Choeung Ek Genocidal Center
A orchard-turned-execution site where an estimated 17,000 people were killed and buried in mass graves after S-21 interrogation.
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Khmer Rouge trucks arrived nightly with blindfolded prisoners who were bludgeoned to save bullets, then dumped into pits that still yield teeth and bone after monsoon rains. A Buddhist stupa now encases more than 8,000 skulls behind glass as a national memorial.
Audio tours narrate survivor testimony while visitors walk boardwalks above sunken graves. The killing tree, against which infants were swung, remains the most harrowing stop — a place where silence feels mandatory rather than superstitious.
Current site status
Open daily with audio guides included in admission; dress respectfully and expect an emotionally difficult visit of one to two hours.