be built here, dating from the 9th century.
- Banteay Kdei Sprawling Buddhist monastic complex in the style of Ta Prohm. Its name means A Citadel of Chambers, but it is also known as Citadel of Monks
- Preah Khan Jayavarman VII's first capital, before the completion of Angkor Wat. Large and atmospheric, yet somewhat overshadowed by Angkor Wat and Ta P
- Royal Palace The King of Cambodia still lives here, but much of the palace is open to the public. The manicured gardens are nearly as dazzling as the col
- Banteay Samré Located on the eastern edge of the Angkor Archaeological Park. The name Banteay Samre translates into the citadel of the ancient people of I
- Bakong A five-terraced pyramid in the mountain-temple style.
- National Museum of Cambodia Contains an excellent collection of art from Cambodia's "golden age" of Angkor, and a lovely courtyard at the centre. A main attraction is t
- Lolei An island temple constructed in a baray, now dry.
- Olympic Stadium Built in the 1960s for the Asian Games that never happened, this interesting complex in the Modern-style has been sold off to the Taiwanese,
- Phnom Bakheng The first temple-mountain constructed in Angkor, with a commanding hilltop location, is under renovation as shown by the cranes hauling piec
- Pre Rup A temple-mountain close to and quite similar in style to East Mebon, and constructed only a decade later. Like East Mebon, Pre Rup is largel
- East Mebon Sitting on what was an island in the now dry East Baray, this is a large, three-story temple-mountain crowned by five towers, like a miniatu
- Neak Pean Not really a temple, this is an interesting quick stop. It consists of four ponds surrounding a large pond that has a tower in the middle. T
- Terrace of the Elephants A platform attached to the ruins of Phimeanakas famous for its elephant carvings, which was used by King Jayavarman VII to view his victorio
- Beng Mealea 80 km east of Siem Reap, about 1½ hr by car. Along with Ta Phrom and others, this is a temple which has been left to nature, but unlike Ta P
- Phnom Krom The hill which dominates the view, as you approach the floating village of Chong Kneas from Siem Reap. At the top, temple ruins similar to t
- Ta Som small temple worth the stop for its well preserved gates and an impressive strangler fig surrounding its far eastern door.
- Terrace of the Leper King In the corner of the Royal Square of Angkor Thom, this terrace is associated with Dharmaraja. Depicting the image of the Hindu god Yama, it
- Prasat Kravan A little temple to end the little circuit.
- Srah Srang Terrace leading to a pond. Located right across the road from Banteay Kdei.
- Kbal Spean 8km north of Banteay Srey. After the man-made monuments of the temples, it can be nice to get back to nature for a while. Also known as the
- Phnom Bok The highest hill in the area. Temple ruins similar to those found atop of Phnom Krom and Phnom Bakong can also be found on top of Phnom Bok.
- Phnom Chisor In the 11th century, Khmer Empire king Suryavarman I built this temple to the Hindu deities Shiva and Vishnu. Known originally as The Mounta
- Wat Ek Phnom Angkor-type temple ruin. The road runs along lovely small rivers flanked by trees and small villages making it a generally nice area. Approa
- Wat Banan The so-called mini-Angkor Wat, an impressive flight of stairs lead up to a dilapidated Angkor-style temple which is still in use as a Buddhi
- Angkor National Museum A modern museum with exhibits covering the history of the Khmer Empire, and the art, architecture, clothing, and culture of Khmer civilizati
- Kbal Chhay Waterfall A waterfall approximately 7 km from the city of Sihanoukville and then a further 9 km along a red dust track. Popular swimming area, familie
- Cambodian Landmine Museum This tiny museum was set up by local deminer Aki Ra to educate locals and tourists about the dangers of land mines. Piles of defused mines a
- Tonle Sap Lake in Cambodia.
- Koh Ker Capital of the Khmer Empire.
- Angkor Thom Archaeological site and Hindu empire in Cambodia.
- War Museum Cambodia Collection of old (mainly Russian) tanks, artillery, landmines, handguns etc. Also some history background about the Cambodian civil war is
- Banteay Srey Butterfly Centre Banteay Srey Butterfly Centre is a community development project and tourist destination just down the road from the Landmine Museum and Ban
- Wat Preah Prom Rath The glittering modern temple grounds give few hints as to its 500-year history. Though the lotus-themed architecture seems to emulate temple
- Wat Samrong Knong Roughly translates as "wat in the forest". An extremely old pagoda on the east side of the Sangker River. The eerie old wat was used as a Kh
- Phnom Aural Tallest peak in Cambodia.
- Baksei Chamkrong Temple.
- Phnom Kulen Mountain.
- Phimeanakas Hindu temple at Angkor, Cambodia.
- Thommanon Hindu temple in Angkor, Cambodia.
- Morodok Techo National Stadium Multipurpose stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
- Chau Say Tevoda Archaeological site in Cambodia.
- Baray Archaeological site in Cambodia.
- West Baray Body of water.