Northwestern Cambodia
This bizarre island-park, built in the shape of a ship, is Pursat's place to see and be seen around sunset. Young locals drop by for aerobics (classes…
Must-see attractions in Northwestern Cambodia
Battambang
This little, two-storey art space runs regular exhibitions by local artists and also promotes a city art tour from 2pm to 6pm. Cost depends on the number…
Northwestern Cambodia
Phnom Santuk, a rocky hillock behind Wat Santuk, is a few kilometres south of Kompong Chhnang. The boulder-strewn summit affords fine views of the…
Northwestern Cambodia
On the western shore of Preah Khan's baray is Prasat Preah Thkol (known by locals as Mebon), an island temple similar in style to the Western Mebon at…
Northwestern Cambodia
As you arrive at Choam border village, look for a sign for Pol Pot's cremation site on the east side of NH67 (it's 50m south of and opposite the Sangam…
Northwestern Cambodia
Ta Mok’s Angkorian-style mausoleum was built by a rich grandson in 2009. The cement tomb of the Khmer Rouge military enforcer bears no name or inscription…
Northwestern Cambodia
Swampy Ta Mok’s Lake was created on Brother Number Five’s orders, but the water killed all the trees; their skeletons are a fitting monument to the…
Northwestern Cambodia
The small Anlong Veng Peace Centre is an initiative from the Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-CAM; www.dccam.org) in Phnom Penh to build…
Northwestern Cambodia
In the village of Sneng, 20km southwest of Battambang, Prasat Yeay Ten is dedicated to Shiva. Although dating from the end of the 10th century and in a…
Northwestern Cambodia
For spectacular views of Cambodia's northern plains head up to Peuy Ta Mok (Ta Mok's Cliff). The access road is behind the ramshackle smugglers' market,…
Northwestern Cambodia
Don't be put off by the overlong name, 'Eco Global Museum Samdech Techo Hun Sen Preah Vihear', as this is actually a very informative little museum put…
Northwestern Cambodia
Prasat Damrei (Elephant Temple) lies at the eastern end of a 3km-long baray (reservoir) and is the first temple on the Preah Khan access road. On the…
Battambang
The speciality industry of the village of Pheam Ek is making rice paper for spring rolls. All along the road, in family workshops, you’ll see rice paste…
Northwestern Cambodia
About 2km before the Choam frontier the road splits to avoid a house-sized boulder. A group of statues hewn entirely from the boulder by the Khmer Rouge…
Battambang
Here at Battambang's disused train station, it is always 8.02 according to the stopped clock. Just along the tracks to the south, you can explore a…
Northwestern Cambodia
Tucked away at the back of a contemporary wat compound in Sneng, 20km southwest of Battambang, three brick sanctuaries have some beautifully preserved…
Northwestern Cambodia
At the base of Phnom Yat hill, an impressive gate dating to 1968 leads to Wat Khaong Kang, an important centre for Buddhist teaching before the Khmer…
Battambang
This factory is near the Sangker River bridge, about 7.5km north of Battambang. Visitors can see the bustling local industry behind Cambodian prahoc …
Battambang
Built in the early 19th century, Wat Kampheng was moved lock, stock and barrel to its present location in the 1920s. Most of the original has since been…
Battambang
A good example of the fusing of Thai Buddhist and Cambodian Buddhist wat architecture during the Thai occupation, Wat Damrey Sar (built in 1904) features…
Battambang
This is the gallery space of local artist Loeum Lorn, who's known for creating works out of melting coloured ice and then photographing them. It's open…
Northwestern Cambodia
Pailin's market is a good place to chow down on street food. A few stalls here still sell rubies and sapphires, but most are either fakes or semi-precious…
Battambang
On Battambang's east bank, Wat Kandal features interesting vihear (temple) paintings and wooden decorative carvings.
Northwestern Cambodia
This large, dusky-red monument is a replica of the mother ship in Phnom Penh and marks the centre of Kompong Chhnang.
Northwestern Cambodia
Kompong Chhnang's central market has plenty of cheap and cheerful food stalls and is a bustling hub of local life.
Battambang
Dating from 1888, Wat Phiphétaram shows definite Thai influence in the style of its decorative architecture.
Northwestern Cambodia
This beautiful wat has a colourful and eclectic merging of old and new Buddhist architecture.
Northwestern Cambodia
This dam, built during the Khmer Rouge era, is now a popular local fishing and bathing spot.
Battambang
Battambang's central market is a notable piece of art deco modernist architecture.
Northwestern Cambodia
About 500m west of Kompong Thom bridge is the dilapidated old French governor’s residence (no entry), chiefly interesting as being next to three old…
Northwestern Cambodia
Surrounded by a cinder-block wall, the late Khmer Rouge dictator's jungle hideout has been comprehensively looted, though you can still see a low brick…
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,…
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).
Battambang
A large statue of Vishnu tops this roundabout on the main road coming into central Battambang from the north.
Northwestern Cambodia
Pailin's large Independence Monument sits on the roundabout that marks the centre of town.
Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Monument
Northwestern Cambodia
One of two monuments on the strip of grass in the center of Kompong Chhnang.
