Chup Rubber Plantation Factory
Eastern Cambodia
Kompong Cham was the heartland of the Cambodian rubber industry and plantations still stretch across the province. Many of them are back in business and…
Chup Rubber Plantation Factory
Eastern Cambodia
Kompong Cham was the heartland of the Cambodian rubber industry and plantations still stretch across the province. Many of them are back in business and…
South Coast
A pleasant stroll via a 150m-long, railings-free bridge takes you to the house of Takeo Province’s most notorious native son, Ta Mok – aka ‘The Butcher’ –…
Phnom Penh
Construction started on this landmark hotel back in the 1960s, but it was only open for a few months before civil war engulfed the country. Lon Nol…
Temples of Angkor
The enormous one-time reservoir known as the Eastern Baray was excavated by Yasovarman I, who marked its four corners with stelae. This basin, now…
Northwestern Cambodia
Former Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan’s house is one of the most difficult sites to get to in the Dangrek Mountains area and many local moto drivers don…
Battambang
In the area around the old train station and along the tracks just south of there, you can explore a treasure trove of crumbling, French-era repair sheds,…
Kep
This 'beach' has dining platforms and food shacks, but not really any sand as such. It begins a few hundred metres southeast of Kep Beach, just past the…
Cambodia–Vietnam Friendship Monument
Phnom Penh
This optimistically named monument was built to a Vietnamese (and rather communist) design in 1979. Concerts are often held in the park, which springs to…
Kep
This very modest Buddhist temple sits at the beginning of a trailhead into Kep National Park that leads past some small pagodas, a nunnery and onto the…
South Coast
Lined with barbecue shacks, this is not Ream's prettiest beach but this is the main jumping-off point for boats to Koh Ta Kiev. It's the first beach you…
Siem Reap
The official royal residence for King Sihamoni and family when they travel to Siem Reap is an austere building that has long since been overshadowed by…
Kampot
Kampot's Old Market building, with its art-deco-style concrete facade, was constructed during the 1930s. Various shops, travel agencies and cafes rim both…
Temples of Angkor
South of Prasat Thom is a 1185m-by-548m baray (reservoir) known as the Rahal. It is fed by the Sen River, which supplied water to irrigate the land in…
Sihanoukville
The highly garish and impossible-to-miss Golden Lions Roundabout sits at the top of the hill where Serendipity Beach Rd heads down to the sea.
Northwestern Cambodia
The small statue of an elephant and tigers marks the beginning of central Kompong Thom (if you're coming into town from the capital).
Kampot
Kampot is famed for its durian, so what could be more fitting than a giant durian monument in celebration of the Marmite of fruit?
Phnom Penh
This hulking structure houses Phnom Penh's only casino, packed full of gaming tables, high-end restaurants and cocktail bars.
Sihanoukville
The Independence Monument stands at the intersection that separates Sihanoukville city centre from Victory Hill.
Battambang
A large statue of Vishnu tops this roundabout on the main road coming into central Battambang from the north.
Kep
This oversized statue of a crab, sitting just offshore, proudly shows off what Kep is most famed for.
South Coast
Independence Monument is a replica of Vann Molyvann's iconic Phnom Penh statue of the same name.
Northwestern Cambodia
Pailin's large Independence Monument sits on the roundabout that marks the centre of town.
Kep
This statue depicts a nude fisherman’s wife waiting for her husband to return.
Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Monument
Northwestern Cambodia
One of two monuments on the strip of grass in the center of Kompong Chhnang.
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