Are you a history buff who want to explore the Vietnam and see it from an eye of war veteran? Do you want to explore the museums in Vietnam to get an exceptional war insight? Vietnam today is a peaceful country that once saw the brutal combat.

Here is a list of some top museums that you can explore during a well planned and guide Battlefield tour to Vietnam, which will make your travel an educational and emotional journey:

1. Museum of Ethnology, Hanoi:

The Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi preserves cultural heritage and promote socio cultural diversity. This museum is packed with a great information about the traditional Vietnamese ways of life like the religious events to symbolic rituals, which will offer you a rich tapestry of the cultural melting pot. The exhibition hall of the Museum of Ethnology features everyday objects that represents each Vietnamese ethnic groups, apart from this the hall has a research center, library and auditorium. The museum presents the artifacts in a simple manner that will leave you overwhelmed. Opening hour of this museum is from 8.30- 17.30 (closed on Mondays).

2. Ho Chi Minh Trail Museum:

This graphic museum is about 13 km southwest of the Old Quarter, which displays an abundance of American ammunition and weaponry, some powerful photography and documents that clearly states horrors of the war (from a distinctly Vietnamese viewpoint). The Ho Chi Minh Trail Museum is a two-storey museum that has seven galleries, which is dedicated to appreciate the sacrifices of the Vietnamese soldiers.

3. The War Remnants Museum:

Also known as the Museum of American War Crimes, this museum is popular with the western tourists. The War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh was first opened to the public in 1975, which gives you the information about the long and brutal Vietnam War with graphic photographs and American military equipment on display, which includes helicopter with rocket launchers, a tank, a fighter plane, a single seater attack aircraft and more. One of the best things about this museum is the “tiger cages”, in which the South Vietnamese government use to keep their political prisoners. The War Remnants Museum is open all year round from 7.30 to 17.30.

4. Ho Chi Minh House and Mausoleum:

The Ho Chi Minh House and Mausoleum Complex is considered to be an important historical attraction and a place of pilgrimage for many Vietnamese. This place is usually crowded with groups of Vietnamese who come from far and wide to pay their respects to “Uncle HO”- National Hero: President Ho Chi Minh. The mausoleum has a collection of plants and bonsais donated from all regions in Vietnam.

In order to get the best out from your Battlefield tour to Vietnam, you need to consider a reputable and licensed travel agency. You can book an exclusive Vietnam Battlefield tour from the Dog Tag Tours that will offer an exceptional travel experience of exploring the best UNESCO World Heritage Sites, museums, memorials as well as also will help in discovering the beautiful Halong Bay and Old Quarter Hanoi. We will make sure you get the assistance of historian/ war veteran-Jim Mahoney and Vietnamese translator and guide that will make your journey a memorable one. 

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