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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 16 attractions in Phnom Penh
Traveler Description: These were the execution grounds for the Khmer Rouge.
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Attraction type: Historic site
Address: 15km southwest of the city Phnom Penh
Cambodia

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( 1-3 of 3 )
“Tough to visit, but a must”
5 of 5 stars
Leneal
Washington, D.C.
Aug 4, 2007
6/6 found this review helpful

This is a powerful place, with a large tower-like memorial in the center of an otherwise unimpressive field. The large tower, somewhat ornate from the distance, contains several floors of skulls (sorted by age and gender) that visually captures the volume and horror of the bloodshed at the Killing Fields. The skulls are behind glass, but are so close that... more

“A long dusty ride but worth it in the end”
5 of 5 stars
jwobkk
New York, NY
May 16, 2007
7/7 found this review helpful

The ride to this infamous site of mass murder is long and dusty. I highly recommend a car instead of the ubiquitous 3 wheeled motorbikes. Once you arrive you can walk the grounds where heinous crimes against humanity were carried out by the Khmer Rouge. The memorial tower with stacks of human skulls was very moving. A sad site to... more

“i loved it”
5 of 5 stars
finalreportcard
Pittsburgh, PA
May 23, 2005
2/40 found this review helpful

This is the best thing int eh world more

Reviews of The Killing Fields (Choeung Ek)

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15km southwest of the city, Phnom Penh, Cambodia