When it opened in September of 1975, the War Remnants Museum was called the “Exhibition House for US and Puppet Crimes.” In 1990 it was renamed the “Exhibition House for Crimes of War and Aggression;” when President Clinton visited in 1995 to normalize relations, it was renamed once again to its current appellation. Outside the museum is a large collection of American military power: tanks, artillery, helicopters, and jets. The inside is mostly photos, with captions, as well as some short written accounts. Most of the exhibits depict atrocities committed by the American military or South Vietnamese army, such as the My Lai Massacre or the indiscriminate use of Agent Orange. The top floor, however, includes a large exhibition entitled Requiem, which was donated by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and which commemorates the efforts of the journalists and photographers who covered the war.
We visited as part of a tour arranged by Handspan Travel that also included the Cu Chi Tunnels and Independence Palace. Handspan did a great job, and we highly recommend them.
Hours: Daily 7:30-6.
Admission: 40,000 VND. Children 6-12 20,000 VND. Children under 6 free. If you book a tour with a guide like we did, the entry fee may be included in the cost of the tour, in which case your guide will arrange admission for you.