Phnom Penh
About Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh is Cambodia’s busy capital that sits at the junction of the Mekong and Tonlé Sap rivers. It was a hub for both the Khmer Empire and French colonialists. On its walkable riverfront, lined with parks, restaurants, and bars, are the ornate Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, and the National Museum, displaying artifacts from around the country. At the city’s heart is the massive, art deco Central Market. Cafes, urbane restaurants, and boutiques cluster around Street 240, while the buzzing Russian Market in the south sells goods from clothing to jewelry. The atmospheric French Quarter, to the north, is filled with faded, picturesque buildings like the yellow-hued Cambodia Post Office. The pagoda of Buddhist temple Wat Phnom rises above the city on a hilltop. The haunting Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, housed in a school turned prison, and Killing Fields memorials outside of town serve as sobering reminders of the country’s history under the Khmer Rouge regime.
Royal Palace
Royal Palace, in Chey Chumneas, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, is a complex of buildings that serves as the royal residence of the King of Cambodia. Its full name in the Khmer language is Preah Barum Reachea Veang Chaktomuk Serei Mongkol.
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum Khmer means Hill of the Poisonous Trees or Strychnine Hill is a museum chronicling the Cambodian genocide. Located in Phnom Penh, the site is a former secondary school that was used as Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 until its fall in 1979.
Choeung Ek
Choeung Ek is the site of a former orchard and mass grave of victims of the Khmer Rouge killed between 1975 and 1979 in Dangkao Section, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, about 17 kilometers south of the Phnom Penh city center with a glass-walled stupa full of skulls.
Wat Phnom
Wat Phnom is a Buddhist temple located in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It was built in 1372 and stands 27 meters above the ground. It is the tallest religious structure in the city. The pagoda was given the name of Wat Preah Chedey Borapaut. Wat Phnom is the central point of Phnom Penh.
National Museum of Cambodia
The National Museum of Cambodia in Chey Chumneas, Phnom Penh is Cambodia's largest museum of cultural history and is the country's leading historical and archaeological museum. Traditional Khmer art and religious artifacts in a 1920 building inspired by temple architecture.
Silver Pagoda
The Silver Pagoda is located on the south side of the Royal Palace in Chey Chumneas, Phnom Penh. The official name is Wat Ubaosoth Ratanaram, also known as Wat Preah Keo Morakot which is commonly shortened to Wat Preah Keo in Khmer.
Independence Monument
The Independence Monument in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, was built in 1958 to memorialize Cambodia's independence from France in 1953. It stands at the intersection of Norodom Boulevard and Sihanouk Boulevard in the center of the city.
Central Market
The Central Market is an Art Deco landmark of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. The bright yellow building completed in 1937 has a 26m high central dome, with four tall arch-roofed arms branching out diagonally across the block, creating vast hallways housing countless stalls and a variety of goods.
Wat Ounalom
Wat Ounalom is a wat located on Sisowath Quay in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, near the Royal Palace of Cambodia. As the seat of Cambodia's Mohanikay order, it is the most important wat of Phnom Penh and the center of Cambodian Buddhism. It was established in 1443 and consists of 44 structures.
Tonle Bati
Tonle Bati is a small lake about 30 km south of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. It is a popular weekend destination for the local population. It is also a popular fishing spot for both tourists and people who live locally.
Statue of King Father Norodom Sihanouk
The Norodom Sihanouk Memorial is a monument commemorating former King Norodom Sihanouk located in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The bronze statue is 4.5 meters tall and is housed under a 27-meter high stupa in the park east of the Independence Monument.
Best Time To Visit Phnom Penh
The best time of the year to visit Phnom Penh is during December and January, which are the driest, least humid and coolest months.
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