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War Remnants Museum (Nha Trung Bay Toi Ac Chien Tranh)

28 Vo Van Tan St, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
08 829 0325
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Type: History Museums
Fee: Yes
Recommended length of visit: 1-2 hours
Owner description: Even the casual historian will question some of the displays in this controversial museum depicting the horrors of the Vietnam conflict, but it’s... more » Owner description: Even the casual historian will question some of the displays in this controversial museum depicting the horrors of the Vietnam conflict, but it’s worth a visit. « less
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Washington, DC
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW

The War is what put this place on the map, and nothing can show you the local perspective on that tragedy like this museum. It's a local (one-sided) view of event, but one that I never saw growing up in the West. In addition to the captured American weaponry, the muesum features an exhibit about the conditions faced but Vietnamese... More

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Wurzburg, Germany
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW

Start from the top and work your way down. Informative, sometimes really heavy. Opening hours! (Lunch brake)

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Prague, Czech Republic
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013 NEW

Very sad, you most likely would tear up, I promise. Read about their struggle. See the pictures from the war era. Don't forget to check out the tiger cages and the lock ups. Eeery! Guide not necessary, all are well documented.

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York, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013 NEW

This is an informative museum, very good value and good central location. I think the old tanks and aircraft are very good. I think there is a lot of propaganda in the museum but thats too be expected.

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Shellharbour, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013 NEW

Despite people believing this museum to have too much one sided information and to be propaganda I believed it was the opposite. Americans might have a hard time believing what they saw but as an Australian I have no doubt that what I saw and read to be the very real accounts of a country at war. It shows a... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013 NEW

If you are an American found of USA and which believes that the Vietnam war was justified, maybe this place is not for you. However, it is important to see the other side of the story, not only what Hollywood movies allow us to see. the War Remnants Museum displays some of the most interesting facts about the Vietnamese war,... More

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London, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013 NEW

I was expecting this to be a rather one sided account of the American/Vietnam War and I perfectly understand why this would be the case but I found the relentless, heavy handed propaganda a bit too much after a while. It has a great collection of photo's and artifacts from the conflict but it's use as an historic reference is... More

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Nha Trang, Vietnam
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013 NEW

closes at 5 so give yourself a good few hours to go round it, 75 cents to get in and is a must even if you are only in Saigon for a few days.

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Meru, Selangor, Malaysia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013 NEW

The fee is only USD 2 and open daily. Closes at 5pm. They have dungeons, bombs, graphic pictures of the Vietnam war. Worth to go!

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2013 NEW

Very moving experience obviously one sided against USA especially agent orange lots of these malformations can happen at any time. War correspondent photographs were particularly moving Overall a worthwhile experience glad we went Outside there are old military vehicles planes helicopters opposite there is a mock up of old French Prison from the islands horrific Well worth paying 15000 dong... More

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