Name: Wat Thmey (Killing Fields)
Address: Cambodia
Rating: 4.0

#36 of 201 things to do in Siem Reap

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“An educational site that gives you much to reflect on”

Jun 2024

There are many photos of Cambodians during the Khmer Rouge regime and accompanying first person narratives and descri...

“Grim reality of civil war”

Dec 2023

... techniques and stories of the brutal civil war in Cambodia and also learnt about Pol Pot (politician potential).

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Wongie3
Leigh-on Sea, United Kingdom106 contributions
Sobering visit
A must visit to learn this about this horrendous time in Cambodia history. However I think I missed parts of the exhibit due to poor signage as it’s poorly laid out and many of the information boards repeated. I learnt far more from my guide who showed us the temples as his family lived through these times.
Visited February 2024
Traveled as a couple
Written February 5, 2024
Lori M
California1,983 contributions
not a great place but you should definitely still go!
honestly the place itself is not great... there is bad signage and it's pretty run down with no people there to help you understand what is going on. HOWEVER... I still feel it is important to visit and learn what you can. they don't charge a lot and it is SOOO worth it to go. they told the story of a survivor via paintings, had a mass gravesite, and many skulls and bones to commemorate those lost.
Visited February 2024
Traveled with friends
Written February 8, 2024
Lester M
Dingley Village, Australia582 contributions
Worth a visit, only $3
It was a bit earie listening to our guide explain the story behind the paintings and pictures. The room with the skulls and bones really puts the enormity of what happened in Cambodia into context. Definitely worth a visit
Visited April 2024
Traveled with family
Written April 24, 2024
Hayley R
Branxton, Australia20 contributions
Beautiful place to reflect
Beautiful tributes to the people lost during the Khmer Rouge reign. Artwork goes into detail for the treatment received and torture devices. Monks live there but at times didn’t appreciate us looking around. Recommend visiting if you have some free time.
Visited May 2024
Traveled with friends
Written June 9, 2024
stephen c
Dornoch, United Kingdom15 contributions
Siem Reap Wat Thmey (Killing Fields)
Well worth the $3 USD to enter. Based inside a Pagoda/Monastery with Monks going about their daily duties. Its basically a self guided tour with a small leaflet. Great compact museum with plenty of pictures and text accounting for the war period atrocities and of survival as well. Important to reflect on and learn from history. Well recommended.
Visited August 2024
Traveled as a couple
Written August 16, 2024

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Sophie & Ollie

London, UK108 contributions

Underwhelming and not much care for the victims

Oct 2022 • Couples

We visited the site out of respect however we were alarmed at how unkept the museum was. It distracts from the importance of the meaning. We had to double check that we were in the right place when we arrived. Whilst I understand that the message is to remind people of the atrocities caused by war (and not for extravagance or galore) we couldn’t help but be distracted by the graffitied broken signs, faded ripped pictures, litter and lack of signage/guidance for the museum.

We were happy to pay the 3 dollars pp to contribute to the cause however we’d kindly recommend that greater care be given to the site, mainly to provide respect for the victims. It’s upsetting to see a burial site (including exposed remains) next to a pile of litter and broken signs.

Written October 7, 2022

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Justin H

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Fascinating history, terrible museum

Oct 2023 • Couples

We did a lot of research about the killing Fields and hoped for rich personal accounts at this museum. The museum is very short, poorly translated and the exhibits are very disjointed. There was no guide available when we went, so maybe that makes the difference. We were very disappointed, because this is a significant historical landmark.

Written October 12, 2023

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Lori M

California1,983 contributions

not a great place but you should definitely still go!

Feb 2024 • Friends

honestly the place itself is not great... there is bad signage and it's pretty run down with no people there to help you understand what is going on. HOWEVER... I still feel it is important to visit and learn what you can. they don't charge a lot and it is SOOO worth it to go. they told the story of a survivor via paintings, had a mass gravesite, and many skulls and bones to commemorate those lost.

Written February 8, 2024

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Richard S

Perth, UK84 contributions

Yet another example of mans inhumanity to man

Mar 2023 • Couples

I gave it 4 stars as an experience, in a historical context.
There were several rooms to view and big boards of photos and paintings. In the middle of the courtyard was a raised dias with a pile of skulls and bones in a glass enclosed case. I didn't take any photos as it didnt feel right. Very moving reading of accounts of how people suffered under the deluded evil regime of Pol Pots back to year Zero.
I was 26 at the time it started and the international community did nothing to relieve the suffering of the Cambodian people till Vietnam invaded and removed Pol Pot in 1979 after 2 million people died, a lot under torture. I was amazed that he and his cronies were never brought to justice and lived out their lives in Thailand

Written March 29, 2023

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Hayley R

Branxton, Australia20 contributions

Beautiful place to reflect

May 2024 • Friends

Beautiful tributes to the people lost during the Khmer Rouge reign. Artwork goes into detail for the treatment received and torture devices. Monks live there but at times didn’t appreciate us looking around. Recommend visiting if you have some free time.

Written June 10, 2024

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podeee

Birmingham, UK60 contributions

Very sad place.. but you have to you whilst in the country

Jan 2020 • Couples

Very sad and very upsetting. But this needs to be told what happened and the world needs to remember these poor people. Had an audio guide which was very informative. I still can’t believe what went on. This is a must visit whilst in the country.

Written February 11, 2020

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Lester M

Dingley Village, Australia582 contributions

Worth a visit, only $3

Apr 2024 • Family

It was a bit earie listening to our guide explain the story behind the paintings and pictures. The room with the skulls and bones really puts the enormity of what happened in Cambodia into context. Definitely worth a visit

Written April 24, 2024

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Jane B

Oxford, UK62 contributions

Overwhelming & Terrifying Visit

Aug 2022 • Family

We visited this memorial as a family (myself, my husband and our 3 boys - 16, 14 & 12y) during a brief stay in Siem Reap.
Sadly there were no guides available so I don’t think we really got as much out of this moving place as we should but it was still well worth visiting and utterly overwhelming.
We all realised how ignorant we were about the history of the Cambodian civil war and visiting this memorial prompted some very deep family discussions. We went home and did a lot of research into what happened and the tragedy and terror that went along with this story as a result of our visit.
If you can find a guide, I would definitely pay a bit extra for this but either way, do visit. This is a part of history that should never be forgotten. It is utterly terrifying that all this happened within the last 50 years.

Written August 8, 2022

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stephen c

Dornoch, UK15 contributions

Siem Reap Wat Thmey (Killing Fields)

Aug 2024 • Couples

Well worth the $3 USD to enter. Based inside a Pagoda/Monastery with Monks going about their daily duties. Its basically a self guided tour with a small leaflet. Great compact museum with plenty of pictures and text accounting for the war period atrocities and of survival as well. Important to reflect on and learn from history.
Well recommended.

Written August 17, 2024

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Matias V

Espoo, Finland387 contributions

Moving place

Dec 2019 • Family

Some had taken a guide, we just walked through reading stories. Some pictures and artifacts were a bit too much for the youngest of our children, but luckily they could not read the stories. A place worth the visit, but maybe not for the most sensitive people. But that’s the idea I guess. If history is like it is, it should be presented as it was.

Written October 18, 2020

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