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1. Top 5 Historical Places
in Ho Chi Minh City
A Guide for New Expats in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
By: Asia Expat Guides

2. Formerly known as
Independence Palace,
Reunification Palace is a
landmark in Ho Chi Minh
City. It was the home
and workplace of the
President of South
Vietnam during the
Vietnam War, and later
it became the site of the
end of the Vietnam War
during the Fall of Saigon
on April 30, 1975, when
a North Vietnamese
Army tank crashed
through its gates.

3. A replica of that tank is now
parked on the lawn outside. Be
sure to check out the
impressively kitschy recreation
room, featuring a circular sofa,
and the eerie basement, full of
vintage 1960s phones, radios,
and office equipment,
supposedly left exactly as it was
found when the North took over.
There is also a photo gallery and
a propaganda film recounting
how the South Vietnamese
supporters and American
imperialists succumbed to Ho Chi
Minh's indomitable revolutionary
forces, upon which point the
South Vietnamese supporters
were forgiven and everyone lived
happily ever after. Tours are
available and are free, but not
necessary.

4. War Remnants Museum,
which documents the
brutality of the
Vietnam War, is only a
short walk from
Reunification Palace. It
primarily contains
exhibits relating to the
American phase of the
Vietnam War. The
museum comprises a
series of themed rooms
in several buildings,
with period military
equipment placed
within a walled yard.

5. The collection includes
halls full of gruesome
photographs, a simulated
"tiger cage" prison and jars
of deformed foetuses
attributed to
contamination by Agent
Orange. An exhibit on the
3rd floor tells the story of
the war journalists from all
over the world who
documented, and often
disappeared or died in the
war. If you’re not a
squeamish person, pay a
visit to this unique museum
to feel chills down your
spine.

6. You don't know the true
meaning of claustrophobia
until you've visited this
vast network of
interconnecting
underground tunnels, 30
kilometres from Ho Chi
Minh City. Used as
operational headquarters
by Vietcong guerillas
during the Tet Offensive of
1968, they were
instrumental in numerous
military campaigns during
the war and played a
decisive role in defeating
American forces.

7. The tunnels were used by
Viet Cong soldiers as
hiding spots during
combat, as well as serving
as communication and
supply routes, hospitals,
food and weapon caches
and living quarters for
numerous North
Vietnamese fighters. The
tunnel systems were of
great importance to the
Viet Cong in their
resistance to American
forces, and helped
achieve ultimate military
success.

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