The War Remnants Museum, Ho Chi Minh City

The War Remnants Museum in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) used to be called The American War Crimes Museum, but the name was changed for obvious reasons! It depicts war crimes by American and French troops but the emphasis is on the former. The museum is based a short walk from the Reunification Palace in District 3, in central Ho Chi Minh City and cost 15,000 VND (50p) to enter. A word of warning it is not for the faint-hearted, a lot of the museum is made up of graphic photographs depicting scenes of brutality. Outside there is an assortment of planes and tanks etc to view and pose in ... more

Forgive and Forget? You cannot spend more than a few days in Vietnam without being aware - sometimes painfully so - that the conflict known locally as the American War has left its scars on this fabulous country. The war pitted north against south, communist against anti-communist and raged for two decades, catching this long thin country in a conflict between superpowers. Vietnam was like a bone being fought over by well armed, politically charged dogs - a bone that neither strictly speaking needed but neither side was willing to let go of. Thankfully the Vietnamese are lovely people and ... more