definitively a place to see. The great way to describe both vietnamese and french way to take care of the place is absolutely magical. A nice piece of history

No doubt, Vietnam has a long history of protracted oppression, siege, war and foreign occupation. The Vietnamese people have a fighting spirit that is to be respected. But oh my. Hoa Lo Prison is something else and most definitely not for the faint hearted. The prison opens up many of the cells prisoners were kept in, famously including US Senator... More

Lots of information to absorb. Interesting to look at all the old images and read about what went on inside the prison and the treatment of prisoners. Enjoy!

I have many feelings every time I come here. It is a witness for the document what I have read on the book or taught.

The visit to the prison was an extremelly interesting experience. The way the prisoners were treated at different times through history, depended on who they were and where they came from. My teenage daughters were facinated and the sight of a guillotine was extremelly shocking to them. A "must see" for visitors to crazy Hanoi.

This was an experience. The Erie music screens and explosions piped in can send chills up your back. Gives you a greater respect for those who survived their time there.

Interesting to see history written from the Vietnamese point of view, but hoe they can portray the pilots from the US had a good time is tongue biting!

it offers a glimpse of the history of vietnam,the brutality they experienced under the frenchmen,and how they treated the americans when the time that they were the prisoners. the second floor gave me goosebumps/ghostly experience as its a memorial or sort of like that,i dont know if its just me but wifey had the same thing,and its unusually hot on... More

We humans, how depraved we can be - a salient reminder of where we've all come from and certainly paints a picture of the long road to independence for Vietnam