Too be honest, it was a bit boring after also visiting the national museum and Hoa Lo Prison. A lot of images get recycled. However it does show that it is not a good idea to invade Vietnam in winter or any other season for that matter. Lots of exhibits and military material either home or Russian made and captured US material. Good place to spend an hour or 2.

This was the first war museum we visited in Vietnam though not the last. It is an extensive museum that ended up taking the whole morning to complete. In the outside sections there are many examples of planes, tanks, rockets and artillery with clear signage. There are also interesting sculptures with some made out of the wreckage of bombers. This is also a simple way of visiting the Hanoi Flag Tower which gives you views over Hanoi and the museum from its first two levels. In the multiple buildings there are exhibits about the wars with China from 214 BC to 1789 and then the resistance against the French from 1858 to 1954 and the Americans 1954-1975. We saw again information on the 1972 bombing of Hanoi (there was also a temporary exhibition in Hoa Lo Prison). We sat through some tactical reconstructions of battles with AV presentations that lit up with lights showing offensive and defensive actions though the dialogue was only in Vietnamese. However, many of the signs include English explanations. On a practical note, some of these rooms are air conditioned and some use fans which were a relief in the September weather. This museum encapsulates the Vietnamese history of resistance to invasions and gives details of how they did it and the weapons and methods they used.

A moderately engaging museum experience, showcasing an extensive collection of loot and weaponry captured throughout the centuries. Currently they seem to be in the process of moving the outdoor exhibition pieces to a new location, so a few of them were missing. History buffs might get a kick out of it, but for the average tourist it’s probably an okay-ish experience. Also you get access to the flag tower, which is a plus

Way much better than the War Remnants museum in Ho Chi Minh. The museum is quite big so in terms of proper coverage expect to take more than an hour, maybe two. There's so much information and the building is well maintained, some of the toilets on the other hand are like construction potty, this needs improving. Highly recommend and remember they close for lunch from 11am to 1pm.

This was a very similar museum to HCMC War Remnants museum we've visited two weeks earlier in Saigon. This one looks more like a showcase of ceased weaponry, so I preferred the HCMC one. Anyway, I suggest visiting and it's in the center of Hanoi in vicinity of the Flag tower.

Most of the outside exhibits have been moved to another location. So not such a good visit now. This was a must visit museum before, but the interesting exhibits have now been moved some distance away. I suspect they may be repairing them as they must be deteriorating outside in the elements. Plenty of other military museums around Vietnam.

This is an iconic monument in Hanoi made up of parts of US aircraft downed over Hanoi during the war against the Americans and along side is the flag tower which is also situated in the grounds. However, the aircraft exhibits which formed part of the museum are no longer there and have been removed.😢 There are some display rooms and items recounting the French occupation and the war against America which is very interesting and well documented. Cost of entry is 30K (Dong) pp. I have given it 3 out of 10 as I really wanted to see, not just the monument, but also the aircraft as I am a bit of an avgeek so feel a bit shortchanged that they were no longer on display. Glad I went though!

It gets 'very good' only because of the plane monument outside. So well done. You can walk around it and get such different angles and each is great, also looking at the size etc of the bombs and shells. The museum inside I was not fussed over, there were a few displays interesting. All the other planes etc that are in the ad picture are not there, but as I stated - the one plane monument that is there is worth the visit.