War Museum Cambodia in Sisophon

I dont know if COVID and the lack of visitors over the last few years have caused this place to become very run down but I really do not recommend visiting here, it is not worth it at all. There is a 5 dollar entrance fee per person to get into this museum and to be honest any sum of money is too much to pay to get in here in its current state.When you walk through to where the exhibits are there is no clear path for you to walk and the grass is very overgrown in most parts.The majority of exhibits are not well maintained at all, they are rusty with grass/vines basically engulfing them. We werent expecting to see things in a restored state but you could barely see them or get close to them because of all the grass.There is also a small hut at the far side of the museum (we think this was the far side, there could have been way more behind but it was so overgrown we couldnt get any furtherwhich contained some exhibits as well as some stories about how landmines have impacted the country, which I did find really interesting, but the hut didnt have any lighting so you could only just see what the exhibits said.Its a shame really as this probably could be an alright place to visit if it was just looked after a bit more, even cutting back the grass would help!

Hots of tanks and memorabilia from the war. Very good day out.

It’s open but only just. No guide the whole place is over grown with vines and grass the buildings are falling down with white ants. They still ask full price $5.00 U.S. dollar do your self a favor and don’t come

This venue is open but a large volume of the displays are missing. Two of the planes are still there but most of the paddock displays are covered in vines. It is still worth a visit but the $5 entrance fee is a bit rich. There was also no guide available which was in the price originally I am told.

For the moment the museum is just a bunch of scrap of metal in deep uncut grass. There is only 1 exposition area for the moment, and the others are destroyed. Very difficult to move around. I really hope that they are renovating but trying to keep the place open. I payed 5$ to a random guys at the entrance and that’s it..right now I don’t recommend a visit, hope they fix the place properly!

5 $ for the entrance fee 😏, totally not worth to go, its an abandoned place without being taken care of. Grass has grown up all over the place.

Not very good. There was no guide and clearly never was. Clearly some guy found a bunch of blown up military artifacts, moved them to his farm, then called it a museum and charged $5. Almost no information whatsoever. Also, very overgrown and hard to walk around. Some of the tanks were cool though.

A one of a kind war museum you won’t find anywhere else. The field is covered in destroyed soviet tanks and other military vehicles of the time. Every vehicle you can climb onto and have a look inside. At the end there is a building which contains much information about the Landmine situation in Cambodia along with many guns which can be picked up. On the way out i had a chat with one of the guys who runs the museum who told me about his time in the army and his experiences. Would recommend this hidden gem to anyone who is interested in military equipment.

Do not expect a museum. It is a large yard area with wrecks of tanks and cannons in it. Grass is not cut so wear long pants. No guide available, interesting exhibition on land mines. If you have absolutely nothing else to do, come her, otherwise $5 is too much.

The weapons and artillery were impressive and was imtresting hour to halt an hour walk around were appropriate footwear as the grass is overgrown and boggy but was intresting

Whatever it used to be, it isn’t anymore. Overgrown & unkept, it’s more like a yard where they’ve left the remnants of war. Although there’s a nice hut with stories and a show case of various weapons used. $5USD Entry

Its not actually closed. We went there and a guy walked up, we paid him $5 each and he let us in and we walked around and saw all the stuff. You can take pics holding the guns, theres no supervision. Its not maintained so the grass is overgrown but it is open

I wouldnt really call it open but you can pay to get in and walk around and look at the dilapidated exhibits. On view is the hardware, i.e. the MIG 15, the Russian Helicopter, heavy guns, AA, artillery, recoiless rifles, mortars, landmines, Russian tanks, APCs etc. The stands that may have held more displays were closed sadly.

This was an eye opening experience. In 2014, we were escorted around the site learning everything about this horrific war. Very sad and also graphic. It was heartbreaking but Im very happy my wife and I saw this place.

It is a nice place to take beautiful pictures. You can leave many good memories with your family and friends.

So much REAL history here. The free guided tour is a must as the exhibits comes to life and the stories become real. So much to see and to learn about the war history of Cambodia. Intrigued and will yearn to read more about it. Entrance fees for foreigners is USD5 and for local Cambodians, it is only USD1. Totally worth a visit.

$5. Its worth the money, the tour guide is free- but you must tip him or pay the service charge to have a guide. We walked the grounds without a guide- better option for us. I reccomend going. Its interesting to see...

Generally I like this museum. I knew more about Cambodia history and wars last 50 years. Territory has a lot of military equipment, mostly from USSR. I paid 2 USD and had guide who explained me war history shortly. Museum looks a little bit abandoned but worth visit!

Bit run down, no guide though says free guide. It looked like old, rusty and non maintained war equipment. Entrance ticket $5. Can hold some small firearms like RPG, pistol. Guy at entrance was not polite.

I was a bit disappointed with this museum... not much to see other than junkyard.The pictures and info needs to be updated.The best area is the landline house. I was touched to what I read there

Very interesting and informative museum. You can see it is underfunded and its also under visited so Id recommend going there. See a different perspective on the Vietnam and Cambodia Vietnam wars. Its a short journey from Siem Reap and I spent several hours here. It was uncrowded and calm. You can cycle here from Siem Reap and there is a parking lot next to the entrance. In a way seeing old decaying equipment on display outside is a better experience than seeing pristine fully restored war paraphernalia inside. Many of the items on display have been recovered and cleaned as much as their budget allows so maybe old decaying is a bit unfair. Go visit and make your own mind up.

This museum is pretty cool. They have guns, tanks, planes, and land mines everywhere! They do a good job to show the history of the battles during the Cambodian civil war and the war with Vietnam. There is even a very elaborate display dedicated to landmines and the suffering they have caused.

Well worth a visit. Plenty of war relics on display - armored vehicles, guns, mines, a plane, a helicopter, etc.There is a guided tour for a small tip. It is ok but the guide does rush through a little. You need to ask questions to get the full value from the guide. You can touch the exhibits, but please ask first and treat them with care. You probably can spend about 1 hour here.The place is not air-conditioned, so expect the humid weather and mosquitos. This also means the exhibits are slowly but surely deteriorating. They seem to be in their "original" condition - rust and rotting wood.

A unique and interesting way to present the war "relics" or past collections! Most of the items were placed at the open space, at the fields. No air conditioned buildings, not much write ups and no hi tech to furnish information.I am one, who prefer to read for more details (with picturesand to understand more. However, the collections displayed were interesting.

Paid $5 for entrance ticket, and cost me about $2.50 by tuktuk from Pub Street.They are open during the public holiday which is a relief. The place is well maintained, no mosquito despite of the location. Quite entertaining and interesting, would definitely captivate those who are into WW.They are currently doing abit of upgrading to make the facility better, would recommend!

Small museum though full of tanks and military equipment. Feeling so sad when I was there when hearing the story from the local guide. There were miniature of land mines also grenade, all inactive of course but still give the chills.Clean museum but get prepared for the weather, super hot and humid.

Its around 5 km from siem reap centre and can easily be visited by hiring a tuk tuk or one can drive in their hired scooty. The museum speaks volumes bout the war between Cambodia with Thai army and also with Vietnam. It also tell tales about the American invasion into Vietnam. Hire a tour guide to get more information and make the visit worthwhile.

This is a not so famous military museum but one of the worlds most interesting one. There is no cabinets no glass, you can touch everything, lift it and feel it. Being an ex military I have mixed feelings about it but, still extremely interesting.

Good place to visit. Reasonably priced ($5). Small place - can finish tour in less than an hour. Free guides available (tip them a few $ if you like).

Cambodians went through 4 conflicts in the last 25 years. Firstly for independence against the French, then against the communists, followed by the Khmer Rouge regime and finally the war with Vietnam. This place revisits the last 3 conflicts with displays of weapons and equipment used. What is unique are the outdoor displays of tanks and vehicles, most of them have unique stories of how they were retrieved. There are huts with good explanations of the various conflicts. The ones about the killing fields as well the humanitarian suffering at the border camps are especially poignant. The place is run by veterans who act as guides. It is a place well worth visiting for all ages and to better understand Cambodia.Suggestion to the Museum, you need to put up more sign posting and information boards

An excellent morning at this museum enhanced immensely buy our guide. It is on occasions a harrowing experience particularly when dealing with the landmine section, a start reminder of mans inhumanity to man and the fact that there are still 8 - 10 incidents per month relating to landmines. Well worth a visit highly recommend. First two pictures our guide today boy and man

Nice museum. Many things to read about regarding war background, as well as a display of the weapons used during the war. We had a guide who was himself a member of the army who fought the Khmer Rouge. He spoke about how he lost an eye and a leg with much passion.

Can be better managed. Things are kept to rot with no upkeep and free tour guide is depending on availability. Quite a few dogs on the premise. If they can keep the upkeep it is worth seeing for the historical things it represents.

Museum is on a previous landmine field. The tanks are rusty, but its the tours provided by the guides that are a must do. They are full of knowledge with personal and historical background.Its scary to think that there rusty tanks and vehicles can be destroyed by landmines and had dead and wounded bodies in them

Really interesting museum. Come here to have a greater insight in to Cambodias recent bloody history with your own eyes and see the weapons thats were actually used.We had a tour with Cat, so called as he has survived death, with his heart stopping, more than 9 times (centre left in photograph). His storys will stay with me, its important they are not forgotten. Ask about the book he has written, discribing the traumatic events he has gone through.

A place not to be missed in Siem Reap. The entry fee is USD5 (2018). Have many collection of old war tanks and stories of the Pol pot regime. You will find and old weapons as well and helicopter and a war plane. A great place to visit.

Very sad but interesting place. We took use of the free tour guide and he was extremely passionate and knowledgeable about the topics. I walked away with a much deeper understanding of Cambodias civil war period.

Worthwhile place to visit, if only more detailed historical background is provided on the exhibits. A little more thought can also go into proper maintenance of the exhibits which are suffering from gross neglect. Otherwise this can be one of the top tourist attractions in Siem Reap.

Im glad I visited the War Museum in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Right after seeing floating villages at Kampong Phluk, our Tuk Tuk took us to the open air War Museum. It was a sad place but definitely worth the visit. I also recommend ask for a guide. The ticket was $5 but youre expected to give a tip to the guide. You can spend any time between 30 minutes to an hour depends on how many questions you want to ask the guide. We asked a lot of questions about the genocide, past and present situation in Cambodia and our tour guide patiently answered our questions and explained everything we even didnt know. I definitely recommend visiting this museum.

War museum cambodia is one place that you have to visit! It costs only $5 with free guides. Guide will explain the history behind, it was awesome experiences I had. Its worth to know how struggled they are.

I am not a huge fan of war museums because i feel anxious knowing the story behind it. But i still had the couraged to do this tour. I rate this 5 star because i am amazed on how they managed to restore these equipments. For us to see or reflect its history.

A good place to see the weapons used during the wars in Cambodia.Here:there are tanks:machine guns :landmines and other weapons used.Just imagine:what destructions these causes.There are pictures of the landmine victims and cruelty of wars.Entrance is Usd 5.Worth a visit if you are in Siem Reap.

Worth to visit!! Not far form the town, easy to ride a bike or bicycle, of cause u can pay for tuktuk to reach there. The guides were knowledgable because they all experienced the war. Felt so blessed that I saw all these in the museum only. There are some good books in the shop too.

Its only USD 5 entry fee and you can actually have the guns on your hand to have the feeling of how it was during war, although its far away from Angkor Wat and the museum is small.

Small basic outdoor war museum. If you enjoy military history well worth a visit. Helps you to understand what the Cambodian people have suffered through.

Great stop close to airport. BIG museum that is different than US or EU museums. All outdoor and most equipment is not restored. So old crashed tanks, jets, helicopter, etc. Exhibits are decently put together, admission is 5$ so cheap. Nice visit.

This is a great stop to learn about the Cambodia war! I cant recommend it enough! It definitely opened up my eyes and tough me a lot! It only takes an hour (more or less depending on youand they have free English speaking tour guides! Tip them though they do a fantastic job. The price to get in is only $5 and is well worth. This place helps to tell the story of everyone that othwise would be forgotten.

Great exhibits and even better photo opportunities. Staff happy for you to handle most things, climb on tanks and artillery pieces. Guide had good English. Definitely recommend a visit if you have a little spare time (about an hour), and its on the way to the airport too. A lot of the items are very worn / damaged but I dont think funds allow for significant restoration.

Small place with little in the way of info except for a few photographs and print outs of Wikipedia pages. However the deceptively calm looking compound with Mango trees and grass houses a collection of Khmer Rouge era weapons ranging from collection of mines and shells, dozens of tanks, submachine and anti aircraft guns to an army chopper and a Mig. Its a surreal experience to see so many tools of destruction and killing lying rusted and crumbling.

Amazing museum, basically a graveyard for the tanks and other artillery left behind after the war. Our guide was wonderful, he had lost his father to the Khmer Rouge. He spoke softly and respectfully about the history of war in Cambodia. We learned a lot.We cycled out here from the heart of the city. Its an easy ride!