🕯️ "Confronting Cambodia's Dark Past: Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

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### **📍 Location:**
Street 113, Phnom Penh (Formerly Security Prison 21/S-21)

### **⏰ Opening Hours:**
8AM-5PM (Last entry 4:30PM)

### **💰 Budget Breakdown:**
- **Entrance Fee:** $5 (Includes audio guide)
- **Transport:**
- Tuk-tuk from center: $2-3
- Walking distance from Independence Monument
- **Extras:**
- Donation for preservation
- Guidebook: $5

**⏳ Recommended Visit Duration:** 1.5-2 hours

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### **⚫ Why This Site is Significant:**
1️⃣ **Best-preserved Khmer Rouge prison** (Former high school)
2️⃣ **17,000+ prisoners passed through** (Only 7 survived)
3️⃣ **Original torture equipment and cells** intact

**💡 Visitor Tips:**
✔️ **Morning visits** are cooler and less crowded
✔️ **Audio guide** provides crucial context
✔️ **Photography allowed** (Be respectful)
✔️ **Dress modestly** (Shoulders/knees covered)

**📌 Emotional Considerations:**
- Graphic photographs of victims
- Blood stains still visible
- Not recommended for young children

**🕊️ Memorial Spaces:**
- Wall of victim photographs
- Original prisoner paintings
- Memorial stupa in courtyard

**🚗 Responsible Tourism:**
- Consider hiring an official guide ($10)
- Support local NGOs working with survivors

#neverforget #cambodiahistory #peaceeducation

**"Where classroom blackboards still bear prisoner numbers - a haunting lesson in humanity's fragility."**

*(Note: The museum shop funds survivor programs. Avoid giving money to beggars outside.)*

**🌿 After Your Visit:**
- The nearby **Bophana Center** offers historical context
- **Wat Langka** provides a peaceful space for reflection
- Consider supporting **Cambodian Living Arts** to honor the culture the Khmer Rouge tried to destroy