Phnom Penh has several cultural and historical attractions including the Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, National Museum, Wat Phnom Penh, Toul Sieng Genocide Museum and the Killing Fields.
Other historical sites such as the old capital of Oudong and the Angkorian ruins of Phnom Chisor and Phnom Da lie within an easy day-trip of Phnom Penh.
Other attractions to see:-
* Sisowath Quay (known as Riverside along the banks of the Mekong and Tonle Sap)
* The Documentation Centre of Cambodia (at Preah Sihanouk Blvd) that record the history of the Khmer Rouge.
* Mekong Cruise
* Mekong Island
* Meta House art gallery
* Thunder ranch
* Lighthouse Orphanage
* Central Market (shop for Cambodian silk. local silverware, traditional handicrafts and curios, made to order clothes)
* Russian Market
* Artist streets (Street 178, north of National Museum has many boutiques- Colours of Cambodia, Kravan House, Stef' Happy Painting at Sisowath Quay)
* Antiques dealers- Hidden Treasures
* Monument Books (Norodum Blvd) .
HOW TO GET THERE
Phnom Penh International Airport is the largest of Cambodia's two international airports (the other is at Siem Reap, the gateway to Angkor Wat). There are daily flights from all major regional airports (Bangkok, Hong Kong, Ho Ch Minh City, Singapore, Taipeh, Luang Prabang in Laos and Hanoi via Vientiane, Laos).Airlines include Malaysia Airlines, Bangkok Airways, Vietnam Airlines,Laos Airlines, Shanhai Airlines, Thai Airways, Silk Air, Dragon Air, amongst others. The Malaysian low cost carrier, AirAsia has daily flights from Kuala Lumpur to Phnom Penh.
The airport is about 11km from the city centre. Taxis from the public taxi stand at the airport cost USD9.00
Bus services to Phnom Penh is from Poipet (on the border of Thailand) and from Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Two of the largest bus companies are Sorya and GST .
By sea , ferries connect Phnom Penh to Siem Reap and usually take 4-5 hours, tickets for foreigners typically cost USD20-30. Fast boats leave every morning from Chau Doc in Vietnam's Mekong Delta and take 5 hours to reach Phnom Penh..By train, there is once weekly passenger train service between Phnom Penh and Battambang via Pursat. The journey takes 14 hours.
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