Cambodia Landmine Museum
A museum in Siem Reap province that tells the story of landmines and unexploded ordnance left by decades of war. It also works as an education centre, and the money it raises goes to clearance work and to schooling for children and villagers.
- Where
- Siem Reap, Cambodia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 13.5396, 103.9455
Get the Cambodia Landmine Museum stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Cambodia Landmine Museum. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Siem Reap volume with your photos and a note.
Near Cambodia Landmine Museum
Banteay Srei 6.9 km
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Ta Som 9.1 km
A small Buddhist temple northeast of Angkor Thom, built at the end of the 12th century for Jayavarman VII. Its eastern gateway is famously held in the roots of a giant tree.
Phnom Bok 9.1 km
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Neak Pean 10 km
A Buddhist temple on a circular island in the Jayatataka Baray, built in the 12th century by Jayavarman VII. A small shrine stands at the centre of a pool surrounded by four smaller pools, reached by a wooden causeway.
East Mebon 11 km
A 10th century temple built under Rajendravarman on an artificial island in the middle of the East Baray. The baray is now dry, but stone elephants still stand at the corners of its tiers.
Banteay Samre 11 km
A temple east of the East Baray, built in the reign of Suryavarman II in the style of Angkor Wat. It is compact and well preserved, with a moat around the central sanctuary.
Ta Nei 12 km
A late 12th century stone temple near the northwest corner of the East Baray, the large holy reservoir of Angkor. It was built under King Jayavarman VII and sits on a quiet forest path, with moss covered towers that few tour groups reach.
Preah Khan 12 km
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Questions
Where is Cambodia Landmine Museum?
Cambodia Landmine Museum is in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Banteay Srei (6.9 km), Ta Som (9.1 km), Phnom Bok (9.1 km).
How do I get the Cambodia Landmine Museum stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Cambodia Landmine Museum and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Siem Reap volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Cambodia Landmine Museum before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Siem Reap volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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