- Riding a tuk tuk through the city and taking in the sites
- Enjoying a visit to Wat Phnom, the spot from which Phnom Penh was born and became the capital city of Cambodia, according to legend
- Strolling along the Mekong River and catching the sunset
- Paying respects at the Killing Fields, site of the horrific genocide committed under the Pol Pot regime
- Wandering through the expansive Central Market with its dizzying array of merchandise
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