Museums & History
War museums, royal palaces, genocide memorials and cultural museums.
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Cu Chi Tunnels
Ho Chi Minh City
· Vietnam
The Cu Chi Tunnels are 250 km of underground passages where Viet Cong fighters lived and fought during the Vietnam War. Visitors can crawl through restored tunnel sections.
110,000-150,000 VND; tours from
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Royal Palace Museum Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang
· Laos
The Royal Palace Museum was the official residence of the Lao royal family until 1975. Today it displays royal artifacts including the sacred Phra Bang Buddha image, gold thrones and royal vehicles.
30,000 LAK (approx .50)
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Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh
· Cambodia
Tuol Sleng (S-21) is the most sobering site in Cambodia, a former high school turned Khmer Rouge interrogation centre where over 14,000 victims were held and tortured.
15 USD
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War Remnants Museum Saigon
Ho Chi Minh City
· Vietnam
The War Remnants Museum is the most visited museum in Vietnam, presenting a powerful account of the American War through photographs, weaponry and personal stories.
40,000 VND
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Chao Sam Phraya National Museum Ayutthaya
Ayutthaya
· Thailand
Chao Sam Phraya National Museum displays gold artifacts, bronze Buddhas and royal regalia recovered from the crypt chambers of Ayutthayas ancient temples.
150 THB
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Killing Fields Choeung Ek Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh
· Cambodia
Choeung Ek is the most significant of the Killing Fields, a former orchard where over 17,000 victims were executed and buried. An audio guide makes this deeply moving memorial visit.
6 USD
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Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
Hanoi
· Vietnam
The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum stands at Ba Dinh Square where independence was proclaimed in 1945. Visitors queue to pay respects to the embalmed body of Vietnam founding father.
Free
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Hoa Lo Prison Museum
Hanoi
· Vietnam
Hoa Lo Prison, nicknamed the Hanoi Hilton by US POWs, is now a museum documenting its role as a French colonial prison for Vietnamese patriots and later a US POW facility.
30,000 VND
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National Museum of Cambodia Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh
· Cambodia
The National Museum of Cambodia holds the worlds most comprehensive collection of Khmer art, with thousands of sculptures and bronzes in a beautiful 1920 terracotta pavilion.
10 USD
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Jim Thompson House Bangkok
Bangkok
· Thailand
Jim Thompson House is a compound of six traditional Thai houses filled with an extraordinary art collection assembled by the American who revived Thailands silk industry in the 1950s.
200 THB
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Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
Hanoi
· Vietnam
The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is the countrys most comprehensive ethnographic collection, displaying 54 ethnic minority cultures in galleries and outdoor village reconstructions.
40,000 VND
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Can Tho Museum
Can Tho
· Vietnam
Can Tho Museum is the regions main history and culture museum, with galleries covering Mekong Delta geography, ethnic minority cultures, natural history and wartime heritage.
Free
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