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Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 15 attractions in Phnom Penh

This former torture and detention center is now a museum dedicated to the victims of the Khmer Rouge.

Attraction type: History museum; Historic site
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The Killing Fields (Choeung Ek)
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 15 attractions in Phnom Penh

These were the execution grounds for the Khmer Rouge.

Attraction type: Historic site
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National Museum
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 15 attractions in Phnom Penh

This beautiful sandstone museum was opened in 1920 and showcases many fine examples of Angkor Wat statuary.

Attraction type: History museum; Art museum; Museum
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Phnom Chisor Temple
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 15 attractions in Phnom Penh
Attraction type: Religious site
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Royal Palace
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 15 attractions in Phnom Penh

Still the dwelling place of the king, this palace contains the Silver Pagoda, whose floor is made up of 5329 silver tiles, each weighing 1.125 kilograms.

Attraction type: Historic home; Castle
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Wat Phnom
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 15 attractions in Phnom Penh

A standard Southeast Asian temple.

Attraction type: Religious site
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Central Market
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 15 attractions in Phnom Penh

Housed in a 1937 Art Deco building, this market is a city landmark.

Attraction type: Architectural building; Flea/street market; Landmark/point of interest
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Cambodia Cooking Class
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #11 of 15 attractions in Phnom Penh

The Cambodia Cooking Class will be one of the highlights of your trip. Even the kids will loved it, too! Lots of mortar and pestle action to make the curries, then you get to eat your delicious...

Attraction type: Educational site
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Independence Monument

This obelisk commemorates Cambodia's freedom from France in 1953.

Attraction type: Monument
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Silver Pagoda
Attraction type: Religious site; Architectural building
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Wat Ounalom
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