Vietnam Military History Museum

william little

in the last week

Pretty good with exhibits spread over several buildings and rooms covering the history of Vietnam's liberation from colonial powers, including the Chinese invasion in 1979. It taught me a few things I didn't know, and I'm pretty well read in Vietnamese history. It's just around the corner from the historic citidel and you should plan to spend of couple of hours there.

Jay Smith

4 weeks ago

Strongly nationalistic. Would be refreshing to switch the focus and tone to humanity itself so that everyone is clear that war is bad and peace/love/understanding is good for us all. Comparatively, the memorial museum in Hiroshima did this masterfully, in a way with which all people can emotionally connect.

Nathalie Almai

a month ago

One of the best museums. You can see so much things about the war on Vietnam. We came here at 16h although it closes at 16h30. They didn’t want let in but I negotiated to let us in, because I thought that 30 minutes would be enough for visiting the museum. We saw everything in a rush. You can spend at least 1 hour here with seeing everything inside and outside. Really, I recommend this museum. It costs 40k dong.

Nguyen Khanh Van

a month ago

we love it here! the best location of all, so close to everything, the center of Hanoi, the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, right across the street from Lenin square garden... And the best part is, this place features all the army stuff from the past...the 15th centuries weapons...the Russian fighting jets...and you get to climb through the tunnel stairs all the way to the top... standing there, looking up to the flag tower, you'll see the true peaceful Hanoi. our kid loved it there and we'll be back in winter to really enjoy the fresh air.

John Gabriel

3 months ago

A fascinating place for people who want to know more about the military history of Vietnam. War history buffs such as myself will definitely enjoy looking at the plethora of military artifacts, exhibits, and vehicles on display at the museum. Each exhibit is usually accompanied by a plaque or caption (for photos) that goes into detail about the said exhibit. The flag tower of Hanoi is also located within the compound. The price of an entrance ticket is 40,000 VND/person (accurate at the time of this review)