Visit Tuol Sleng with the audio guide and cover up
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Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is a memorial, so cover legs and arms; shorts and sleeveless tops are not considered respectful. Tickets are sold only at the entrance booth, and the audio guide gives context the signs do not. Phones are not allowed inside the exhibition buildings and drones need the director's authorization. Allow about three hours and leave time to sit quietly afterward.
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Visit Tuol Sleng with the audio guide and cover upTuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Phnom Penh
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