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History Museums in Ho Chi Minh City
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History Museums in Ho Chi Minh City
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- JacqalBushey, UK559 contributionsFirstly we didn't go on a tour - just walked in and bought a ticket - so I am not sure whether this is the right place to review!
As others have said this museum is not for the feint hearted. Its name is a little spurious as it is really a museum totally committed to presenting the horrors and atrocities the Americans committed in the Vietnam war. It presents only one side of the story chronicling what the Americans did and the impact it had.
That said, for those of us in the UK who were alive at the time and thought we were aware of the war, it provided a very sharp awakening to the terrible atrocities of war, especially the Vietnam war. We know the Americans largely escaped any retribution and it is clear that carried out some heinous crimes.
Some of the rooms, especially the photos of those handicapped and disfigured by the chemical weapons used are extremely hard to see and my partner had to leave the room part way through.
There was far more to read than we were expecting and it was too much to take it all in. One could spend hours here if one was prepared to look at everything. I think it could do with more videos - there was only one mainly describing the cages used to keep prisoners showing in the main hall.
Another challenge was that the main atrium is not air conditioned and on the very hot humid day we visited it, it became a dash into the various rooms to try and keep cool. Additionally, apart from in the main entrance, there are very few seats, no escalators to the upper floors and only one lift supposedly for disabled and older people. We used it and there wasn't a long wait.Written 22 March 2025This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Coyote-TravelerzJacksonville, FL3,283 contributionsThe museum is small but packed with many great pieces. If you want to learn about Vietnam’s history this museum is a very good starting point.
Pay special attention to the Champa and Buddhist statues.Written 10 June 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Theresa VPerth, Australia157 contributionsVery interesting, good collection of artefacts to give insight in their history.
Understand why there is no air conditioning, but was very uncomfortable. Daughter could not stay inside.Written 8 April 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - kk62Dublin, Ireland130 contributionsThis is a very interesting museum from a number of perspectives. The various floors hold differing themes. The history and evolution of the native dress is immensely interesting. Once again, the floor dealing with the conflict is incredibly touching and deeply saddening.Written 28 February 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- utkan ulucayIstanbul, TĂĽrkiye513 contributionsIn the pedestrian street, not the museum but the exhibition. I have seen a real podium first time in my life. It was exciting. Numbered chairs, live music, decorative walls, costumes around... I was alone in the hall and could not stop myself pretending as if I am the fashion model!Written 11 August 2017This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- D0rHaHong Kong, China111 contributionsThe museum is in a surprisingly nice garden and the whole exhibition is surprisingly good. Lot of info about the 19th and 20th century's France-Vietnam relations, colonial prisons, old photos of Saigon and Vietnamese countryside, etc.
The museum has a very good restaurant, with Minestrone, beef Wellington and croque Madame on the menu. I don't know if they really have all these food but the passion fruit juice and the orange-carrott juice were very good.
Small but important detail, especially for women: the restaurant's toilet is very good, much better than the museum's - has toilet paper, soap, water. If you need to use the restroom, go to the restaurant.
Restaurant has AC and good WiFi.Written 30 December 2018This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Roderigo TMelbourne, Australia59 contributionsLargely in Vietnamese, and appeared to be an older museum built before the current ones. I arrived 90 minutes after afternoon opening and was the first guest (& only). Showed loads of information and stats, be great in knew the language. Lots of hand draw military plans from the time showing where the planned strikes where going to take place etc. Lots of cool (but old) models of particular battles and for the devoted personal items of generals etc.
A bit dated but worth the D10,000 (50c) it cost to get in.
In the forecourt was the famous tank that smashed through the gates of the independence palace in 1975, thus ending the war.Written 6 June 2017This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
