Sisophon

The village features a very small but intimidating mountain with a large golden Buddha at the top. There is a nice view of the locality and a refreshing breeze. However, this is only really for people with time to kill in Sisophon. It's no Angkor Wat.

A hill, elevation 131 m, that features an old government lookout tower used in the 1990s to watch the Khmer Rouge's movements in the area. There are great views of the town to the south and dusty plains to the north. The track to the top climbs the hill's north side. The guard at the top will unlock the gate to allow access to the tower itself.

A hill, elevation ~98 m. There is a pagoda half way up and a well. The hill's vertical face has been used by visiting climbers, though there is neither equipment hire nor guides. Two crazy outcast women live next to a small shrine at the top of the hill. Take care, they bite, but are easy easy enough to outmanoeuvre!

It is on the Phnom Penh to Poipet rail line. Services to Sisophon were terminated in 2006, and the station is in decay. Its French-built art deco architecture can still be appreciated, as can the platforms and the informal economy that has taken over the station area, which lends the area a lively flavour of urban squalor.