Experts' Choice Award Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
What the experts agree on
This former Khmer Rouge prison documents unimaginable brutality with haunting photographs and artifacts. Experts universally call it essential but emotionally devastating—a sobering must-see for understanding Cambodia's tragic modern history.
“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. ”
– Afar Magazine
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
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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