Places Sputnicktatorship Wants to Go

Originally a meeting place for foreign correspondents and war reporters, the FCC remains an atmospheric spot for sunset drinks in Phnom Penh.

A palace destined to never house a king.

The largest mosque in Cambodia was built to unite the country's Muslim community but soon sparked division and controversy instead.

Dedicated to improving the plight of the rare scaly anteater.

Bombed and burned, this monument represents the often controversial ties between Vietnam and Cambodia.

The river depicted in the antiwar film 'Apocalypse Now' was likely based on this Mekong tributary.

A small 12th-century temple surrounded by waters believed to have curative properties.

Built by King Norodom to honor his late father.

Arguing within this idyllic, circular volcanic lake is forbidden.

The capital of Cambodia is named after the hill on which this ancient temple complex stands.

Take a hidden path to the mouth of the cave to watch millions of bats swarm at sunset.

One of the biggest markets in Asia, under one of the continent's largest domes.

A quick and simple solution to Cambodia's train woes.

An abandoned Cambodian resort that mirrored the downfall of the country as it was happening.

A gruesome memorial for those lost in this area during the Khmer Rouge genocide.

This impressive clifftop temple was once at the center of an international custody dispute.

More than 100 Hindu temples are slowly being swallowed by the forest.

Limestone caves in the Cambodian countryside, once the site of genocide, now a place of peaceful beauty.

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.

This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.

A former French military respite turned jungle tourism hotspot.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

Pyongyang’s Arch of Triumph is the second tallest triumphal arch in the world.

One of the largest public squares in the world, named after the former DPRK supreme leader.