Tuol Sleng Genocide MuseumvsNational Museum
Both are rated highly by those who travel for a living. On balance, National Museum scores slightly higher than Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum. National Museum ranks #1 in Phnom Penh with recommendations from 6 publications such as Frommer's, Lonely Planet and Concierge.
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
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Street 113, Boeng Keng Kang, Phnom Penh 3, Cambodia
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Frommer's "It is important to visit this profoundly disturbing place if you wish to understand modern Cambodia. It... brings you close to the darkest depths of mankind's capacity for brutality." Full review
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Overwhelming, so be prepared.
Fodor's "This museum is a horrific reminder of the cruelty of which humans are capable." Full review
Afar Magazine "When I look at these images I really do find myself at a loss for words--this is one of those pictures that really do convey more emotions that spoken vocabulary ever could. " Full review
Atlas Obscura "Khmer Rouge's high security prison. " Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"A tragic and indefensible page of history that should not be forgotten." Full review
Afar Magazine "Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Her light-filled store is steps from the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, a vivid juxtosition of Phnom Penh's past and present"
Lonely Planet "Even today the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum and Killing Fields of Choeung Ek count amongst the most visited sights"
Condé Nast Traveler "For sites of remembrance, learn about the Cambodian genocide at the Choeung Ek Genocidal Centre and the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, which confront the nation's difficult history under the..."
Lonely Planet "This former school was transformed into a prison during the Cambodian genocide of the 1970s; most of the rooms have lain largely untouched since the tragedies. Horrifying in its entirety,..."
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National Museum
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13th St., Between 178th and 184th Sts., Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Concierge "The fetching National Museum of Cambodia is an ideal adjunct to the monumental ruins of Angkor."
Frommer's "This important storehouse holds artifacts and statuary from all regions of Cambodia and is housed in a beautiful building." Full review
Fodor's "Within this splendid, Khmer-style rust-red landmark, next to the Royal Palace, lie many archaeological treasures." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"The museum is home to the world’s finest collection of Khmer sculpture – a millennium’s worth and more of masterful Khmer design." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Don't miss the dazzling array of Khmer relics housed in this Phnom Penh museum." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"The Cambodia National Museum houses over 2,000 major works of art from all over the country, dating from Prehistory to the 19C, including statues, sculpted lintels, headstones and bronze figurines." Full review
National Geographic "Across the way is the National Museum, with its graceful multitiered wooden roof that for years housed a massive bat colony, bedeviling the efforts of curators trying to preserve the Angkorian sculptures below"
National Geographic "The National Museum offers a collection of ancient tablets inscribed in Sanskrit and artifacts from a prehistoric burial site; in the evening the museum hosts folk dance performances"
Lonely Planet "Nearby, in the newly hip Russian Market neighborhood, traditional shows take place every evening at the National Museum, the world's largest repository of Khmer sculpture"
