Rising out of the Cambodian forest, Angkor Wat is the world’s largest religious compound with a long history intertwined with the rise and fall of the Khmer Empire. In the 12th century, hundreds ...

What to Do: The Temples . While most tourists will already be familiar with Angkor Wat, there are over a thousand other temples in area, and it would take weeks to see them all.

Angkor Wat has seen many challenges, like war and nature’s effects. It was left to decay after being abandoned in the 15th ...