Vietnam Military History Museum
Vietnam Military History Museum
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08:00 - 11:30, 13:00 - 16:30
Tuesday
08:00 - 11:30
13:00 - 16:30
Wednesday
08:00 - 11:30
13:00 - 04:30
Thursday
08:00 - 11:30
13:00 - 16:30
Saturday
08:00 - 11:30
13:30 - 16:30
Sunday
08:00 - 11:30
13:00 - 16:30
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This repository of Vietnam's military history includes rooms full of war propganda, photographs and documents from wars against China, France, and the United States. The grounds feature several captured aircraft as well as a central structure build from the wreckage of French and American planes. Visitors may climb the flag tower, with great views from the top.
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Mark D
Lagoa, Portugal17 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
Only outside of the museum was open the day we visited. We got in for half price. Many cannons, bombs, a a few tanks and planes. Good not great.
Written 26 May 2023
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ctm7944
Phoenix, AZ15,279 contributions
Apr 2023 • Solo
Rode GRAB Motorcycle to Military History Museum (30KVND/85 cents). FREE lockers for backpacks. You take the key with you. Bathrooms. This is where you can see the scraps of a B-52 and lots of other War artifacts. Open 8-11AM + 1-430PM. Entry 30KVND.
Written 15 May 2023
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Gary M
5 contributions
May 2023 • Solo
Like so many, I felt the museum to was a bit underwhelming and poorly laid out. It is 3 stars at the very best. I didn't mind the propaganda as it made it slightly more interesting. It felt like a missed opportunity with mainly artefacts labelled and surrounded by pictures. This could be far more interesting with video footage and audio tours. Talks by veterens would be amazing. That said, to see one of the American helicopters on display was worth the entrance money alone.
Written 13 May 2023
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Ali B
57 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
Covers full military history not just recent history. Good selection North Vietnamese and American equipment from the war.
Downsides: not great flow around the museum I.e. easy to accidentally miss sections or go outwith chronological order. Be aware of bias in the telling of the French and American wars.
Downsides: not great flow around the museum I.e. easy to accidentally miss sections or go outwith chronological order. Be aware of bias in the telling of the French and American wars.
Written 11 May 2023
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Shelley M
Albany, New Zealand743 contributions
Apr 2023
Think I had enough of museums when we arrived here. I wanted to see the flag tower but husband and sons wanted to check out the museum too. A few things labelled strange or incorrectly and not as well laid out as the one in Saigon, but the boys enjoyed it. There is quite a few rooms to see and we found clean bathrooms which was a bonus. Large coffee shop outside and a park opposite with a lot of young ones riding, skateboards and having fun.
Written 2 May 2023
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intrepidtravelerfla
St. Petersburg, FL504 contributions
Apr 2023 • Friends
In a word depressing. Understand it was written in a different era but it is hard to accept that we treated other human beings as bad a this. Not for the faint of heart.
Written 1 May 2023
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Will B
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Apr 2023 • Friends
It was an interesting experience in Hanoi, and included a lot of impressive artifacts from the wars with France and the USA. It does a good job of showing the hardware used by the Vietnamese in their resistance.
However- when it comes to impartiality and overall accuracy- it falls a tad short. Some of the claims made on the displays are interesting to say the least and the information about the individuals and the weapons do not always match up. A certain number of artifacts have the misleading labels and information attached to them, with some being blatantly incorrect.
If you are going as a casual tourist to see the sights- it’s a brilliant stop and a nice slice of history. However, if you have more insight into the conflict you may find some of the information sketchy. It is interesting to see the other side, regardless.
However- when it comes to impartiality and overall accuracy- it falls a tad short. Some of the claims made on the displays are interesting to say the least and the information about the individuals and the weapons do not always match up. A certain number of artifacts have the misleading labels and information attached to them, with some being blatantly incorrect.
If you are going as a casual tourist to see the sights- it’s a brilliant stop and a nice slice of history. However, if you have more insight into the conflict you may find some of the information sketchy. It is interesting to see the other side, regardless.
Written 8 April 2023
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Tc Vagabond Foodhound.
20 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
Good exhibits. Perhaps the US war was too recent to expect impartiality but as an earlier reviewer noted, that was interesting in a “meta” way.
Especially interesting: While the caption writers are pleased to condemn the US and France, they never use the “C” word (China), regardless of discussing ancient wars, the war with China following the US war, or current tensions in the S China Sea.
The whole place could use a renovation but the assets are very impressive and the English is mostly understandable. (85%? )
Especially interesting: While the caption writers are pleased to condemn the US and France, they never use the “C” word (China), regardless of discussing ancient wars, the war with China following the US war, or current tensions in the S China Sea.
The whole place could use a renovation but the assets are very impressive and the English is mostly understandable. (85%? )
Written 29 March 2023
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Angela G
Warnbro, Australia196 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
Great museum with 2 main sections. Indoors covering the history of occupation of Vietnam over 1000 years from the Mongols up over and outdoors a display of military equipment. This place is extremely busy with bus loads of children arriving mid-morning, so go early. The display inside is written almost as a PR exercise for the Peoples Liberation Army. Don't expect impartiality. However, that was interesting of itself.
Written 14 March 2023
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Steve Buckley
London, UK6,021 contributions
Mar 2023
As members of the 20-strong Anglo-Thai Society Regional Tour Group, my wife and myself visited the Vietnam MilitaryHistory Museum this afternoon - something, after visiting both the Hoa Lo (Hanoi Hilton) Prison/Museum and Dien Bien Phu, I was much looking forward to.
In the end it all fell rather flat as - despite some interesting hardware - the video of the famous 1954 Battle of Dien Bien Phu was largely inaudible!
Not somewhere I would personally pay a return visit.
In the end it all fell rather flat as - despite some interesting hardware - the video of the famous 1954 Battle of Dien Bien Phu was largely inaudible!
Not somewhere I would personally pay a return visit.
Written 8 March 2023
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Jakob I
1 contribution
Is it possible to store backpacks while touring the museum??
robert w
Auckland, New Zealand216 contributions
I did not see anywhere to store anything at the Museum... at the Ho Chi Minh Memorial in Hanoi however there are excellent storage facilities (arrangements) and as you enter cameras and water bottles are taken from you then restored to you at the end of your visit. I did not see anything similar at the Museum... the Museum is however DEFINATELY worth a visit, it is incredibly interesting with many exhibits of the Vietnam War. Hope this helps.
Hanhiemo
Helsinki, Finland309 contributions
Hi, do you know if this Museum is open on the 31st December or 1st January?
erin464
Houston, TX916 contributions
We are looking at doing a War Sites Walking Tour, which includes a visit to this museum. I am wondering whether a 3 hour tour that also walks through the French Quarter and visits Hoa Lo Prison could do this museum justice, or whether more time is needed to really see this museum. How much time do people generally spend here?
Camelgirl43
Asheville, NC161 contributions
We did it on our own and we're pretty relaxed when we aren't with a tour group. (We were on a tour but stayed 4 extra days in Hanoi to do things on our own). 3 hours should be enough for all 3 things. I find when you are on a tour, it's more focused and you don't wander about like we did. It's a spread out museum and many of the rooms aren't that interesting because there are no translations. Especially the very old stuff. They have been fighting invasions for 1,000 years!!! We wanted to see more modern things like from the time of the French occupation and the U.S. involvement, which is from their point of view, of course. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend watching the recent Ken Burns documentary Vietnam which I think you can now get on YouTube. It makes it all more understandable and interesting--gives a big picture narrative from both sides, which helps understand what you are looking at in this museum (& the whole country). The outdoor exhibits might upset some Americans because it's a lot of captured military equipment. We thought it was a good museum overall. We liked Hanoi a lot! Enjoy your trip.
oconnorfrances
County Dublin, Ireland1 contribution
What are opening hours today
Anurag Nirmal
New Delhi, India58 contributions
open from 10 am to 6pm
aidancarter123
England, UK
hi how much in british pounds is
Ji10101
Seoul, South Korea61 contributions
I visited the museum in this month.
its enterance fee was 40,000VND
I'm not sure of the foreign currency rate.
anyway it costed about 2USD
I hope it will help you
enjoy your trip to Hanoi
Sheryl G
toronto505 contributions
Are there any docent tours available? Or any other onsite tour guides for English speaking visitors?
Thanks!
Angela M
Metro Manila, Philippines48 contributions
How much is the entrance fee to Vietnam Military History Museum?
ChiefClancyWiggum
Springfield, IL268 contributions
It were 30.000 Dong in March 2013, but may have changed since then.
Please note that the opening times provided on Tripadvisor are wrong, the correct opening times are:
Tuesday to Saturday:
8.00 am- 11.15 am & 13.00 pm- 16.15 pm
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Vietnam Military History Museum, Hanoi
Frequently Asked Questions about Vietnam Military History Museum
- Vietnam Military History Museum is open:
- Sun - Sun 13:00 - 16:30
- Tue - Tue 13:00 - 16:30
- Tue - Thu 08:00 - 11:30
- Wed - Wed 13:00 - 04:30
- Thu - Thu 13:00 - 16:30
- Sat - Sun 08:00 - 11:30
- Sat - Sat 13:30 - 16:30
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