Army Museum Hanoi
The Army Museum (Bao Tang Quan Doi), on Pho Dien Bien Phu, is open daily. Outside, Soviet and Chinese weaponry supplied to the North are displayed alongside French and US-made weapons captured in the Franco-Vier Minh and American wars. The centrepiece is a Soviet-built MiG-21 jet fighter, triumphant amid the wreckage of French-aircraft downed at Dien Bien Phu, and a US F-111. The displays include scale models of various epic battles from the long military history of Vietnam, including Dien Bien Phu and the capture of Saigon. It’s open Tuesday to Sunday, 8 to 11.30 am and 1.30 to 4.30 pm; entry is 10,000d (US$0.80).
Next to the Army Museum is the hexagonal Flag Tower, which has become one of the symbols of Hanoi. See Central Hanoi map.

