- War Remnants Museum: Formerly called the Museum of American War Crimes, this ever-evolving collection is the face of Vietnam's war past. Exhibits are insightful and certainly rife with rhetoric, but a unique glimpse at propaganda from "the other side," and a yin to the heavy yang of Western reporting and documentation of the war years. A unique perspective and a must-see in Ho Chi Minh City.
- The Cham Museum: This open-air colonial structure houses the largest collection of Cham sculpture in the world. Many of the 300-plus Hindu-inspired carvings are captivating.
- Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts: This large colonial structure houses a fine collection of new works, historical lacquer and silk paintings, woodblocks, and folk and expressive works in oil.
- Ho Chi Minh Museum (in Hanoi): Like the War Remnants Museum, the Ho Chi Minh Museum is a battleground of ideology. Located adjacent to his very tomb, the museum tells the tale of the revolutionary from cradle to grave.
Vietnam Travel Experiences
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Vietnam - North to South
We flew into Hanoi for our north to south journey through Vietnam. Our taxi driver clearly still had hopes of one day becoming an F1 driv... Continue reading »
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Fashion Queen
Looking out the bus window from the South, I watched families in cone hats working the endless rice paddy fields and reflected on how Cen... Continue reading »
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Central Highlands
I am officially a biker chick. It is just the best feeling to ride a motorbike. I am deffinately going to miss it!! It was just 3 amazing... Continue reading »
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Vietnam
Arriving around 5 am to the bus station a little ways outside the heart of Hanoi was chaotic. This was obviously heightened due to our l... Continue reading »
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North Vietnam - Uncle Ho country
What a trip this has been! We have loved every region of Vietnam. The food, the smiles, the pride -- a resilient country. We held our bre... Continue reading »
