Located opposite to the historic 914 Pier, near the French Tiger Cage monument, Con Dao museum is one of the most significant historical site that closely associated with Con Dao histories through its valuable relics preserved in here. Con Dao museum is built on 2 hectares of land, with a construction area of 3,570 square meters, especially with an exhibition area of 1,700 square meters both indoor and outdoor, promising to bring tourists the marvelous experience about Vietnamese histories from the part in Con Dao.
To get to Con Dao Island, you can fly from Ho Chi Minh city or take the hydrofoil from Soc Trang or Vung Tau harbor.
The first impression about Con Dao Museum is its display categories that are very diverse and insightful related to the history of Con Dao development, the cruel crimes of the French colonial government and the American Empire. Otherwise, tourists coming here also have opportunities to learn more about Con Dao local people, their normal life through rages of vivid pictures restrained the barbarism of Con Dao prison and the soldiers suffered from the past.
Besides, the Museum space has also introduced with collections of archaeological artifacts in Con Dao such as excavation holes of Cau island’ ancient village, Ba Con Island grave, or geographic location displays and so on. Otherwise, Con Dao Museum is the place to store, recreate and preserve the historical relics of revolutionary soldiers so that tourists will able to feel and understand more about Vietnamese indomitable heroes with their patriotic hearts.
Let’s discover Con Dao museum once day to understand more about the dire wars in Vietnam from the past!
Appropriate time to visit: 8h00 – 17h30
Ticket price: 15,000 VND, applied uniformly for adults, both international and Vietnamese tourists.
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