Ho Chi Minh War Museum is one of the most famous attractive traveling course in Ho Chi Minh City. In particular, while staying here, I met several European backpackers who recommend it to me. I had been there and share the information.
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Ho Chi Minh war museum History
Originally, this area was Cambodian territory, but the king of this country allowed Vietnamese people to settle in, so the name of this area was called Saigon, a Vietnamese pronunciation. France occupied the south and made this city the center, calling it Saigon abroad as well. The Vietnamese government opened the museum in 1975 to commemorate the horrors and brutality of the Vietnam War. At first, it was the US war crimes museum for China’s war crimes. But Many American & Chinese felt uncomfrotable. So the. name changed into this name.
(U.S. Army water torture)
Ho Chi Minh War museum ticket Price
Admission to the Cambodia Museum is about $10. The Ho Chi Minh War Museum costs less than $2. Museums in other Southeast Asian countries have different prices for foreigners and locals. Vietnam applies the same price to everyone. I recommend the museum’s audio guide. This is very helpful in understanding the Vietnam War in detail. Audio guides cost around $5 or less. If you have earphones, 2 people can listen. It supports more than 10 languages including English, Chinese, French and Japanese. This is the visiting this museum review with eng, ch, Jp subtitles. If you were a first time visitor, it would be helpful.
Biz Hour
The Ho Chi Minh War Museum is open Monday through Sunday. Its operating hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. I recommend visiting early in the morning. If you visit early in the morning, it’s good because there are fewer people and it’s less hot while you are on the way of it.
location
The Ho Chi Minh War Museum is located in the city center, with convenient transportation. People who have decided to stay in Ho Chi Minh City, most visit here on foot. Looking at the map below, there are other popular tours around the museum. Usually people spend 1 to 2 hours here. Within about 20 minutes on foot, famous tourist attractions such as the National Post Office, Catholic Church, independence palace. Also, in the city town, therae are many famous cafe as like cong cafe, La viet. You can find this on the google map by its name.
Why I recommend to visit ?
Most of us have understood the Vietnam War through materials explained by the Western media and the United States. If you go here, you can see the Vietnam War explained by the goverment of Hanoi, North Vietnam. You can deeply experience how brutal and cruel the war caused by humans. Also, We could find great war correspondents who sacrificed his life to make world to know the reality of this war. This place makes us to face the of human’s hypocrisy.
Ho chi minh war museum structure
This structure consists of three floors. The main exhibits are displayed on the first and second floors. The first floor is where various events are held. This place is unique, and it is designed to be viewed from the third floor. It seems that people are allowed to watch from the 3rd floor to prevent crowding.
