B-52 Victory Museum in Hanoi: opening hours, entry and what you see
The B-52 Victory Museum is a small museum in Ba Dinh district devoted to the American bombing of December 1972 and the wreck of a downed B-52 bomber. It stands at 157 Doi Can Street. Sources disagree on hours and price: Wikipedia lists Tuesday-Thursday and weekends 8:00-11:30 and 13:00-16:30 with free entry, another site says 30,000 VND; one guide also reports closing on Monday and Friday. Phone or check on the spot before going. Allow 30 to 45 minutes. The museum pairs well with Hoa Lo Prison and the Military History Museum, and fits before or after the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.
Highlights
The B-52 wreck
The remains of the aircraft are displayed outdoors, piled in the yard in front of the museum building: the twisted fuselage and the tail fin are the most photographed pieces.
The debris
Pieces of fuselage, engines and structure spread on a platform. The historical context is explained inside.
Anti-aircraft weapons
Surface-to-air missiles and fighters are also displayed; the tone is that of a military, nationalist museum, with texts from its own point of view.
The lake
The site is tied to Huu Tiep Lake, where the B-52 reportedly fell in 1972; the place is now called B-52 Lake according to one source.
Practical info
Tips
- Texts are mainly in Vietnamese; without a guide the visit is thinner. A guided city tour that includes Ba Dinh gives the context. Only one of the sources gave entry prices: keep change for 30,000 VND per person, just in case. The site is small: of little interest if you are short of time.
How to get there
157 Doi Can Street, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi. About 3 km west of the Old Quarter; a Grab is simplest (10 to 20 minutes depending on traffic). No metro nearby.
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