Experts' Choice Award War Remnants Museum
What the experts agree on
A gut-wrenching look at the Vietnam War, with graphic photos of massacres and Agent Orange victims alongside outdoor tanks and planes. Experts note the perspective is unflinchingly one-sided, but the impact is undeniable.
“Formerly the "Museum of American War Crimes," the place is now euphemistically titled the "War Remnants Museum.”
– Concierge
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"The ground floor of the museum is devoted to... showing support for the antiwar movement internationally. This somewhat upbeat display provides a counterbalance to the horrors upstairs." Full review
Fodor's "This is a grueling museum focused on the horrors of the Vietnam War." Full review
Afar Magazine "Formerly known as the Museum of Chinese and American War Crimes, the War Remnants Museum takes an unflinching—if rather one-sided—look at Vietnam’s turbulent past." Full review
Atlas Obscura "Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand. " Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"The War Remnants Museum, designed as a denunciation of American aggression, displays photos of unbearable violence." Full review
Frommer's "The courtyard is cluttered with tanks, planes, and bombs, while the rooms inside present chilling images of events like the My Lai massacre...and the horrendous effect of biological warfare on humans." Full review
New York Times "War Remnants Museum displays deserted American war machines and harrowing photographs of atrocities committed by the French and Americans in the last century. The abandoned and captured..."
Lonely Planet "The War Remnants Museum is included in most Saigon tourism itineraries for good reason. The American War, as it's known here, is little discussed in forward-focused modern Vietnam, but..."
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