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14 Best Places to Visit in Phnom Penh

The top Places to Visit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, ranked by traveler ratings and how many people rated them. Every spot is a real, verified venue — facts checked against live Google data.

The list

  1. Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum — Phnom Penh attraction
    Phnom Penh · ★ 4.6

    Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

    Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum sits in central Phnom Penh — the museum itself is on Street 113 in the capital's Boeng Keng Kang area. 4.6★ (12,141 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.

  2. Royal Palace of Cambodia — Phnom Penh attraction
    Phnom Penh · ★ 4.3

    Royal Palace of Cambodia

    The Royal Palace of Cambodia is open daily from 8am to 5pm; go right at opening, since it's very popular and weekend crowds build fast after 10am. 4.3★ (13,715 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.

  3. Wat Phnom Daun Penh — Phnom Penh attraction
    Phnom Penh · ★ 4.4

    Wat Phnom Daun Penh

    Wat Phnom Daun Penh is the hilltop temple that gives Phnom Penh its name, set on a small mound at the north end of the city's riverside grid. 4.4★ (9,539 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.

  4. Royal Palace Park — Phnom Penh attraction
    Phnom Penh · ★ 4.5

    Royal Palace Park

    Royal Palace Park is the riverside strip of lawns and shade trees running along Sothearos Boulevard in Phnom Penh, right outside the walls of the Royal Palace. 4.5★ (5,589 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.

  5. Independence Monument — Phnom Penh hidden gem
    Phnom Penh · ★ 4.5

    Independence Monument

    Independence Monument in Phnom Penh sits at the intersection of Norodom Boulevard and Sihanouk Boulevard, right in the heart of the city's diplomatic quarter. 4.5★ (5,338 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.

  6. National Museum of Cambodia — Phnom Penh attraction
    Phnom Penh · ★ 4.2

    National Museum of Cambodia

    The National Museum of Cambodia sits on Preah Ang Eng Street in Phnom Penh, beside the Royal Palace — a 1920s Khmer-style building holding Angkorian stone sculpture, bronzes and royal barges. 4.2★ (6,982 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.

  7. Choeung Ek Genocidal Center — Phnom Penh attraction
    Phnom Penh · ★ 4.6

    Choeung Ek Genocidal Center

    The Choeung Ek Genocidal Center, the "Killing Fields" site on the southern edge of Phnom Penh, is open daily from 7:30am to 5:30pm. 4.6★ (2,148 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.

  8. Central Market — Phnom Penh hidden gem
    Phnom Penh · ★ 4.4

    Central Market

    Central Market (Phsar Thmei) sits in central Phnom Penh on Street 51, a five-minute walk from Sorya Mall, and it's calmest between 7am and 9am on any day of the week. 4.4★ (870 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.

  9. Riverside Walk Street — Phnom Penh attraction
    Phnom Penh · ★ 4.7

    Riverside Walk Street

    Riverside Walk Street in Phnom Penh is the pedestrian promenade along the Tonle Sap/Mekong confluence near the Royal Palace, and it only formally operates as a car-free walking street on Saturday and Sunday, running 24 hours those two days.

  10. Iza (Rosewood Phnom Penh): Where to Eat — Phnom Penh restaurant
    Phnom Penh

    Iza (Rosewood Phnom Penh): Where to Eat

    Iza (Rosewood Phnom Penh) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia — a new/trending spot: what it is, where it is, and how to visit.

  11. Metro Hassakan: Phnom Penh Travel Guide — Phnom Penh trendy
    Phnom Penh

    Metro Hassakan: Phnom Penh Travel Guide

    Metro Hassakan is a Riverside restaurant-bar in Phnom Penh. By day it serves Asian fusion tapas, and at night it turns into a cocktail bar known for its drinks, wine selection and skyline views.

  12. Mara Steak, Wok & Wine: Phnom Penh Travel Guide — Phnom Penh trendy
    Phnom Penh

    Mara Steak, Wok & Wine: Phnom Penh Travel Guide

    Mara Steak, Wok & Wine is an upscale, urban-chic restaurant in Phnom Penh that has recently been reworked, and people are talking about its new menu, its Pacific oysters and its signature cocktail happy hour.

  13. Rosewood Phnom Penh's Taste of Cambodia Festival: Travel Guide — Phnom Penh trendy
    Phnom Penh

    Rosewood Phnom Penh's Taste of Cambodia Festival: Travel Guide

    Rosewood Phnom Penh's Taste of Cambodia Festival in Phnom Penh, Cambodia — a new/trending spot: what it is, where it is, and how to visit.

  14. Sora Sky Bar: Phnom Penh Travel Guide — Phnom Penh trendy
    Phnom Penh

    Sora Sky Bar: Phnom Penh Travel Guide

    Sora Sky Bar in Phnom Penh, Cambodia — a new/trending spot: what it is, where it is, and how to visit.

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