Address: 28A Dien Bien Phu, Hanoi, Vietnam Telephone: +84 4 3733 4682 / 6453 Open Hours: Tuesday– Sunday: 08:00 – 11:30 and 13:00 – 16:30                          Closed on Monday and Friday Ticket:  VND 20.000   Directly opposite a park featuring a large stone statue of Lenin is the Army Museum. Outside the museum sits Russian, American and Vietnamese weaponry left behind from the French and American wars. The museum itself mostly displays models, photos and information about battles. You will also see personal possessions of people involved on all sides of the disputes. Though the Russian jet fighter at the entrance will be what immediately catches your attention, the whole museum is worth a peek.

Address: 17 Ngoc Ha, Hanoi                                                         Telephone: +84 4 3845 5128 Open Hours: April – October: 07:30 - 10:30; November – March: 08:00 – 11:00 Close on Monday and Friday Ticket:  Free   Despite Ho Chi Minh's request to be cremated, like communist leaders before him, he was embalmed and put on display. A visit to the mausoleum is a somber experience in the spiritual center of Vietnamese independence. The quiet line that forms to view his body is a vision of respect and may even feature a few tears. Ho's mausoleum is open only in the mornings, every day except Monday and Friday. The mausoleum sits in front of Ho's stilt house.

Address: 19 Ngoc Ha, Hanoi Telephone: +84 4 3845 5435 Open Hours: Tuesday– Sunday: 08:00 – 11:30 and 14:00 – 17:00                         Monday and Friday: 08:00 – 12:00 Ticket:  VND 25.000   The museum was built in the shape of a white lotus flower, which is nearly 20m high, including 3 floors. In the center of the ground floor, there is a hall with 400 seats, which can host domestic and international meetings, conferences and scientific seminars. The main exhibition area of the museum is on the second floor covering an area of nearly 4,000 square meters. More than 2,000 documents and show-pieces are displayed, systematically reflecting President Ho Chi Minh’s life and revolution cause since late 19th century. Coming here, tourists can share a part of Ho Chi Minh’s tough life.