Places to visit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19 places to visit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Royal Palace, Wat Phnom and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Phnom Penh volume.
1 UNESCO World Heritage site · 2 Famous places to visit · 16 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Phnom Penh (1)
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Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
A museum in a former secondary school in Phnom Penh that the Khmer Rouge turned into the S-21 prison. Thousands of prisoners were held and tortured here between 1975 and 1979, and the preserved cells and photographs now record that history.
Famous places to visit in Phnom Penh (2)
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Royal Palace
The official residence of the King of Cambodia, on the riverfront in Phnom Penh. Its Khmer style roofs and spires date from the 1860s, and parts of the grounds are open to visitors.
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Wat Phnom
A Buddhist temple on a small artificial hill in the centre of Phnom Penh, said to be the origin of the city's name. A tall stupa stands beside the pagoda, and the hill is the highest point in the city.
Hidden gems in Phnom Penh (16)
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Boeung Kak
A lake area in central Phnom Penh that was once the city's largest urban lake. It was filled with sand from about 2008, and the area is now being rebuilt as a new district.
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Cambodia Vietnam Friendship Monument
A large concrete monument in Phnom Penh built in 1979 to mark the alliance between Cambodia and Vietnam after the fall of the Khmer Rouge. It shows soldiers and a Cambodian woman in a Soviet style design.
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Central Market
An art deco market in the middle of Phnom Penh, finished in 1937. The yellow building has a central dome 26 metres high, with four arched wings branching out from it, and stalls inside sell jewellery, clothes, flowers and food.
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Chaktomuk Conference Hall
A fan shaped theatre and conference hall in Phnom Penh by the architect Vann Molyvann. It is one of the best known works of the New Khmer Architecture of the 1960s. Its rooftop and curved halls have been used for conferences, concerts and state events.
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Independence Monument
A lotus shaped tower built in 1958 to mark Cambodia's independence from France in 1953. It stands at an intersection in Phnom Penh and is a gathering place on national holidays. It stands near the Royal Palace and Norodom Boulevard and is lit up at night.
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National Library of Cambodia
The national library, founded by the French in Phnom Penh in 1924. It is housed in a colonial building near Wat Phnom and holds books and archives from before the Khmer Rouge period.
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National Museum of Cambodia
Cambodia's largest museum of cultural history, in a red pavilion style building beside the Royal Palace. It holds the finest collection of Khmer sculpture, including pieces from Angkor and pre Angkorian sites.
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Norodom Sihanouk Memorial
A monument in Phnom Penh to King Father Norodom Sihanouk, with a statue of the former king on a pedestal. It stands near the riverfront and is a place for flowers and incense.
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Phnom Penh Cathedral
A French Gothic revival cathedral finished in Phnom Penh in 1927, known as Christ the King. The Khmer Rouge tore it down stone by stone in April 1975, and the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications now stands on the site. Its surviving bells sit at the National Museum.
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Raffles Hotel Le Royal
A colonial hotel in Phnom Penh opened in 1929. It has hosted writers, politicians and journalists, and its Elephant Bar remains a well known place for a drink. It was restored in the 1990s and remains one of the best known colonial buildings in the city.
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Silver Pagoda
A pagoda on the south side of the Royal Palace compound, officially called Wat Ubaosoth Ratanaram. Its floor is covered with silver tiles, and it holds a small Emerald Buddha and many royal treasures.
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Sisowath Quay
A three kilometre riverfront promenade along the Tonle Sap River in Phnom Penh. It is lined with cafes, restaurants and hotels, and looks across to the Royal Palace and the meeting of the rivers.
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Vattanac Capital
A 39 storey, 187 metre tower in central Phnom Penh, one of the tallest buildings in the city. A viewing floor near the top gives wide views over the capital and the rivers.
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Wat Botum
A large Buddhist pagoda in Phnom Penh near the Royal Palace and Independence Monument, built in the 15th century according to tradition. Its name means Temple of the Lotus Flower. It lies beside Wat Botum Park and is still an active place of worship with resident monks.
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Wat Langka
One of the five ancient pagodas of Phnom Penh, built in the Buddhist year 1985. It was set up as a place of refuge and for keeping the Tripitaka, and as a meeting place for monks, and it stands close to the Independence Monument.
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Wat Ounalom
A Buddhist monastery on Sisowath Quay in Phnom Penh, founded in the 15th century. It was the headquarters of the Mahanikaya order of Cambodian Buddhism and is said to hold a hair of the Buddha.
Collecting in Phnom Penh
What are the best places to visit in Phnom Penh?
LOQAH lists 19 places in Phnom Penh. The best known include Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Royal Palace, Wat Phnom, Boeung Kak and Cambodia Vietnam Friendship Monument. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Phnom Penh?
19, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Phnom Penh?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Phnom Penh before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Phnom Penh and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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