Army Museum

Founded in 1959, Army Museum depicts the war history of Vietnam and embodies the armed struggle of the Vietnamese people. Thousands of exhibits in Army Museum tell the history of Vietnam's struggle for peace, independence and freedom. They consist of maps, scale models, military weapons and personal belongings of individuals associated with war.

The Army Museum also displays a wide collection of military waste including a Mig fighter, anti aircraft missiles, tanks, and remarkable heap of wreckage from a US B52 bomber and French prop driven plane that were both blast in the Hanoi area and the tank that explode through the gates in Saigon during the battle for liberation.

The museum has a special poignant position among the six national museums. Next to the Army Museum is the hexagonal Flag Tower, which has become one of the symbols of Hanoi.