War Remnants Museum Tickets and Visiting Hours 2027

The War Remnants Museum costs 60,000 VND for standard admission and opens at 7:30am. Arrive then and allow two to three hours. Aircraft and tanks fill the yard; inside, Requiem and the Agent Orange galleries document war through photographs and personal accounts. Expect graphic images of injury and death in the indoor displays.

War Remnants Museum tickets and opening hours

The official fee took effect on 1 October 2026. Opening hours are 7:30am to 5:30pm daily, including public holidays, with ticket sales and admission ending at 5pm. These are the terms verified in October 2026 for this 2027 guide. Arriving at last admission leaves only thirty minutes inside.

Buy at the museum or through its own ticket system. The official admission terms list concession categories and required documents. Bring the relevant proof if claiming a reduced rate, and ask the counter to confirm eligibility before paying. Keep the ticket available as you enter the collection.

Read the exhibit label before drawing conclusions about an aircraft. Photo: Mel Lai / Google Maps.

Where it is and how to plan the arrival

The entrance is at 28 Vo Van Tan Street, Xuan Hoa Ward, in the area older maps call District 3. From Ben Thanh Market in District 1, the walk is about 1.2 to 1.3km: allow 15 to 20 minutes. A taxi road route is about 1.7km; budget around 10 minutes with traffic.

For a walk from District 1, save the entrance pin and cross at controlled junctions where possible. The central Ho Chi Minh City sights guide covers nearby stops. For a ride, enter “War Remnants Museum, 28 Vo Van Tan” and confirm the destination before setting off, especially when the app shows older district wording.

What is inside: start with the current gallery map

The museum opened on 4 September 1975 as the Exhibition House for US and Puppet Crimes. On 10 November 1990 it became the Exhibition House for Crimes of War and Aggression; on 4 July 1995 it took the name War Remnants Museum. English translations of the earlier names vary, but those three dates mark the changes.

Start with the entrance map, then choose the named galleries you want to read closely. Leave the yard for the cooler part of the visit. Its collection includes an F-5 fighter, a UH-1 Huey, a CH-47 Chinook and an M48 Patton tank. Read the identification boards and stay behind the barriers.

The prison display includes a replica of the “tiger cages” associated with Con Dao prison. These cramped enclosures explain confinement and prisoner abuse; they are reconstructed exhibits, not cells transported intact from the island. Read this section alongside its photographs and explanatory text before moving into the larger indoor galleries.

Outdoor equipment displays have a different character from the photographic galleries. Photo: Simon / Google Maps.

Requiem and the Agent Orange galleries

Requiem was assembled by photographers Tim Page and Horst Faas to commemorate photographers killed during the conflicts in Indochina. The collection puts the image-makers' names beside the events they recorded. Read both the photographer credit and the caption; the date and location give each frame its context.

The Agent Orange gallery documents chemical spraying and its aftermath through photographs and accounts of affected people. Some images show severe injuries and disabilities. Ask staff about the content before bringing children into the room, and step outside if you need a break between this exhibition and the next.

The official visitor information identifies the institution and its exhibitions. Read dates, captions and attribution as you go: the museum presents a Vietnamese account of the wars and their consequences. Keep time for the labels as well as the large photographs, particularly in Requiem and the chemical-warfare displays.

Leave time for the indoor exhibitions after viewing the courtyard. Photo: Hồng Phú Quí Nguyễn / Google Maps.

How long to spend and whether to bring children

Allow two to three hours for the yard and principal galleries, longer if reading every caption. Arrive at 7:30am for the quietest start, before the main tour-group traffic builds during the morning. Start indoors if a gallery is still empty, then return to the aircraft after the first circuit.

With children, explain the subject before buying tickets. The helicopters outside can look like the start of a transport museum, but the indoor photographs include injury and death. Have an adult preview sensitive rooms, and agree on a meeting place if part of the family stays in the courtyard.

Ask staff which displays contain graphic material and take the shorter route if needed. Keep voices low in the galleries, leave space around captions and move aside to read longer text. Set a meeting time with companions before splitting up so nobody has to search through crowded rooms.

Reunification Palace, Cu Chi and the rest of Saigon

Independence Palace, also called Reunification Palace, is a separate attraction nearby. Pair its political and architectural setting with the museum's photographic record if you have a full day. The Vietnam itinerary's Saigon history stops includes the palace. Buy its ticket separately and leave lunch between the two visits rather than rushing both in one morning.

For the palace, save a separate entrance pin and obtain its own opening information. Do the museum first if arriving at 7:30am, then decide how much afternoon time remains after lunch. Keep water in the day bag for the walk; Saigon's heat continues outside the air-conditioned galleries.

Put Cu Chi on another half-day or day, with transport arranged before departure. The Cu Chi Tunnels visitor guide covers the excursion. It adds time on the road and a different physical visit, so reserve it independently instead of attaching an uncertain pickup to the end of a museum morning.

The palace is a separate visit with its own admission arrangements. Photo: Kim Khôi Trần / Google Maps.

For a separate neighbourhood outing, use the Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown guide and choose the temples or streets you want to visit. Arrange transport from your accommodation or the museum entrance, then keep the destination pin offline. Chinatown is a different part of the city and needs travel time of its own.

For temple stops, carry clothing that covers shoulders and knees and follow entrance signs about shoes and photography. Keep that layer in the day bag if the morning starts at the museum. Ask before photographing worshippers, and leave space for people entering or making offerings.

Save Nguyen Hue Walking Street for the evening after the museum and lunch. Walk when the heat eases and keep your hotel address on the phone for the return ride. Put the museum's two to three hours in the schedule first, then fit the evening walk around your remaining energy and transport.

If departing Saigon that day, collect luggage before the airport transfer and allow traffic time agreed with your driver. Do not use 5pm last admission as the start of a full museum visit. Book the museum for an earlier morning when a flight or train fixes the afternoon departure.

On a longer route, book Phong Nha as a separate stop with travel and expedition days of its own. Confirm the activity date before buying the connecting flight or train. Send fitness questions and dietary requirements to the team at booking, then follow the equipment list for the chosen route.

Confirm the expedition pickup, included meals and luggage arrangements before leaving Saigon. Keep the booking contact offline and put the required kit in your travelling bag. Leave an uncommitted interval between the expedition's planned return and a separately ticketed flight so a changed departure does not force an immediate airport run.