Experts' Choice Award Museum of Ho Chi Minh City
What the experts agree on
Grand French colonial building from 1899 with impressive architecture that often steals the show from the Ho Chi Minh exhibits inside. Worth visiting for the "Dragon House" structure itself as much as the museum's content.
“This museum occupies the premises of a former shipping company.”
– Michelin Guide
Frommer's "This large museum commemorates the man this city was named for." Full review
Fodor's "This example of early French colonial architecture in Vietnam, nicknamed the Dragon House (Nha Rong), could be considered more interesting than most of the displays within." Full review
Fodor's "This colonial-style theater was built by the French in 1899 as Saigon's opera house. Later it housed the Naitional Assembly..after 1975, when South Vietnam ceased to be, it became a theater again. " Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"The Fujian style is visible in the ideograms on the walls and pillars of this pagoda, as well as in the ceramics on the roof illustrating Chinese legends. A highly venerated site, the..." Full review
