I would highly recommend this experience as I learnt so much about French colonialism in Vietnam and the treatment of US POWs during the American War. Great exhibits and wonderful to see the female inmates so well represented.

Worth a visit is very barbaric how spoke were treated by the Europeans The exhibits are in english as well and it does take time to read them all there are a lot of exhibits

A lot of history here, although most of the prison has now been remove, what’s left was a great history trip with a lot of detail and real life experiences. I would recommend popping by if your in the area, there was a cost to...More

The Europeans were a barbaric lot in those days - actually not so long ago. This is a good reminder that we owe the Vietnamese - and spending a few dollars on the tourist industry goes some way to making up. The prison has some...More

This museum/old prison is very impressive. The ticket price is only 30.000. You should really go there if you want to know more about the history of Vietnam (and during the war). The pictures, rooms and cells are really impressive. Must see in Hanoi!

I knew in advance it would not be fun. How can a prison be upbeat, after all. But it gave a good idea of conditions endured by Vietnamese under the French and later endured by captured American fliers during the war between Vietnam and the...More

It was an interesting museum with majority of the signs in English. It was worth a visit, especially as an American. Very interesting to see the “American” War from another country’s perspective