Cambodia Cultural Town
Cambodia Cultural Town is a 21-hectare theme park in Siem Reap that showcases the standard Cambodian way of living and the local customizeds and practices of the numerous ethnic groups in the nation.
The park first opened to the general public in late 2003. It's now house to more than 10 towns, flaunting the various cultures and characteristics of 19 Cambodian races. The shows consist of Apsara dances, standard wedding ceremonies and circus acts.
Cambodia Landmine Museum in Siem Reap
The Landmine Museum represents an agonising window into the realism of the nation's land mine situation. During Cambodia's 3-decade-long conflict, around 6 million ground mine were planted in the nation.
This museum was established in 1997 by Aki Ra, with the goal of making the country safe through the removal of mines from any place he might find them. Aki Ra was required to work as a mine layer by the Khmer Rouge, planting land mines from an age as young as 5. Now he is working to eliminate them, and established the museum to both display his efforts and inform visitors on the threats faced every day by Cambodians.
Chau Say Tevoda
Chao Say Tevoda is a smallish, elegant places to visit in siem reap Hindu temple built by King Suryavarman II between AD1120 and 1150. It has a central sanctuary, 2 libraries and 4 gopuras which are at the 4 cardinal points of the compass.
To the north is Thommanon Temple, which has a similar design and layout to Chau Say Tevoda. Centuries of wars, disregard, and the natural elements have actually taken their toll, and Chao State Tevoda remained in very bad shape. In 2000, restoration of the temple started and was completed in 2009. The restoration included recently manufactured areas which are not of equivalent creative quality to the original areas, but visitor can still see the temple as it was originally constructed.
Kbal Spean River
Kbal Spean is the popular river of a 1,000 lingas at Phnom Kulen. These lingas (phallic symbols) were seemingly sculpted into the bedrock of the river so they might 'fertilise' the waters streaming to the fields of Angkor.
You can likewise find carvings of Buddha and Buddhist images in the rocks that were sculpted at a later date than the lingas. It's a fairly simple 45-minute walk uphill though the woods to get to the river.
North Khleangs
The North Khleangs is a collection of rectangle-shaped, sandstone structures near Angkor Thom. One Khleang lies east of the Terrace of the Elephants, and the other is east of the Balcony of the Leper King. The North Khleang was constructed from wood by King Rajendravarman II and was later reconstructed in stone by King Jayavarman V. The North Khleang likewise has unspoiled carvings.
'Khleang' means 'storage place' however it's not most likely that they were in fact used for that function. It's not known precisely what their function was, but sculpted inscriptions suggest that they might have been utilized for ritualistic functions, or as lodging for checking out dignitaries.