The War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, and the Vietnam Museum of
Ethnology and the Vietnam Women’s Museum in Hanoi have entered the list
of the top 25 most attractive museums in Asia, according to a recent
Travelers’ Choice Attractions survey conducted by TripAdvisor, the
world’s largest tourism website.
The War Remnants Museum on
Vo Van Tan street, District 3 in Ho Chi Minh City, which displays
documents, photos and artifacts showing the aftermath of the foreign
wars that dragged on in Vietnam, was ranked fifth on the list.
Opened to visitors in November 1997, the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in
Nguyen Van Huyen Road in Hanoi came in the sixth place. It showcases
around 29,000 artifacts representing the tangible and intangible
cultural heritage of Vietnamese ethnic groups and Southeast Asian
countries.
The Vietnam Women’s Museum in Ly Thuong Kiet Street in
Hanoi is dedicated to the role of Vietnamese women during the past
struggles for national independence as well as in the current national
construction and development. The museum was numbered 11 th on the
TripAdvisor list.
The list is based on tourist votes for their
favourites among more than 1,265 destinations in 39 countries around the
world, including landmarks, museums, parks and amusement parks.
TripAdvisor helps people with travel information and posts
travel-related reviews and opinions, in addition to engaging in
interactive travel forums. It currently operates in 30 nations and has
created the world’s largest tourism community.
The website is
viewed by around 60 million tourists and receives more than 75 million
comments and feedback responses every month.-VNA