Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum or S-21 was a school converted into Cambodia's most important prison in 1975. More than 15,000 people were put in detention and tortured here before being killed at the Killing Fields south of Phnom Penh. Tragically, only eight prisoners survived and one of them was a woman. At present, the building houses exhibits, paintings and many disturbing photographs. Visitors can see the crude cells built in the classrooms and the torture devices used to extract confessions. Tuol Seng Genocide Museum is conveniently accessible and a must-see for everyone interested in Cambodia's horrific past. The infamous "skull map" has been dismantled, although there are still skulls on display in cabinets.

The museum opens daily from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Contact Information:
Street 113, Boeng Keng Kang 3, Chamkar Morn, Phnom Penh;
Tel. 855-23-300-698, Fax 855-23-210-358